Stable Tetrasubstituted Quinone Redox Reservoir for Enhancing Decoupled Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution

Wang, Fei; Sheng, Hongyuan; Li, Wenjie; Gerken, James B.; Jin, Song; Stahl, Shannon S.

doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.1c00236

Stable Tetrasubstituted Quinone Redox Reservoir for Enhancing Decoupled Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution

Journal Article · Fri Mar 26 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · ACS Energy Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.1c00236· OSTI ID:1843014

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United States; Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)

In this report, we discuss Redox reservoirs (RRs) that may be used to decouple the two half-reactions of water electrolysis, enabling the spatial and temporal separation of hydrogen and oxygen evolution. Organic RRs are appealing candidates for this application; however, their instability limits their utility. Here we show that a tetrathioether-substituted quinone, tetramercaptopropanesulfonate quinone (TMQ), exhibits significantly enhanced stability relative to anthraquinone-2,7-disulfonate, the most effective organic RR reported previously. The enhanced stability, confirmed by symmetric flow-battery experiments under relevant conditions, enables the stable electrochemical production of H₂ and O₂ in a continuous-flow electrolysis cell. The reduced RR, tetramercaptopropanesulfonate hydroquinone, is not susceptible to decomposition, whereas the oxidized state, TMQ, undergoes slow decomposition, evident only after sustained operation (>60 h). The analysis of the byproducts provides a basis for a decomposition mechanism, establishing a foundation for the design of new organic RRs with even better performance.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1843014

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA--160869

Journal Information:: ACS Energy Letters, Journal Name: ACS Energy Letters Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 6; ISSN 2380-8195

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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