High Purity Alumina pivotal and increasing role in the energy sector
High Purity Alumina (HPA) stands out with its exceptional properties, including chemical inertness, high melting point, low electrical conductivity, and outstanding thermal conductivity. These features have significantly elevated the performance and safety standards of lithium batteries, including solid state batteries and fuel cells, enabling a broader range of applications.
Overcoming battery limitations with High Purity Alumina solutions
By preventing physical contact between the anode and cathode, HPA coated separator has contributed to avoid short circuits, thermal runaway, and long-term capacity fading.
Nowadays, in the realm of solid-state batteries, which promise higher energy density and safety compared to liquid lithium batteries, HPA serves as a stable matrix for the solid electrolyte, ensuring the battery’s integrity. Moreover, it plays a crucial role in addressing the lack of ion conductivity inherent in this system.
Enhanced energy density and retention capacity are among the notable contributions of HPA, resulting in extended battery life and superior overall performance.
Baikowski® tailored powders and slurries for batteries
Baikowski® offers different purity ranges of HPA powders and ready-to-use slurries, along with nano-zirconia-based products.
Additionnaly, our dedicated teams design custom solutions to optimize your battery performance and meet your process needs. Parameters such as thickness, permeability, gurley, pore size, dimensional stability, electrolyte absorption, and retention can be finely tuned.
Furthermore, they go beyond conventional analyses, providing comprehensive data such as TGA/DSC, viscosity curves and zeta potential to enable your company to make well-informed decisions.
Learn more in our white paper : Advanced Material for Batteries
Beyond batteries, oxides are propelling the next generation of fuel cells forward
By being a key player in advancing energy storage solutions, High Purity Alumina and nano-zirconia are also setting the future of fuel cells, which represent a cleaner energy conversion technology.
At the forefront of addressing some challenges of the sector, HPA has allowed the development of high performance electrolyte membranes and catalysts as an example.