At The Battery Show North America, Sep. 13-15, Ascend Performance Materials will present its new flame-retardant nylons for EV safety applications and its Trinohex^® Ultra electrolyte additive, which improves lithium-ion battery safety, extends cycle life and boosts performance.

Safer, higher-performance battery chemistry

Ascend will showcase its Trinohex Ultra electrolyte additive; now REACH-registered in Europe and China.

Trinohex Ultra has superior cathode protection across cathode and electrolyte chemistries reducing harmful gas generation, improinge capacity retention and lowering impedance growth, especially in extreme conditions. 

“Battery safety, performance, cost and material availability are the biggest obstacles for e-mobility and renewable energies,” said David McNeece, Ascend's product manager for sustainable specialties. “Trinohex Ultra is a drop-in solution to these challenges and can be easily integrated into existing battery chemistries and manufacturing processes.” 

High-voltage safety

Ascend will present two new polyamide technologies in its Starflam^® FR portfolio: X-Protect and color-stable orange.

Starflam X-Protect is a crosslinkable, flame-retardant nylon 6,6 designed to withstand EV battery thermal runaway; it was rated fireproof to 1100°C for 15 minutes.

 Ascend has developed a color-stable orange for its Starflam 525K for high-voltage connectors and cables that stay orange well into the operational life of the vehicle, indicating areas of high voltage. 

 Learn more at www.ascendmaterials.com