High-energy and low-cost membrane-free chlorine flow battery

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 1281 - 8
• Main Authors: Hou, Singyuk, Chen, Long, Fan, Xiulin, Fan, Xiaotong, Ji, Xiao, Wang, Boyu, Cui, Chunyu, Chen, Ji, Yang, Chongyin, Wang, Wei, Li, Chunzhong, Wang, Chunsheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 11.03.2022; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 140/133; 147/135; 639/166/4073/4071; 639/4077/4079/891; Carbon tetrachloride; Chlorine; Electric power transmission; Electrolysis; Electrolytes; Energy efficiency; Energy storage; Flow; Flux density; Humanities and Social Sciences; Immiscibility; Low cost; Membranes; Metal ions; Miscibility; multidisciplinary; Rechargeable batteries; Redox reactions; Renewable energy; Saline water; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Sodium chloride; Storage batteries; Transition metals

Grid-scale energy storage is essential for reliable electricity transmission and renewable energy integration. Redox flow batteries (RFB) provide affordable and scalable solutions for stationary energy storage. However, most of the current RFB chemistries are based on expensive transition metal ions...