Liquid Redoxmers for Nonaqueous Redox Flow Batteries

Lily A. Robertson, Mohammad Afsar Uddin, Ilya A. Shkrob, Jeffrey S. Moore, Lu Zhang

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Abstract

Redoxmers are organic active molecules storing electrochemical energy in nonaqueous redox flow batteries (NRFBs). Increasing the solubility of redoxmers is an important approach for increasing energy density of NRFBs as effective redoxmer concentration determines how much electricity can be stored in a given volume. Molecular engineering redoxmers towards liquid forms is regarded as one promising strategy as liquid redoxmers represent an extreme scenario where fluidity is maintained at maximum concentration using a minimum amount of supporting solvents. In this Perspective, recent examples of liquid redoxmers as well as their development strategy will be discussed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere202300043
JournalChemSusChem
Volume16
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 21 2023

Keywords

  • PEGylation
  • high energy density
  • liquid redoxmers
  • nonaqueous redox flow batteries
  • viscosity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Environmental Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • General Materials Science
  • General Energy

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