Explore novel fire-retardant additives for electrolyte to enhance battery fire safety — NSF Award to Purdue University (IN, $420,9
Lithium-ion batteries enable electric transportation, portable electronics, and grid storage, but fire safety remains a critical barrier to wider adoption. In rare but serious events, a battery can enter a self-accelerating heating process that drives rapid chemical breakdown and produces flammable gases, leading to ig
| Award title | Explore novel fire-retardant additives for electrolyte to enhance battery fire safety |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2530170 |
| Awardee | Purdue University |
| City | WEST LAFAYETTE |
| State | IN |
| Amount obligated | $420,988 |
| Principal investigator | Li Qiao |
| Program | CFS-Combustion & Fire Systems |
| Start date | 01/01/2026 |
| Abstract | Lithium-ion batteries enable electric transportation, portable electronics, and grid storage, but fire safety remains a critical barrier to wider adoption. In rare but serious events, a battery can enter a self-accelerating heating process that drives rapid chemical breakdown and produces flammable gases, leading to ignition and cascading failures that threaten people, property, and critical infrastructure. This project advances a largely underexplored route to safer batteries: engineering non-f |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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