2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.11.062
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Membrane-less hybrid flow battery based on low-cost elements

Abstract: The capital cost of conventional redox flow batteries is relatively high (> USD$ 200 /kWh) due to the use of expensive active materials and ion-exchange membranes. This paper presents a membrane-less hybrid organic-inorganic flow battery based on the low-cost elements zinc (< USD$ 3 Kg -1 ) and para-benzoquinone (< USD$ 8 Kg -1 ). Redox potential and voltammetric studies show that the open-circuit voltage of the battery is 1.17 -1.59 V over a wide range of pH. Half-cell charge-discharge and dissolution experim… Show more

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“…[18,19] Regardless of the chemical nature of the electroactive species and the type of electrolytes, most RFBs rely on ion-selective membranes to separate the two redox electrolytes and to prevent the crossover of active compounds while allowing the migration of charge carriers. It is worth mentioning that membranes are not employed in some hybrid RFBs in which one of the active species is a solid, such as Zn, [20,21] Cd, [22] lithium, [23] or graphite. [24] However, in this hybrid RFB technology is not possible to fully decouple power and energy, this decoupling however is probably the most important advantage of redox flow batteries over conventional ones.…”
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“…[18,19] Regardless of the chemical nature of the electroactive species and the type of electrolytes, most RFBs rely on ion-selective membranes to separate the two redox electrolytes and to prevent the crossover of active compounds while allowing the migration of charge carriers. It is worth mentioning that membranes are not employed in some hybrid RFBs in which one of the active species is a solid, such as Zn, [20,21] Cd, [22] lithium, [23] or graphite. [24] However, in this hybrid RFB technology is not possible to fully decouple power and energy, this decoupling however is probably the most important advantage of redox flow batteries over conventional ones.…”
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“…The first membrane-less organic-inorganic redox flow battery was introduced by Leung and co-workers [42,152]. The operating concept makes use of the slow dissolution of the deposited metal in the presence of the soluble active species in the common electrolytes, which has been used in previous inorganic systems [88,155].…”
Section: Membrane-less Neutral Zinc-benzoquinone Hybrid Flow Batterymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These compounds are based on common elements, such as carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and sulfur. Even in the early stages of development, the electrolyte cost of some organic-based flow batteries has been demonstrated to be lower than USD$ 35 (kW h) -1 (based on half-cell estimates) [39][40][41][42]. With advances in synthetic chemistry, the properties of these organic molecules can be further tailored to provide fast kinetics and high solubility, and to yield high cell voltages in batteries [43][44][45][46][47].…”
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“…USD$ 25 Kg -1 ) and fluorinated ionexchange membranes (Nafion ® 117: c.a. USD$ 250 m -2 ); in previous cost models [4], they are estimated to be more than 30 % and 40 % of the overall capital cost, respectively. In order to meet the US Department of Energy (DoE) cost target of USD$ 100 -150 / kWh, it is perhaps necessary to use lower-cost alternative materials rather than rely on (possible) economies of scale [5].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 87%