NASA redox storage system development project. Calendar year 1982
Development was continued for iron-chromium battery operation at 65/sup 0/C. Membranes that were adequate at 25/sup 0/C were shown to be unacceptable at 65/sup 0/C with regard to selectivity. This led to the elevated-temperature, mixed-reactant mode of operation, in which each reactant solution, when discharged, contains both ferrous and chromic chlorides. This operating mode allows the use of very low-resistivity membranes, resulting in high energy efficiencies at current densities. It also allows the use of very simple techniques to correct for solvent or reactant transfer through cell membranes. Screening of candidate catalysts for the chromium electrode led to the development of a bismuth-lead candidate having several attractive characteristics.
- Research Organization:
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cleveland, OH (USA). Lewis Research Center
- DOE Contract Number:
- AI04-80AL12726
- OSTI ID:
- 5711707
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/NASA/12726-23; NASA-TM-83469; ON: DE84002196
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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