kalkulat@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoFirms are exploring sodium batteries as an alternative to lithiumwww.economist.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1192arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1189arrow-down1external-linkFirms are exploring sodium batteries as an alternative to lithiumwww.economist.comkalkulat@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square35fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarekalkulat@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoIIRC sodium is the -cathode- in the battery. No molten (RU thinking of reactors?)
minus-squarethreelonmusketeerslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI’m not thinking of reactors, though I am aware that molten sodium is used as a coolant fluid. It seems that I was remembering an off-hand comment in a MinutePhysics video from a few years ago. Molten sodium batteries do exist, but regular sodium batteries also exist.
IIRC sodium is the -cathode- in the battery. No molten (RU thinking of reactors?)
I’m not thinking of reactors, though I am aware that molten sodium is used as a coolant fluid. It seems that I was remembering an off-hand comment in a MinutePhysics video from a few years ago. Molten sodium batteries do exist, but regular sodium batteries also exist.