Chapter 707: Theresa Achill: This can't be!

With the help of his own people, the patent applied for by Argonne National Laboratory passed the examination as quickly as possible and obtained the patent number issued by the United States Patent Office.

After obtaining the patent number, Professor Theresa Arcier submitted the relevant paper to the top journal of the chemical community, the Journal of the Chemical Society of the United States, JACS.

JACS is the flagship journal of ACS Press, founded in the 19th century, and contains outstanding papers at the intersection of chemistry and science.

Its position in the world of chemistry and materials is like that of Montblanc in the world of fountain pens, Patek Philippe in the world of watches, and Rolls-Royce in the world of automobiles.

Faced with the submission of Professor Theresa Achille, the editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Chemical Society of the United States was directly in a dilemma.

He was well aware of the dispute between Argonne National Laboratory and the Chuanhai Institute of Materials, and although the former accused the latter of stealing data from his own lab, it was only an accusation without sufficient evidence.

Unless there is sufficient evidence to prove that the paper of the former paper is clearly contrary to the rules, the journal will normally only retain the first submitter.

Especially in the current situation, whether it is Professor Teresa Achill of Argonne National Laboratory or Professor Xu Chuan, they are well-known research institutions or scholars in the academic world.

Therefore, the whole "JACS" is directly in a dilemma about how to deal with these two papers.

The editors of the journal "JACS" have a difficult choice, but this does not affect the circulation of the news.

Argonne National Laboratory has made a major breakthrough in the research of lithium-sulfur batteries, and the news of solving the problem of sulfur compound diffusion and shuttle effect in lithium-sulfur batteries was quickly transmitted.

To celebrate the success of this research, Argonne National Laboratory also organized a special celebration banquet for this purpose.

In addition to Professor Kaitresa Achill and his R&D team, there were also celebrities from related industries such as rice energy and materials, batteries and other related industries, as well as major companies in the business community who rushed to hear the news.

Argonne National Laboratory's breakthrough in the lithium-sulfur battery project is undoubtedly a major good news for the entire industry, or for Western countries led by the United States.

This means that they have successfully occupied the lead in the field of lithium batteries and can quickly and effectively occupy the global market.

At the banquet, Professor Theresa Achill was naturally the most popular central figure, receiving the most attention and attention.

Standing in the hall, Adams Saar, deputy director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, held the champagne in his hand, smiled and touched Teresa Achille, and congratulated.

"Congratulations, Professor Theresa, that you will usher in a whole new era of lithium-sulfur batteries."

"Thank you, and thank you Director Adams for your help." With a smile on his face, Professor Theresa gently clinked his glass and took a sip of champagne.

Ushering in a whole new era of lithium-sulfur batteries sounds great.

With a smile and a word of congratulations, Adams Sal pulled over the middle-aged man in a suit next to him and said, "Professor Theresa, let me introduce you, this is the CEO of ExxonMobil's new energy department, Mr. Arnold Abt. ”

On the side, Arnold Abt stepped forward with a smile, raised the champagne in his hand and touched it gently, and congratulated: "Professor Theresa, congratulations on solving the biggest problem in the field of lithium-sulfur batteries!" ”

"Thank you."

Hearing Adams's introduction, Theresa said thank you with a trademark smile on her face, but the excitement in her heart was a little uncontrollable.

ExxonMobil, the world's largest oil and gas producer! The top 50 giants in the world's top 500!

Although ExxonMobil's stock price and market value have plummeted by more than one-third due to the realization of controlled nuclear fusion technology in the past two years, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and ExxonMobil's position in the United States and even the world is still strong.

As the CEO of the new energy department, the purpose of this Arnold Abt is self-evident, and there is no doubt that he likes his latest lithium-sulfur battery.

Although most of the technology developed by him at Argonne National Laboratory belongs to experimental institutions, he still has a small stake in lithium-sulfur battery technology.

After all, he is not a fledgling newcomer and a young researcher, and being able to be in charge of the lithium-sulfur battery project at Argonne National Laboratory means that he has access to these things in terms of technology shares.

And the benefits that this small amount of technology shares can bring to him, according to the huge market of lithium-sulfur batteries, are enough for him to have no worries about food and clothing in the next life!

Thinking of this, the smile on Theresa Achill's face widened.

