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04/01/2025

The search for more economical, clean, and efficient energy alternatives has been one of the major industrial and environmental agendas of this century. Among the emerging options, HHO gas, a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen generated through water electrolysis, stands out as a promising solution. With the potential to replace traditional fuels such as LPG and diesel oil, HHO is increasingly attracting attention due to its unique characteristics and economic benefits.

03/31/2025

Technological advancement in Sweden: carbon fiber batteries that do not add weight to cars, airplanes, or wind turbines.

03/31/2025

The purpose of this article is to introduce basic concepts regarding VRLA Hybrid AGM-GEL battery technology. For an equivalent capacity, it is possible to state that a GEL battery is physically larger than an AGM battery because it requires more space between the plates to accommodate the GEL, which translates into a larger volume or a decrease in capacity.

03/27/2025

Battery Council International (BCI) is very pleased to report that on Dec. 26, 2024, the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) issued its final decision document confirming the Department’s decision to not regulate lead batteries under the state’s Safer Consumer Products (SCP) Program.

03/26/2025

The new company Magnera was launched on November 4th, resulting from the merger of Glatfelter, a traditional supplier of packing paper for the battery industry, with the HHNF division of Berry, another paper company.

03/11/2025

The last two decades of the last century were effervescent in Brazilian industry with the spread of Quality Management, Total Quality and the emergence of ISO-9000.

03/10/2025

Pb Magazine regrets and records that Clóvis Augusto Cardoso Frey left us at the end of October. Born in Catanduva, SP, he was a materials engineer from UFSCar and co-founded the lead recycling company Frey & Stuchi in 1981, alongside his father-in-law, Mr. Alcides Stuchi (in memoriam).

03/07/2025

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