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**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** GRAPHITE IS THE ANODE MATERIAL USED IN MOST COMMERCIALIZED LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES, BUT IT IS ONE OF THE STRATEGIC MATERIALS IN WHICH THE U.S. IS DEFICIENT. RECENTLY, BIOCHAR-BASED MATERIALS DERIVED FROM AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY, AND FOOD WASTE THAT CAN DISPLAY A SUFFICIENT ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE HAVE ATTRACTED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ATTENTION. TAILORING BIOCHAR-BASED MATERIALS AS ANODES CAN DELIVER HIGHER SPECIFIC CAPACITY THAN GRAPHITE VIA INTERACTION AND ADSORPTION MECHANISMS, LEADING TO HIGH-ENERGY AND HIGH-POWER-DENSITY LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES, WHICH IS VERY PROMISING AS AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE, TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE, AND ECONOMICALLY BENEFICIAL SOLUTION FOR PRODUCING SUSTAINABLE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY ANODES. HOWEVER, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR BIOCHAR-BASED ANODES HAS BEEN COMPLICATED BY THE HETEROGENEITY OF BIOMASS SOURCES, SYNTHESIS ROUTES, AND RESULTING PROPERTIES. SO FAR, ALL THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGIES ARE STILL AT THE LABORATORY SCALE. OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE FEEDSTOCK-PROCESSING-PROPERTY-PERFORMANCE RELATIONSHIP OF BIOCHAR-BASED ANODES REMAINS VERY LIMITED DUE TO A LACK OF SYSTEMATIC STUDY. SCATTERED RESEARCH ON DIFFERENT FEEDSTOCKS IS UNSUITABLE FOR COMPARISON DUE TO HIGH VARIABILITY IN THE EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONDUCT AN EXTENSIVE BUT WELL-CONTROLLED EXPERIMENTAL CAMPAIGN TO GENERATE A COMPREHENSIVE DATA FRAME AND USE DATA SCIENCE TO DECIPHER THE FEEDSTOCK-PROCESSING-PROPERTY-PERFORMANCE RELATIONSHIP OF BIOCHAR-BASED ANODE MATERIALS USED IN LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES. THE ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP CAN BE USED TO PROVIDE OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS FOR ANY SPECIFIC TYPE OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERY. THE PROJECT WILL MAKE LONG-TERM CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE U.S. AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SYSTEMS BY PROVIDING AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE, TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE, AND ECONOMICALLY BENEFICIAL SOLUTION TO THE UTILIZATION OF AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY, AND FOOD WASTE. IF SUCCESSFUL, THE PROJECT WILL HELP SUSTAIN THE FARM-RELATED INDUSTRIES, BENEFIT THE RURAL COMMUNITIES, AND PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT. THE DATABASE ESTABLISHED BY THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE AS A CROSS-PLATFORM RESOURCE, HELPING US DERIVE BIOCHAR-BASED MATERIALS FROM AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY, AND FOOD WASTE FOR OTHER EMERGING APPLICATIONS, SUCH AS HYDROGEN STORAGE, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS, AND OXYGEN ELECTROCATALYSTS.

$320,000FY2022National Institute of Food and AgricultureUSDA

Board Of Regents Of The University Of Nebraska

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**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** GRAPHITE IS THE ANODE MATERIAL USED IN MOST COMMERCIALIZED LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES, BUT IT IS ONE OF THE STRATEGIC MATERIALS IN WHICH THE U.S. IS DEFICIENT. RECENTLY, BIOCHAR-BASED MATERIALS DERIVED FROM AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY, AND FOOD WASTE THAT CAN DISPLAY A SUFFICIENT ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE HAVE ATTRACTED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ATTENTION. TAILORING BIOCHAR-BASED MATERIALS AS ANODES CAN DELIVER HIGHER SPECIFIC CAPACITY THAN GRAPHITE VIA INTERACTION AND ADSORPTION MECHANISMS, LEADING TO HIGH-ENERGY AND HIGH-POWER-DENSITY LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES, WHICH IS VERY PROMISING AS AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE, TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE, AND ECONOMICALLY BENEFICIAL SOLUTION FOR PRODUCING SUSTAINABLE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY ANODES. HOWEVER, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR BIOCHAR-BASED ANODES HAS BEEN COMPLICATED BY THE HETEROGENEITY OF BIOMASS SOURCES, SYNTHESIS ROUTES, AND RESULTING PROPERTIES. SO FAR, ALL THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGIES ARE STILL AT THE LABORATORY SCALE. OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE FEEDSTOCK-PROCESSING-PROPERTY-PERFORMANCE RELATIONSHIP OF BIOCHAR-BASED ANODES REMAINS VERY LIMITED DUE TO A LACK OF SYSTEMATIC STUDY. SCATTERED RESEARCH ON DIFFERENT FEEDSTOCKS IS UNSUITABLE FOR COMPARISON DUE TO HIGH VARIABILITY IN THE EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONDUCT AN EXTENSIVE BUT WELL-CONTROLLED EXPERIMENTAL CAMPAIGN TO GENERATE A COMPREHENSIVE DATA FRAME AND USE DATA SCIENCE TO DECIPHER THE FEEDSTOCK-PROCESSING-PROPERTY-PERFORMANCE RELATIONSHIP OF BIOCHAR-BASED ANODE MATERIALS USED IN LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES. THE ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP CAN BE USED TO PROVIDE OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS FOR ANY SPECIFIC TYPE OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERY. THE PROJECT WILL MAKE LONG-TERM CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE U.S. AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SYSTEMS BY PROVIDING AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE, TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE, AND ECONOMICALLY BENEFICIAL SOLUTION TO THE UTILIZATION OF AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY, AND FOOD WASTE. IF SUCCESSFUL, THE PROJECT WILL HELP SUSTAIN THE FARM-RELATED INDUSTRIES, BENEFIT THE RURAL COMMUNITIES, AND PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT. THE DATABASE ESTABLISHED BY THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE AS A CROSS-PLATFORM RESOURCE, HELPING US DERIVE BIOCHAR-BASED MATERIALS FROM AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY, AND FOOD WASTE FOR OTHER EMERGING APPLICATIONS, SUCH AS HYDROGEN STORAGE, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS, AND OXYGEN ELECTROCATALYSTS. · GrantIndex