Lightweight, faster charge time: Indonesian researchers use coffee grounds to power EV batteries

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JAKARTA: Indonesia is one of the world’s top coffee growers and its coffee grounds may have been given a new lease of life, after researchers found a use for them as a lithium battery component.

The team from the University of Indonesia in Depok have found a way to process coffee grounds into graphite, a form of carbon, which can be added into the anode active material within electric vehicle batteries, amid the country’s ambition to become a key player in the EV industry.

LTO is not prone to short circuits during the charging process, she said. However, the capacity of LTO is 175 mAh/g, less than that of graphite at 372 mAh/g. “The better the condition of the surface area, the more ions exist which can produce better energy,” Mr Priyono explained. President Joko Widodo examines an electric car while inaugurating the construction of Indonesia's first EV battery factory in Karawang, West Java.

Environmentalists have pointed out that Indonesia’s ambition to convert nickel into batteries would require it to use a lot of energy. The archipelago is heavily reliant on coal for its energy mix and is one of the world’s top greenhouse gas emitters.Electric motorbikes could alleviate Indonesia's congestion and pollution, but experts cite challengesThe team, which comprises Prof Syahrial, Mr Priyono and several students, took three years to develop the LTO battery.

 

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