Common table sugar key to allaying safety concern in aqueous zinc batteries

https://phys.org/news/2022-07-common-table-sugar-key-allaying.html

"introducing common table sugar with multiple hydroxyl groups (a hydrogen and an oxygen bound together) into the electrolyte to adjust solvation structure of Zn2+... conducting atomistic simulations and experiments... sucrose molecules enhanced mobility and stopped dendrite growth without compromising stability... sucrose molecules in solvation sheath enhance mobility, ensuring fast Zn2+ kinetics... protects Zn anode from water corrosion and... Zn dendrite-free deposition and side reaction suppression"

Related: Green Zinc Energy Storage

https://www.greentech-news.org/this-green-zinc-energy-storage-breakthrough-could-change-the-world/