Through-plane conductivities of membranes for nonaqueous redox flow batteries

Anderson, Travis Mark; Small, Leo J.; Pratt, III, Harry D.; Hudak, Nicholas S.

doi:10.1149/2.0901510jes

Title: Through-plane conductivities of membranes for nonaqueous redox flow batteries

Journal Article · Thu Aug 13 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Journal of the Electrochemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0901510jes· OSTI ID:1235356

Anderson, Travis Mark ^[1]; Small, Leo J. ^[1]; Pratt, III, Harry D. ^[1]; Hudak, Nicholas S. ^[1]

Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

In this study, nonaqueous redox flow batteries (RFB) leverage nonaqueous solvents to enable higher operating voltages compared to their aqueous counterparts. Most commercial components for flow batteries, however, are designed for aqueous use. One critical component, the ion-selective membrane, provides ionic conductance between electrodes while preventing crossover of electroactive species. Here we evaluate the area-specific conductances and through-plane conductivities of commercially available microporous separators (Celgard 2400, 2500) and anion exchange membranes (Neosepta AFX, Neosepta AHA, Fumasep FAP-450, Fumasep FAP-PK) soaked in acetonitrile, propylene carbonate, or two imidazolium-based ionic liquids. Fumasep membranes combined with acetonitrile-based electrolyte solutions provided the highest conductance values and conductivities by far. When tested in ionic liquids, all anion exchange membranes displayed conductivities greater than those of the Celgard microporous separators, though the separators’ decreased thickness-enabled conductances on par with the most conductive anion exchange membranes. Ionic conductivity is not the only consideration when choosing an anion exchange membrane; testing of FAP-450 and FAP-PK membranes in a nonaqueous RFB demonstrated that the increased mechanical stability of PEEK-supported FAP-PK minimized swelling, in turn decreasing solvent mediated crossover and enabling greater electrochemical yields (40% vs. 4%) and Coulombic efficiencies (94% vs. 90%) compared to the unsupported, higher conductance FAP-450.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Electricity (OE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

OSTI ID:: 1235356

Report Number(s):: SAND-2015-4046J; 584015

Journal Information:: Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol. 162, Issue 10; ISSN 0013-4651

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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