journal article·2020-04Open access

The potentials of additive manufacturing for mass production of electrochemical energy systems

S. Mohammad H. Hashemi, Ugljesa Babic, Pooria Hadikhani, Demetri Psaltis

Abstract

Abstract Additive manufacturing has established itself as a popular and powerful tool in electrochemistry research and development. In this short review, we focus on the latest results in both 3D printing and electrochemistry communities that could potentially benefit manufacturing in the electrochemical industry. We provide insights from recent and relevant research works and conclude that the likely scenario in the industry is the deployment of a combination of subtractive and additive technologies in order to manufacture high quality and cost-effective electrochemical reactors within reasonable timeframes.
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OpenAlex topics: Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies · Advanced Memory and Neural Computing · Machine Learning in Materials Science

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