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Title: Communication—Sulfonated Poly (ether ether ketone) as Cation Exchange Membrane for Alkaline Redox Flow Batteries

Abstract

A sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone) (sPEEK) was tested as the separator in a full alkaline flow battery with 2,6-dihydroxyanthraquinone-ferro/ferricyanide, DHAQ-FeCy, redox couples. Cell performance was compared to that of an identical cell utilizing a perfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA) membrane. Replacement of the PFSA membrane with sPEEK resulted in a 10% power density increase, a 40% decrease in capacity loss per day and an 85-fold decrease in ferricyanide permeation. Though long-term stability of sPEEK in alkaline media requires improvement, these results highlight the potential to produce non-fluorinated membranes with better performance in organic redox flow batteries than the commercially available PFSAs.

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Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
OSTI Identifier:
1433033
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OSTI ID: 1510082
Grant/Contract Number:  
AR0000348
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Journal of the Electrochemical Society
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Journal of the Electrochemical Society Journal Volume: 165 Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 0013-4651
Publisher:
The Electrochemical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
25 ENERGY STORAGE; alkaline organic redox flow batteries; ion-exchange membranes; sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone)

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De Porcellinis, D., Mecheri, B., D'Epifanio, A., Licoccia, S., Granados-Focil, S., and Aziz, M. J. Communication—Sulfonated Poly (ether ether ketone) as Cation Exchange Membrane for Alkaline Redox Flow Batteries. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1149/2.1291805jes.
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De Porcellinis, D., Mecheri, B., D'Epifanio, A., Licoccia, S., Granados-Focil, S., & Aziz, M. J. Communication—Sulfonated Poly (ether ether ketone) as Cation Exchange Membrane for Alkaline Redox Flow Batteries. United States. https://doi.org/10.1149/2.1291805jes
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De Porcellinis, D., Mecheri, B., D'Epifanio, A., Licoccia, S., Granados-Focil, S., and Aziz, M. J. Thu . "Communication—Sulfonated Poly (ether ether ketone) as Cation Exchange Membrane for Alkaline Redox Flow Batteries". United States. https://doi.org/10.1149/2.1291805jes.
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@article{osti_1433033,
title = {Communication—Sulfonated Poly (ether ether ketone) as Cation Exchange Membrane for Alkaline Redox Flow Batteries},
author = {De Porcellinis, D. and Mecheri, B. and D'Epifanio, A. and Licoccia, S. and Granados-Focil, S. and Aziz, M. J.},
abstractNote = {A sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone) (sPEEK) was tested as the separator in a full alkaline flow battery with 2,6-dihydroxyanthraquinone-ferro/ferricyanide, DHAQ-FeCy, redox couples. Cell performance was compared to that of an identical cell utilizing a perfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA) membrane. Replacement of the PFSA membrane with sPEEK resulted in a 10% power density increase, a 40% decrease in capacity loss per day and an 85-fold decrease in ferricyanide permeation. Though long-term stability of sPEEK in alkaline media requires improvement, these results highlight the potential to produce non-fluorinated membranes with better performance in organic redox flow batteries than the commercially available PFSAs.},
doi = {10.1149/2.1291805jes},
journal = {Journal of the Electrochemical Society},
number = 5,
volume = 165,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Thu Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}
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Figure 1 Figure 1: Normalized receiving side concentration (Cr) of Ferricyanide as a function of time for Nafion 212 and sPEEK. Permeability is measured in 0.3M K3Fe(CN)6 in 1 M KOH | 1.9 M KOH.
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