Renewable Energy: Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery

Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery
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Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery
“The Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery: A Perspective” by John Goodenough and Kyu-Sung Park focuses on how the Li-ion rechargeable battery (LIB) can be used to save the world, given that fossil fuels contribute to significant pollution. Alternative energy sources are required to do away with coal. Since the LIB has succeeded in transforming human lives positively, electrochemical engineers and chemists should explore strategies to facilitate safety, increase energy density, and retain the cycle life of LIB (Goodenough & Park, 2013). The paper summarizes Goodenough and Park’s article about LIB.
The authors assert that modern civilization is dependent on fossil fuels, which have a finite supply and are unevenly distributed globally. The adverse effects of this energy source include increased carbon dioxide emissions, ocean acidification, global warming, and nations’ vulnerabilities in importing fossil fuels (Goodenough & Park, 2013). The most fascinating thing is that LIB has enhanced the wireless revolution of digital cameras, cell phones, iPads, and laptops, transforming global communication. The primary thing that Goodenough and Park are trying to achieve in their article is whether this electrochemical technology can facilitate modern civilization. If it can contribute to the realization of a sustainable and equally distributed energy supply, then it can be possible to eliminate air pollution emanating from coal-fired power plants and internal combustion engines (Goodenough & Park, 2013). For instance, a portable LIB and electrochemical capacitor can be used to power electric vehicles, displacing conventional cars that use combustion engines.
A battery cell stores electrical energy in two electrodes as chemical energy. Indeed, there is a cathode, an oxidant, and an anode, a reductant (Goodenough & Park, ...