11 Essential Steps in Lithium-Ion Battery Cell Manufacturing
January 14, 2025On Lithium: Insights
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There's Always Room for a New Idea
December 10, 2024Innovation Mindset
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Trying to come up with a theme for this year’s roundup, I wasn’t having any success. Then, I went to New York City for a concert, The Tedeschi Truck Band, and a play, Stereophonic. Both were really good — give me a call and I…
The Art of Brainstorming
November 19, 2024Innovation Mindset
It’s summertime. For many of us, that means time spent staring out at the ocean. A lot of brainstorming happens while that’s happening. I also tend to think of a good friend of mine, Henri Gerhard Willem (Wim) Pierson, who perfected the art of brainstorming. Wim, who unfortunately passed away in…
Barry on Batteries: The Chemical Engineer's Guide to Battery Recycling Innovation
November 8, 2024On Lithium: Insights
From direct recycling to novel leaching agents, metallurgical processes are evolving to better recover valuable materials from spent lithium-ion batteries — creating new opportunities for process optimization. Read More
Chemical Engineering Mysteries
October 29, 2024Miscellany,Technical Expertise & Testing
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Sometimes chemical engineering can be a mystery; sometimes a process can be a mystery, and sometimes your colleagues and clients can be mysteries as well as your family and friends. However, the inspiration for this blog is a real mystery, Phosphate Rocks: A…


