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Title: Rechargeable redox flow batteries: flow fields, stacks and design considerations

Journal Article · · Chemical Society Reviews
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C8CS00072G· OSTI ID:1476835
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  1. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA, Electrochemical Engineering and Energy Laboratory
  2. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
  3. School of Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA
  4. Electrochemical Engineering and Energy Laboratory, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  5. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Knoxville, USA, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

This review article summarizes the development of flow fields and stacks, and design considerations for next-generation flow batteries.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AR0000352
OSTI ID:
1476835
Journal Information:
Chemical Society Reviews, Journal Name: Chemical Society Reviews Vol. 47 Journal Issue: 23; ISSN 0306-0012
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
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Cited by: 119 works
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