Electrocatalysts for Using Renewably-Sourced, Organic Electrolytes for Redox Flow Batteries

Biomass could be a source of the redox shuttles that have shown promise for operation as high potential, organic electrolytes for redox flow batteries. There is a sufficient quantity of biomass to satisfy the growing demand to buffer the episodic nature of renewably produced electricity. However, de...

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Published in:Catalysts 2021-03, Vol.11 (3), p.315
Main Author: Weber, Robert S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alternative energy sources
Batteries
Biomass
Catalysis
Catalysts
Chemical reactions
Electricity consumption
Electrocatalysts
Electrochemistry
Electrolytes
Lignin
Metals
Nonaqueous electrolytes
Oxidation
Rechargeable batteries
redox flow batteries
Renewable resources
Selectivity
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Summary:Biomass could be a source of the redox shuttles that have shown promise for operation as high potential, organic electrolytes for redox flow batteries. There is a sufficient quantity of biomass to satisfy the growing demand to buffer the episodic nature of renewably produced electricity. However, despite a century of effort, it is still not evident how to use existing information from organic electrochemistry to design the electrocatalysts or supporting electrolytes that will confer the required activity, selectivity and longevity. In this research, the use of a fiducial reaction to normalize reaction rates is shown to fail.
ISSN:2073-4344
2073-4344
DOI:10.3390/catal11030315