At a dinner party, Theresa Achille met with representatives and CEOs of many large companies.

These business elites, whom he had never met before, were all smiling and flattering at the banquet tonight, and this feeling of being surrounded by crowds and watching everyone made Teresa intoxicated.

Of course, what made him even more intoxicated was the countless Franklins that his lithium-sulfur battery patents were about to bring him.

The world is like that, sometimes, a single patent can make you rich.

Even if he only holds a small part, but in the face of the huge market of lithium-sulfur batteries, with the blessing of the base of tens of billions of billions, even the smallest number will become huge.

But Professor Teresa, who was obsessed with alcohol and the limelight, had apparently forgotten something else.

That is, sometimes in this world, it is true that a patent can make people rich, but this is only a very small part, and the remaining 99% of patents are useless.

And he used the traditional doping mixed carbon, sodium and nitrogen materials to stabilize the 'monoclinic gamma phase sulfur', which is exactly one of the 99 percent.

The next day, early in the morning.

Lying at home, Theresa Arcier sat up from the bed, hummed a little song and opened the curtains of the bedroom, the dazzling sunlight outside made him squint, but he didn't pay much attention to it, and his heart was still filled with the joy of the successful development of lithium-sulfur batteries.

Picking up his phone from the bedside, he unlocked the screen, and saw a large number of various messages and emails in his eyes.

Obviously, these are congratulatory messages sent by manufacturers or other scholars who took the initiative to find the door after the news spread.

Looking at the phone screen, the corners of Theresa Achill's mouth unconsciously hooked an arc.

This degree of popularity greatly satisfied his vanity and pride.

At this moment, he suddenly noticed the call messages on his mobile phone, and more than a dozen of them were from his assistant Kelly Vicky.

Looking at the intermittent but unanswered phone calls with him, Theresa Archer dialed back.

The phone rang twice and was quickly connected, and before he could ask what was going on, Kelly Vicky's hurried voice came over.

"My God, Professor, you're finally awake."

"What's wrong, Kelly." Theresa Achill asked with a smile on her face and walked towards the bathroom with her phone: "If it's someone who wants to contact me for a patent license, don't worry, we have time." ”

He was still immersed in the dream of patent licensing, and couldn't help but make a joke.

On the other side of the phone, Kelly Vicky quickly replied: "No, no, it's not about patent licensing, it's our research, it seems that something is wrong." ”

Hearing this, Theresa Achill was stunned for a moment, quickly sobered up, and asked, "What's wrong with the research?" ”

On the other side, Kelly Vicky took a deep breath and replied, "Professor, something is wrong! The latest experimental data show that the stability of the mixed carbon-sodium nitrogen material we have developed is not as good as expected for the crystallization of 'monoclinic gamma sulfur'. ”

"We have tried different doping methods and ratios, but the best experimental data still do not reach the standard line of stable 'monoclinic gamma sulfur' crystallization."

Hearing this, Theresa Achill blurted out: "This can't be! ”

He didn't believe that according to the paper published by the Kawakai Materials Research Institute, the crystallization of stable 'monoclinic gamma sulfur' had dropped a lot just by replacing the carbon material.

On the other side, Kelly Vicky said tremblingly: "But we have followed your instructions, and have carried out a laboratory on all the doping and mixing methods, no matter how to change the doping method and ratio, and even greatly increase the carbon content, the stabilizing effect of 'monoclinic gamma sulfur' cannot meet the target." ”

Hearing this, Theresa Achill's footsteps stopped, and her originally ruddy face instantly took on a sickly paleness.

If the stabilizing effect of 'monoclinic gamma sulfur' does not meet the target, it means that its own existence time in the battery will be drastically shortened, and the diffusion trouble and shuttle effect of sulfur compounds in lithium-sulfur batteries will not be fundamentally solved.

But how is this possible?

Obviously, judging from the public papers and lithium-sulfur battery test data of the Chuanhai Materials Research Institute, under the control of doped mixed carbon, sodium and nitrogen materials, the stability of the crystallization of 'monoclinic gamma sulfur' has reached more than 95%!

Why does it fail when you come to him?

With a mess of thoughts in her head, Theresa Archill forced herself to take two deep breaths of air to regain her consciousness a little and speak quickly.

"Prepare the detailed experimental process and data, and I'll go over it."

PS: The second is to ask for a monthly pass.