Transforming alpeorujo into functional carbons for batteries: OLIVE2BATTERY project
The first significant progress of the OLIVE2BATTERY project has been documented in an article published in Fuel (an Elsevier-published journal). This project, titled “Functional materials derived from alpeorujo for sodium-sulfur batteries: Innovating towards sustainable and efficient energy storage technology”, is funded by the University of Córdoba through sub-modality 2.4-UCOLIDERA into Plan Propio de Investigación “Enrique Aguilar Benítez de Lugo 2023”. The project is led by postdoctoral researcher Almudena Benítez de la Torre (Juan de la Cierva – Incorporación contract), a member of the FQM-175 group, and is set to be completed within one year.
The recently published open-access article, titled “Comprehensive study of valorisation of exhausted olive pomace through the preparation of highly porous activated carbons”, highlights relevant obtained in the preparation of functional carbons from alpeorujo. This work is derived from the active collaboration with the RNM-271 group, led by Professor Mª Ángeles Martín Santos, within the synergistic activities of the Chemical Institute for Energy and the Environment (IQUEMA).
