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Title: An Aqueous Redox Flow Battery Based on Neutral Alkali Metal Ferri/ferrocyanide and Polysulfide Electrolytes

Abstract

Aiming to explore low-cost redox flow battery systems, a novel iron-polysulfide (Fe/S) flow battery has been demonstrated in a laboratory cell. This system employs alkali metal ferri/ferrocyanide and alkali metal polysulfides as the redox electrolytes. When proper electrodes, such as pretreated graphite felts, are used, 78% energy efficiency and 99% columbic efficiency are achieved. The remarkable advantages of this system over current state-of-the-art redox flow batteries include: 1) less corrosive and relatively environmentally benign redox solutions used; 2) excellent energy and utilization efficiencies; 3) low cost for redox electrolytes and cell components. These attributes can lead to significantly reduced capital cost and make the Fe/S flow battery system a promising low-cost energy storage technology. The major drawbacks of the present cell design are relatively low power density and possible sulfur species crossover. Further work is underway to address these concerns.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
  2. UniEnergy Technologies, LLC, Mukilteo, WA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1228346
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-93471
Journal ID: ISSN 1945-7111; TE1400000
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 163(1):A5150-A5153
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 163; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 1945-7111
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Wei, Xiaoliang, Xia, Gordon, Kirby, Brent W., Thomsen, Edwin C., Li, Bin, Nie, Zimin, Graff, Gordon L., Liu, Jun, Sprenkle, Vincent L., and Wang, Wei. An Aqueous Redox Flow Battery Based on Neutral Alkali Metal Ferri/ferrocyanide and Polysulfide Electrolytes. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1149/2.0221601jes.
Wei, Xiaoliang, Xia, Gordon, Kirby, Brent W., Thomsen, Edwin C., Li, Bin, Nie, Zimin, Graff, Gordon L., Liu, Jun, Sprenkle, Vincent L., & Wang, Wei. An Aqueous Redox Flow Battery Based on Neutral Alkali Metal Ferri/ferrocyanide and Polysulfide Electrolytes. United States. https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0221601jes
Wei, Xiaoliang, Xia, Gordon, Kirby, Brent W., Thomsen, Edwin C., Li, Bin, Nie, Zimin, Graff, Gordon L., Liu, Jun, Sprenkle, Vincent L., and Wang, Wei. 2015. "An Aqueous Redox Flow Battery Based on Neutral Alkali Metal Ferri/ferrocyanide and Polysulfide Electrolytes". United States. https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0221601jes.
@article{osti_1228346,
title = {An Aqueous Redox Flow Battery Based on Neutral Alkali Metal Ferri/ferrocyanide and Polysulfide Electrolytes},
author = {Wei, Xiaoliang and Xia, Gordon and Kirby, Brent W. and Thomsen, Edwin C. and Li, Bin and Nie, Zimin and Graff, Gordon L. and Liu, Jun and Sprenkle, Vincent L. and Wang, Wei},
abstractNote = {Aiming to explore low-cost redox flow battery systems, a novel iron-polysulfide (Fe/S) flow battery has been demonstrated in a laboratory cell. This system employs alkali metal ferri/ferrocyanide and alkali metal polysulfides as the redox electrolytes. When proper electrodes, such as pretreated graphite felts, are used, 78% energy efficiency and 99% columbic efficiency are achieved. The remarkable advantages of this system over current state-of-the-art redox flow batteries include: 1) less corrosive and relatively environmentally benign redox solutions used; 2) excellent energy and utilization efficiencies; 3) low cost for redox electrolytes and cell components. These attributes can lead to significantly reduced capital cost and make the Fe/S flow battery system a promising low-cost energy storage technology. The major drawbacks of the present cell design are relatively low power density and possible sulfur species crossover. Further work is underway to address these concerns.},
doi = {10.1149/2.0221601jes},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1228346}, journal = {Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 163(1):A5150-A5153},
issn = {1945-7111},
number = 1,
volume = 163,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Nov 13 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Fri Nov 13 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}