{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Liu Z"],"funding":["Jiangsu Provincial Department of Science and Technology Innovation Support Program","National Natural Science Foundation of China"],"pagination":["nwae309"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11444079"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["11(10)"],"pubmed_abstract":["The significant volume of existing buildings and ongoing annual construction of infrastructure underscore the vast potential for integrating large-scale energy-storage solutions into these structures. Herein, we propose an innovative approach for developing structural and scalable energy-storage systems by integrating safe and cost-effective zinc-ion hybrid supercapacitors into cement mortar, which is the predominant material used for structural purposes. By performing air entrainment and leveraging the adverse reaction of the ZnSO<sub>4</sub> electrolyte, we can engineer an aerated cement mortar with a multiscale pore structure that exhibits dual functionality: effective ion conductivity in the form of a cell separator and a robust load-bearing capacity that contributes to structural inte"],"journal":["National science review"],"pubmed_title":["Integration of zinc anode and cement: unlocking scalable energy storage."],"pmcid":["PMC11444079"],"funding_grant_id":["BK20222004","BZ2022036","52122802","52078126"],"pubmed_authors":["Ran Q","Liu Z","Liu J","Tao G","Chen J","Hong J","Miao C","Yuan L","Liu R","Feng P","Meng X"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Integration of zinc anode and cement: unlocking scalable energy storage.","description":"The significant volume of existing buildings and ongoing annual construction of infrastructure underscore the vast potential for integrating large-scale energy-storage solutions into these structures. Herein, we propose an innovative approach for developing structural and scalable energy-storage systems by integrating safe and cost-effective zinc-ion hybrid supercapacitors into cement mortar, which is the predominant material used for structural purposes. By performing air entrainment and leveraging the adverse reaction of the ZnSO<sub>4</sub> electrolyte, we can engineer an aerated cement mortar with a multiscale pore structure that exhibits dual functionality: effective ion conductivity in the form of a cell separator and a robust load-bearing capacity that contributes to structural inte","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Oct","modification":"2025-04-04T01:14:45.505Z","creation":"2025-04-04T01:14:45.505Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11444079","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39355271"],"doi":["10.1093/nsr/nwae309"]}}