Small organic molecule based flow battery

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

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:: Tue May 08 00:00:00 EDT 2018

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. 2018.  
        "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},

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  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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