Comments on: Explosion!: Lithium Battery Safety Still A Problem http://gigaom.com/2009/11/12/explosion-lithium-battery-safety-still-a-problem/ Fri, 24 May 2013 09:22:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Hacking the Car: Cyber Security Risks Hit the Road http://gigaom.com/2009/11/12/explosion-lithium-battery-safety-still-a-problem/#comment-28318 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:02:23 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=45301#comment-28318 [...] MPH, that costs tens of thousands of dollars, and that maybe has a battery in its belly that requires a sophisticated system of thermal controls – is a far scarier [...]

]]> By: Xtreme Power: A Super-Battery For Hawaiian Wind Farms http://gigaom.com/2009/11/12/explosion-lithium-battery-safety-still-a-problem/#comment-28317 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:01:31 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=45301#comment-28317 [...] is a much greater challenge when it comes to one of the main drawbacks to that chemistry, its potential for thermal runaway. Xtreme Power’s batteries, on the other hand, work at room temperature, Coe [...]

]]> By: Daniel Allen http://gigaom.com/2009/11/12/explosion-lithium-battery-safety-still-a-problem/#comment-28316 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:20:21 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=45301#comment-28316 Keep in mind there is a major difference in reactivity between a Li-Ion battery and standard Lithium Metal battery. Li-Ion batteries do not contain pure lithium, but instead an alloy material that is much safer. Be careful not to conflate the two types of batteries, because they are not even close to the same thing.

]]> By: waltinseattle http://gigaom.com/2009/11/12/explosion-lithium-battery-safety-still-a-problem/#comment-28315 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:53:10 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=45301#comment-28315 oh, I had never thought about the “accelerant” issue with lith batteries on fire. They put a magnesium slug in the burning man one year and wow- what a brilliant flash and heat shock when it went. Good these firemen were aware before hand. This leads me to another thought- crank cooks stealing the batteries for the lithium to use in meth synthesis. The book “atomic boyscout” also has some references to his use of lithium in reclaiming/refining one of his pet materials- an ‘atomic science project in the garage’ real story. Add the location of the deposits and we are less than assured a glorious and easygoing lithium future.

Last thought, where did they come up with the company name? It could easily be from a comic book or a silly movie. Tox- co as in toxic(s) company? That’s just a keeper.

]]> By: About lithium-ion battery, –, lithium battery, stoba, research, laptops, batteries, technology - Find me About http://gigaom.com/2009/11/12/explosion-lithium-battery-safety-still-a-problem/#comment-28314 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:28:33 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=45301#comment-28314 [...] As recently as August, the largest lithium battery recycler in North America — Toxco — snagged a $9.5 million grant from the Department of Energy to build out battery recycling capacity in Ohio and pledged to provide “end of life …Read Original Story: Explosion!: Lithium Battery Safety Still A Problem – Earth2Tech (blog) [...]

]]> By: Explosion! Lithium Battery Safety still a problem. « Chicago Mac/PC Support http://gigaom.com/2009/11/12/explosion-lithium-battery-safety-still-a-problem/#comment-28313 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:42:51 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=45301#comment-28313 [...] Battery Safety still a problem. Too bad this still happens.  Be careful out there!  Click here to [...]

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