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Reaction Dynamics
Periodic Graphics
Periodic graphics: Why Li-ion batteries catch fire
Chemical educator and Compound Interest blogger Andy Brunning reveals reasons why the compact components sometimes burst into flame
by Andy Brunning
November 14, 2016
| A version of this story appeared in
Volume 94, Issue 45
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To download a pdf of this article, visit http://cenm.ag/batteryfire.
To see more of Brunning’s work, go to http://compoundchem.com. To see all of C&EN’s Periodic Graphics, visit http://cenm.ag/periodicgraphics.
This article has been translated into Spanish by Divulgame.org and can be found here.
Chemical & Engineering News
ISSN 0009-2347
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