250 charge cycles: a prototype battery that runs on vitamin B12

By the GetNews desk · Edited by Sam Calder

Researchers at Spain’s University of Córdoba built a rechargeable zinc-air battery with a vitamin B12 catalyst.

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The team is from the IQUEMA institute at the University of Córdoba, Spain.
It is a zinc-air battery, with vitamin B12 attached to carbon nanotubes as the catalyst.
The catalyst speeds up the reaction both when discharging and when recharging.
The battery lasts up to 250 charge-discharge cycles.
No voltage or capacity figures were given; it is a lab prototype with no commercial date.

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