Quaternized poly(arylene ether benzonitrile) membranes for vanadium redox flow batteries

Park, Eun Joo; Maurya, Sandip; Martinez, Ulises; Kim, Yu Seung; Mukundan, Rangachary

doi:10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118565

Quaternized poly(arylene ether benzonitrile) membranes for vanadium redox flow batteries

Journal Article · Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Journal of Membrane Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118565· OSTI ID:1648086

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Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

In this work, a series of quaternized poly (arylene ether benzonitrile)s (QAxCN; x = percent quaternization) were synthesized for the vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) application. The presence of highly polar nitrile groups incorporated in the quaternized polymer chain provides desirable polymer properties (low water uptake, high dimensional stability and low VO²⁺ permeability) without compromising ion conductivity. VRFB single cells using the aforementioned membranes showed excellent performance. As a result, the cell using a 15 μm-thick QA50CN membrane exhibited superior coulombic efficiency (98.2%) and comparable energy efficiency (86.5%) at 40 mA cm^-2 compared to the single cell using Nafion-212 with a coulombic efficiency of 95.5% and an energy efficiency of 86.2%. The cell cycling stability and membrane oxidative stability data confirmed that the QAxCN membranes have the potential to replace Nafion membranes for energy storage in VRFB applications.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); LDRD

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001

OSTI ID:: 1648086

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1811024

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--19-29614

Journal Information:: Journal of Membrane Science, Journal Name: Journal of Membrane Science Vol. 617; ISSN 0376-7388

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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