Polybenzimidazole (PBI) membranes for redox flow batteries

Benicewicz, Brian C.; Murdock, Laura; Wang, Lihui; Huang, Fei; Pingitore, Andrew

Polybenzimidazole (PBI) membranes for redox flow batteries

Patent · Tue Apr 12 00:00:00 EDT 2022

OSTI ID:1892831

Benicewicz, Brian C.; Murdock, Laura; Wang, Lihui; Huang, Fei; Pingitore, Andrew

Disclosed are redox flow battery membranes, redox flow batteries incorporating the membranes, and methods of forming the membranes. The membranes include a polybenzimidazole gel membrane that is capable of incorporating a high liquid content without loss of structure that is formed according to a process that includes in situ hydrolysis of a polyphosphoric acid solvent. The membranes are imbibed with a redox flow battery supporting electrolyte such as sulfuric acid and can operate at very high ionic conductivities of about 100 mS/cm or greater. Redox flow batteries incorporating the PBI-based membranes can operate at high current densities of about 100 mA/cm2 or greater.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AR0000767

Assignee:: University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)

Patent Number(s):: 11,302,948

Application Number:: 16/570,290

OSTI ID:: 1892831

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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