Stability and Performance of Commercial Membranes in High-Temperature Organic Flow Batteries
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Water Uptake and Swelling Ratio
3.2. Area Resistance
3.3. Diffusion
3.4. Battery Performance
3.4.1. Alkaline Battery Performance
3.4.2. Acid Battery Peformance
3.5. Stability to Extreme pH at High Temperature
3.5.1. Alkaline Stability
3.5.2. Acid Stability
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Membrane | Company, Series | Type | Counter ion | Chemistry | Thickness (µm) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
E-620 | Fumatech, fumasep | CEM | K+ | Sulfonated poly aryl ether ketone (SPAEK) [33] | 20 |
E-620-PE | Fumatech, fumasep | CEM | K+ | SPAEK [33] with poly ethylene (PE) reinforcement | 20 |
CMVN | AGC, Selemion | CEM | Na+ | Hydrocarbon with polyolefin reinforcement | 100 |
E98-05S | Solvay, Aquivion | CEM | H+ | Perfluorinated sulfonic acid | 50 |
E98-05 | Solvay, Aquivion | CEM | H+ | Perfluorinated sulfonic acid | 50 |
E98-09S | Solvay, Aquivion | CEM | H+ | Perfluorinated sulfonic acid | 90 |
Sx-050DK | AGC, FORBLUE | CEM | K+ | Perfluorinated sulfonic acid | 50 |
Sx-053DK | AGC, FORBLUE | CEM | K+ | Perfluorinated sulfonic acid | 50 |
S-2301WN | AGC, FORBLUE | CEM | Na+ | Perfluorinated sulfonic acid with poly tetra fluoroethylene (PTFE) fiber reinforcement | 330 |
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Van Cauter, C.J.; Li, Y.; Van Herck, S.; Vankelecom, I.F.J. Stability and Performance of Commercial Membranes in High-Temperature Organic Flow Batteries. Membranes 2024, 14, 177. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes14080177
Van Cauter CJ, Li Y, Van Herck S, Vankelecom IFJ. Stability and Performance of Commercial Membranes in High-Temperature Organic Flow Batteries. Membranes. 2024; 14(8):177. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes14080177
Chicago/Turabian StyleVan Cauter, Chiari J., Yun Li, Sander Van Herck, and Ivo F. J. Vankelecom. 2024. "Stability and Performance of Commercial Membranes in High-Temperature Organic Flow Batteries" Membranes 14, no. 8: 177. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes14080177