期刊
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
卷 6, 期 4, 页码 5394-5400出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b00221
关键词
Flow battery; Lignin; Sustainability; Abundance; Organic electrolyte; Redox active polymer
资金
- Northeastern University
As the number of generation sources from intermittent renewable technologies on the electric grid increases, the need for large-scale energy storage devices is becoming essential to ensure grid stability. Flow batteries offer numerous advantages over conventional sealed batteries for grid storage. In this work, for the first time, we investigated lignin, the second most abundant wood derived biopolymer, as an anolyte for the aqueous flow battery. Lignosulfonate, a water-soluble derivative of lignin, is environmentally benign, low cost and abundant as it is obtained from the byproduct of paper and biofuel manufacturing. The lignosulfonate utilizes the redox chemistry of quinone to store energy and undergoes a reversible redox reaction. Here, we paired lignosulfonate with Br-2/Br-, and the full cell runs efficiently with high power density. Also, the large and complex molecular structure of lignin considerably reduces the electrolytic crossover, which ensures very high capacity retention. The flowcell was able to achieve current densities of up to 20 mA/cm(2) and charge polarization resistance of 15 ohm cm(2). This technology presents a unique opportunity for a low-cost, metal-free flow battery capable of large-scale sustainable energy storage.
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