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Infectious Substance Category A - Ebola Waste

‘‘DOT Guidance for Transporting Ebola Contaminated Items, a Category A Infectious Substance’’ provides common FAQs regarding the HMR requirements for Category A infectious substances.



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NEW TECHNOLOGY - LiFePO4 Batteries : Greentech Media Article

NEW TECHNOLOGY - LiFePO4 Batteries

Alevo says its lithium-iron-phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries are the first to use an inorganic electrolyte based on sulfur, which prevents the chemical reactions that lead to heating, expansion and eventual failure for lithium-ion batteries. 



Alevo Unstealthed: A New Gigawatt-Scale Grid Battery Contender : Greentech Media



Test cells have lasted more than 40,000 cycles in “hammer tests” that completely discharge and then overcharge them over and over again, without significant degradation of performance, he said.




These are large scale batteries at the moment and are not planned for commercial scale, but the technology can eventually lead to new fronts on the PED scale Lithium Batteries.  Something to watch!

New material could lead to longer-lasting batteries | PCWorld

New Technologies

New Battery Technology is on the horizon.  Keep an eye on the following:



The scientists have been experimenting with a “garnet ceramic” material called LLZO that could hasten the release of batteries based on lithium-air chemistry. Lithium-air batteries have been in development for decades but are considered unstable for practical use.



Read the PC World Article here:



New material could lead to longer-lasting batteries | PCWorld

Airbus cautious on lithium battery design for A350 - 10/27/2014 - Flight Global

After observing the situation with the B787 Li-bat designs, Airbus has addressed the problems and has provided some details on their design.  See the flightglobal.com article:



ANALYSIS: Airbus cautious on lithium battery design for A350 - 10/27/2014 - Flight Global:



"Though much heavier than the Boeing design, the Airbus approach is more cautious. Instead of the 787’s two batteries, Airbus will install four Saft-made lithium-ion batteries in each A350-900. Each of the Saft batteries consists of 14 cells storing a combined 45Ah of energy and running at 3.6V."



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Lithium batteries top CASA’s most dangerous goods list | Australian Aviation

Aviation's Most Wanted

A good article from www.australianaviation.com.au   about Lithium Batteries

"Lithium batteries have topped the Civil Aviation Safety Authority’s (CASA) list of potentially dangerous items to take on an aircraft."



Lithium batteries top CASA’s most dangerous goods list | Australian Aviation