Battery Chemistry & Supply Chains

Articles on battery material science, mining, extraction technologies, supply chain economics, and alternatives to lithium.

battery chemistry supply chainsJun 29, 20264 min

Lithium's Quiet Revolution: How a Fluoride Trick Could Break the Battery Supply Chain

A breakthrough sodium-fluoride process from MIT and Boston-area firms extracts lithium from spodumene rock with 44% lower cost, zero waste, and regenerable chemicals — potentially undercutting brine mining and enabling domestic supply.