Oxford: According to an Oxford University expert, it is possible that by the end of this decade, cars will be running on baking powder and ships running on fertilizer.
Currently, lithium-ion batteries are considered to play a key role in the transition to sustainable energy. These batteries are being used in electrical appliances such as Teslas, iPhones and cordless drills.
While many companies believe that hydrogen energy is the environmentally friendly future of aviation. But Bill David, professor of organic chemistry at the University of Oxford, believes that baking powder, commonly used in the kitchen, will outlast lithium-ion batteries and hydrogen fuel.
According to Professor Bill David, sodium found in salt, seawater and baking powder will dominate the future as batteries used in cars and everyday gadgets.
In the world, this element is available in much larger quantities than lithium, while obtaining lithium obtained through mining is becoming more difficult with time.
Professor Bill David (who was part of the team that invented lithium batteries in the 1980s) made this prediction before the annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, DC.
He said that this is not optimal in terms of performance, so scientists will need both objects. Lithium will still be present in these batteries, but there will be more sodium around it.
He said that by 2030, the batteries installed in most electric vehicles will be made of lithium and sodium. It would not be surprising if by 2040 sodium batteries outnumber lithium batteries by 10 times, or perhaps 100 times.
He said that sodium batteries can be made from salt but the use of baking powder will be preferred.
On the other hand, while aviation companies believe that hydrogen energy is the environmentally friendly future of the sector, Professor Bill David believes that ammonia found in fertilizers is a sustainable solution to this problem.
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