Quinone and hydroquinone based flow battery

Huskinson, Brian; Marshak, Michael; Aziz, Michael J.; Gordon, Roy G.; Aspuru-Guzik, Alan; Er, Suleyman; Suh, Changwon; Tong, Liuchuan; Lin, Kaixiang

Quinone and hydroquinone based flow battery

Patent · Tue Nov 24 04:00:00 EST 2020

OSTI ID:1771668

Huskinson, Brian; Marshak, Michael; Aziz, Michael J.; Gordon, Roy G.; Aspuru-Guzik, Alan; Er, Suleyman; Suh, Changwon; Tong, Liuchuan; Lin, Kaixiang

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 in quinone molecules having multiple oxidation states, e.g., three or more. During charging of the battery, the quinone molecules at one electrode are oxidized by emitting electrons and protons, and the quinone molecules at the other electrode are reduced by accepting electrons and protons. These reactions are reversed to deliver electrical energy. The invention also provides additional high and low potential quinones that are useful in rechargeable batteries.

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Research Organization:: Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)

DOE Contract Number:: AR0000348

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

Patent Number(s):: 10,847,829

Application Number:: 15/025,040

OSTI ID:: 1771668

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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