Aqueous Sodium-ion batteries (ASIB)
About Aqueous Sodium-ion batteries (ASIB)
What Are
Aqueous Sodium-ion batteries (ASIB)?
What Are Sodium-ion Battery (Aqueous)?
Just like any battery technology, sodium-ion battery store electricity for use at a later time. The main difference between sodium-ion battery and other energy storage options (for example, lithium-ion and lead-acid batteries) is their chemistry. In sodium-ion battery, a liquid solution of salt water is used to capture, store, and eventually discharge energy. Whereas a traditional lithium-ion battery uses the element lithium as its primary ingredient for conducting electricity, a sodium-ion battery uses sodium, the same element found in table salt.
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Advantages
Advantages of
Aqueous Sodium-ion batteries (ASIB)
Sodium-ion battery have many advantages as a result of their chemistry. Here are a few that have helped make them a potential energy storage technology of the future, including when paired with a solar panel system:
Safety
While commercially-available batteries (like the Tesla Powerwall or LG Chem RESU) are safe for use, sodium-ion battery excel in this category. The sodium-ion in the system means that there is essentially no fire risk with sodium-ion battery technology. Additionally, sodium-ion battery don’t use the same toxic metals and other materials that most lead-acid or lithium-ion batteries use.
Easily Recyclable
Another advantage of the lack of heavy metals and toxic materials in sodium-ion battery is that they’re easier to recycle. As the use of batteries continues to increase worldwide, having plans in place for recycling used battery components will be essential to making batteries a truly sustainable energy technology.
Long Lifecycle
Sodium-ion battery have long lifecycles, which means they can be used for longer periods of time than many other battery options on the market. This has many implications – for example, you likely wouldn’t have to replace a sodium-ion battery as often as you would with most lithium-ion batteries, which can save you money in the long run.
Aqueous Sodium-ion batteries (ASIB)
The cell of an aqueous sodium ion battery consists of an anode, cathode, electrolyte, separator, current collector and battery housing. Construction of the battery is similar to a lead-acid battery, except that the materials used are all non-toxic and environmentally friendly.
- Cathode
Manganese Oxide spinel structure hosts intercalation reaction
- Separator
Non-woven cellulosic material
- Anode
Activated carbon composite with pseudocapacitive and intercalation reactions
- Electrolyte
Sodium sulfate in an aqueous solution
Sodium-ion Battery
The Advantages of Sodium Ion Batteries Over Lead Acid Batteries
Fuji SMBE Sodium Ion Batteries offer many benefits over traditional lead acid batteries, including longer system life in both deep discharge and partial state of charge applications, greater durability, lower maintenance costs, and increased sustainability. The Sodium Ion Battery chemistry is optimal for any stationary, long duration, daily cycling application, including off-grid and weak-grid microgrids, telecom systems, and residential solar. Our products' significant technological advantage relative to lead acid batteries lead to vastly improved lifetime project economics for the end user.
