{"id":215366,"date":"2025-06-04T13:09:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T18:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/scientific-breakthrough-brings-co2-breathing-batteries-closer-to-reality"},"modified":"2025-06-04T13:09:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T18:09:10","slug":"scientific-breakthrough-brings-co2-breathing-batteries-closer-to-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/scientific-breakthrough-brings-co2-breathing-batteries-closer-to-reality","title":{"rendered":"Scientific breakthrough brings CO2 \u2018breathing\u2019 batteries closer to reality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"aligncenter blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/scientific-breakthrough-brings-co2-breathing-batteries-closer-to-reality.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scientists at the University of Surrey have made a breakthrough in eco-friendly batteries that not only store more energy but could also help tackle greenhouse gas emissions. Lithium-CO\u2082 \u2018breathing\u2019 batteries release power while capturing carbon dioxide, offering a greener alternative that may one day outperform today\u2019s lithium-ion batteries.<\/p>\n<p>Until now, Lithium-CO\u2082 batteries have faced setbacks in efficiency \u2014 wearing out quickly, failing to recharge and relying on expensive rare materials such as platinum. However, researchers from Surrey have found a way to overcome these issues by using a low-cost catalyst called caesium phosphomolybdate (CPM). Using computer modelling and lab experiments, tests showed this simple change allowed the battery to store significantly more energy, charge with far less power and run for over 100 cycles.<\/p>\n<p>The study, published in Advanced Science, marks a promising step toward real-world applications. If commercialised, these batteries could help cut emissions from vehicles and industrial sources \u2014 and scientists even imagine they could operate on Mars, where the atmosphere is 95% CO\u2082<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientists at the University of Surrey have made a breakthrough in eco-friendly batteries that not only store more energy but could also help tackle greenhouse gas emissions. Lithium-CO\u2082 \u2018breathing\u2019 batteries release power while capturing carbon dioxide, offering a greener alternative that may one day outperform today\u2019s lithium-ion batteries. Until now, Lithium-CO\u2082 batteries have faced setbacks [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":707,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1523,8,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-215366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-computing","category-space","category-sustainability"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/707"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215366"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215366\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}