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		pjc50 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Aluminum batteries outlive lithium-ion with a pinc... Seems to be fluoro-chemistry; use of AIF3 and Fluoroethylene carbonate. The F ion sets off alarm bells, but I have no idea whether this is significantly more toxic than the corresponding chemistry of regular Li batteries.

IndrekR 10 months ago [–]

Lithium tetrafluoroborate and hexafluorophosphate are quite common ingredients in lithium battery electrolytes.

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