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Chinese study finds hotpot ingredient can boost battery performance in the cold

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Chinese study finds hotpot ingredient can boost battery performance in the cold.

Scientists say fibre from konjac plant can prevent freezing in aqueous zinc-ion batteries, a promising alternative to lithium batteries.

Researchers from Changsha University of Science and Technology in central China ’s Hunan province added konjac glucomannan , a cost-effective and environmentally friendly organic polymer, to their battery's electrolyte.

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