Oct 11, 2026 5 min

Salty Batteries

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Episode 176 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Mg-air cells corrode in watery electrolytes; this study ran them in the ionic liquid [EMIM][TFSI] and reported better discharge when mixed with butyl acetate or water — roughly doubling energy density vs the pure liquid. Figures come from a secondary technical summary, presented as approximate and attributed; the abstract was not retrievable. Crossref pages A1103–A1106 used. Based on the paper: Electrochemical Performance of 1-Ethyl-3-Methylimidazolium Bis(Trifluoromethylsulfonyl)Imide Ionic Liquid as Electrolyte for Primary Mg-Air Batteries; J.L. Zhang, J.L. Ma, G.X. Wang, Y.Q. Li, A.A. Volinsky; Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2019, Vol. 166, pp. A1103–A1106. Hosts Elena and Marcus. AI-generated voices.

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