The disclosure provides a water-solvated glass/amorphous solid that is an ionic conductor-an electronic insulator, and a dielectric as well as electrochemical devices and processes that use this material, such as batteries, including rechargeable batteries, fuel cells, capacitors, electrolysis cells, and electronic devices. The electrochemical devices and products use a combination of ionic and electronic conduction as well as internal electric dipoles.

A lithium ion battery diaphragm includes a film and a ceramic layer, the ceramic layer is formed on at least one surface of the film to form a structure in the shape of a grid on the at least one surface of the film. A method for manufacturing the lithium ion battery diaphragm is also provided.

A method of producing barium sulfate with a barium sulfate production system includes introducing an amount of a sulfate contaminated water to an agitation unit of the barium sulfate production system, introducing an amount of a barium source to the agitation unit, thereby forming a treatment mixture, and agitation the treatment mixture to promote ion association between barium cations from the barium source and sulfate anions, thereby producing a barium sulfate precipitate and a treated water. A barium sulfate production system includes an agitation unit in fluid connection with an aqueous fluid feed line, a treated fluid outlet and a precipitate outlet, a sulfate contaminated water unit in fluid connection with the aqueous fluid feed line, and a barium source.

The disclosure provides a water-solvated glass/amorphous solid that is an ionic conductor-an electronic insulator, and a dielectric as well as electrochemical devices and processes that use this material, such as batteries, including rechargeable batteries, fuel cells, capacitors, electrolysis cells, and electronic devices. The electrochemical devices and products use a combination of ionic and electronic conduction as well as internal electric dipoles.

Provided is a method of manufacturing high-purity, high-quality manganese sulfate which can be immediately used for manufacturing a lithium ion secondary battery from manganese sulfate waste liquid of a wasted battery. Since impurities are removed from the manganese sulfate waste liquid by using sulfides causing no secondary contamination in the manganese sulfate waste liquid and the manganese sulfate is manufactured by performing evaporation concentration through heating, the manufacturing method is very environment-friendly and economical. Since the manganese recovering process improving the manufacturing yield of the manganese sulfate and the waste water treatment process capable of recycling the source materials and discharging waste water are integrated, the manufacturing method is very efficient and environment-friendly. The manufacturing method is applied to the recycling industry, and thus, it is possible to obtain effects of preventing environmental pollution and facilitating recycling the resources.

The disclosure provides a water-solvated glass/amorphous solid that is an ionic conductor-an electronic insulator, and a dielectric as well as electrochemical devices and processes that use this material, such as batteries, including rechargeable batteries, fuel cells, capacitors, electrolysis cells, and electronic devices. The electrochemical devices and products use a combination of ionic and electronic conduction as well as internal electric dipoles.

The present invention relates to processes employing water produced from wells that, after suitable purification steps, is processed to recover resources that can be used to treat other waste streams, such as flue gases and ashes from combustion of fossil fuels.

A drilling fluid composition that contains micronized barite particles with a particle size in the range of 1 to 5 m, and also a method of fracturing a subterranean formation using the drilling fluid composition. Various embodiments of the micronized barite particles and the method of making thereof, the drilling fluid composition, and the method of fracturing a subterranean formation are also provided.

The present description relates to a process for producing magnesium metal from magnesium-bearing ores using serpentine. The process described herein consists generally in a mineral preparation and classification followed by leaching with dilute hydrochloric acid. The slurry is filtered and the non-leached portion, containing amorphous silica is recovered. The residual solution is neutralized and purified by chemical precipitation with non activated and activated serpentine. The nickel is also recovered by precipitation at higher pH. A final neutralisation and purification step of magnesium chloride solution by precipitation allows eliminating any traces of residual impurities. The purified magnesium chloride solution is evaporated until saturation and the MgCl.sub.2.6H.sub.2O is recovered by crystallization in an acid media. The salt is dehydrated and subsequent electrolysis of anhydrous magnesium chloride produces pure magnesium metal and hydrochloric acid.

A method for removing a target substance from a gas is provided. The method comprises providing a capture medium comprising an alkaline aqueous solution for dissolving the target substance comprised in the gas to form a target ion in the capture medium, contacting the target substance comprised in the gas with the capture medium to form a target ion in the capture medium, and transporting the target ion comprised in the capture medium to a process medium via an ion transport mechanism, wherein the process medium comprises an aqueous solution comprising an ion having an electric charge opposite to that of the target ion, and which interacts with the target ion to form a compound in the process medium, wherein the ion transport mechanism is adapted to allow a flow of ions between the capture medium and the process medium to maintain charge balance. An apparatus for removing a target substance from a gas, and use of the method and apparatus disclosed herein in treatment of industrial exhaust gas or air are also provided.