Small organic molecule based flow battery

Title: Small organic molecule based flow battery

Abstract

The invention provides an electrochemical cell based on a new chemistry for a flow battery for large scale, e.g., gridscale, electrical energy storage. Electrical energy is stored chemically at an electrochemical electrode by the protonation of small organic molecules called quinones to hydroquinones. The proton is provided by a complementary electrochemical reaction at the other electrode. These reactions are reversed to deliver electrical energy. A flow battery based on this concept can operate as a closed system. The flow battery architecture has scaling advantages over solid electrode batteries for large scale energy storage.

Inventors:: Huskinson, Brian; Marshak, Michael; Aziz, Michael J.; Gordon, Roy G.; Betley, Theodore A.; Aspuru-Guzik, Alan; Er, Suleyman; Suh, Changwon

Publication Date:: 2018-05-08

Research Org.:: Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1440013

Patent Number(s):: 9,966,622

Application Number:: 14/823,546

Assignee:: President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, MA)

DOE Contract Number:: AR0000348

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2015 Aug 11

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 25 ENERGY STORAGE

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                    Huskinson, Brian, Marshak, Michael, Aziz, Michael J., Gordon, Roy G., Betley, Theodore A., Aspuru-Guzik, Alan, Er, Suleyman, and Suh, Changwon. Small organic molecule based flow battery.  United States: N. p., 2018. 
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                    Huskinson, Brian, Marshak, Michael, Aziz, Michael J., Gordon, Roy G., Betley, Theodore A., Aspuru-Guzik, Alan, Er, Suleyman, & Suh, Changwon. Small organic molecule based flow battery.  United States.

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                    Huskinson, Brian, Marshak, Michael, Aziz, Michael J., Gordon, Roy G., Betley, Theodore A., Aspuru-Guzik, Alan, Er, Suleyman, and Suh, Changwon. Tue .  
        "Small organic molecule based flow battery".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1440013.

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  title        = {Small organic molecule based flow battery},

  author       = {Huskinson, Brian and Marshak, Michael and Aziz, Michael J. and Gordon, Roy G. and Betley, Theodore A. and Aspuru-Guzik, Alan and Er, Suleyman and Suh, Changwon},

  abstractNote = {The invention provides an electrochemical cell based on a new chemistry for a flow battery for large scale, e.g., gridscale, electrical energy storage. Electrical energy is stored chemically at an electrochemical electrode by the protonation of small organic molecules called quinones to hydroquinones. The proton is provided by a complementary electrochemical reaction at the other electrode. These reactions are reversed to deliver electrical energy. A flow battery based on this concept can operate as a closed system. The flow battery architecture has scaling advantages over solid electrode batteries for large scale energy storage.},

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Method of photochemical immobilization of ligands using quinones patent, March 2000

Methods for use of a photobiofuel cell in production of hydrogen and other materials patent-application, August 2007

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A study of tiron in aqueous solutions for redox flow battery application journal, January 2010

Evaluation of organic battery electrodes: Voltammetric study of the redox behaviour of solid quinones journal, August 1972

Simple preparative synthesis of spinochrome e, a pigment from sea urchins of the genus Echinothrix journal, May 2012

A Quinone-Bromide Flow Battery with 1 W/cm2 Power Density journal, July 2015

Free And Total Energy Changes In The Reduction Of Quinones journal, November 1922

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Reduction Potentials Of Quinones. II. The Potentials Of Certain Derivatives Of Benzoquinone, Naphthoquinone And Anthraquinone journal, August 1924

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A study of tiron in aqueous solutions for redox flow battery application
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Evaluation of organic battery electrodes: Voltammetric study of the redox behaviour of solid quinones
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Simple preparative synthesis of spinochrome e, a pigment from sea urchins of the genus Echinothrix
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A Quinone-Bromide Flow Battery with 1 W/cm² Power Density
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Free And Total Energy Changes In The Reduction Of Quinones
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Reduction Potentials Of Quinones. I. The Effect Of The Solvent On The Potentials Of Certain Benzoquinones
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