The development of Zn-Ce hybrid redox flow batteries for energy storage and their continuing challenges

Walsh, Frank C. and Ponce de Leon, Carlos and Berlouis, Len and Nikiforidis, Georgios and Arenas-Martinez, Luis F. and Hodgson, David and Hall, David (2015) The development of Zn-Ce hybrid redox flow batteries for energy storage and their continuing challenges. ChemPlusChem, 80 (2). 288–311. ISSN 2192-6506 (https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.201402103)

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Abstract

The Zn-Ce flow battery is a recently introduced hybrid redox flow battery (RFB) but has been extensively studied in the laboratory and at the industrial pilot-scale since its introduction in 2005. The cell has the highest open-circuit cell potentials amongst aqueous RFBs, which can exceed 2.4 V at full charge. While original patents were filed in 2004 and 2005, the history of the half-cell reactions stretches back many decades, the Ce(IV)/Ce(III) redox couple being well studied in sulphuric acid as a redox mediator in organic electrosynthesis or in nitric acid for specialist cleaning in the chemical and nuclear industries while zinc deposition and stripping in acid media are well known in hydrometallurgy and electroplating of metals as well as in other batteries using zinc negative electrodes. Methanesulfonic acid electrolytes were introduced in surface finishing several decades ago but their use in flow batteries is only 20 years old. This review considers the thermodynamics and kinetics of the electrode reactions (desired and secondary) in each half-cell, operational variables, materials for cell components, cell design and performance of the zinc-cerium flow battery. Continuing challenges are highlighted and critical research needs for the science and technological development are considered.

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Walsh, Frank C., Ponce de Leon, Carlos, Berlouis, Len ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7217-1680, Nikiforidis, Georgios, Arenas-Martinez, Luis F., Hodgson, David and Hall, David;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:60159
    Dates:
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    5 February 2015
    Published
    13 November 2014
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    Notes:This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Walsh, F. C., Ponce de Leon, C., Berlouis, L., Nikiforidis, G., Arenas-Martinez, L. F., Hodgson, D., & Hall, D. (2015). The development of Zn-Ce hybrid redox flow batteries for energy storage and their continuing challenges. ChemPlusChem, 80(2), 288–311. which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cplu.201402103. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
    Subjects:Science > Chemistry
    Department:Faculty of Science > Pure and Applied Chemistry
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:13 Mar 2017 14:35
    Last modified:13 Nov 2024 01:10
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/60159
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