Catalytic production of impurity-free V3.5+ electrolyte for vanadium redox flow batteries

The vanadium redox flow battery is promising for commercial applications, but is hampered by high-cost electrolytes that are typically prepared via electrolysis. Here the authors demonstrate cost-effective chemical production of a high-quality vanadium electrolyte using platinum nanoparticles as a c...

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Main Authors: Jiyun Heo, Jae-Yun Han, Soohyun Kim, Seongmin Yuk, Chanyong Choi, Riyul Kim, Ju-Hyuk Lee, Andy Klassen, Shin-Kun Ryi, Hee-Tak Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12363-7
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spelling doaj-174385365a134bbab1a9f45769dbf7322021-05-11T11:43:33ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232019-09-011011910.1038/s41467-019-12363-7Catalytic production of impurity-free V3.5+ electrolyte for vanadium redox flow batteriesJiyun Heo0Jae-Yun Han1Soohyun Kim2Seongmin Yuk3Chanyong Choi4Riyul Kim5Ju-Hyuk Lee6Andy Klassen7Shin-Kun Ryi8Hee-Tak Kim9Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyAdvanced Materials and Devices Laboratory, Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyAvalon BatteryAdvanced Materials and Devices Laboratory, Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyThe vanadium redox flow battery is promising for commercial applications, but is hampered by high-cost electrolytes that are typically prepared via electrolysis. Here the authors demonstrate cost-effective chemical production of a high-quality vanadium electrolyte using platinum nanoparticles as a catalyst.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12363-7
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author Jiyun Heo
Jae-Yun Han
Soohyun Kim
Seongmin Yuk
Chanyong Choi
Riyul Kim
Ju-Hyuk Lee
Andy Klassen
Shin-Kun Ryi
Hee-Tak Kim
spellingShingle Jiyun Heo
Jae-Yun Han
Soohyun Kim
Seongmin Yuk
Chanyong Choi
Riyul Kim
Ju-Hyuk Lee
Andy Klassen
Shin-Kun Ryi
Hee-Tak Kim
Catalytic production of impurity-free V3.5+ electrolyte for vanadium redox flow batteries
Nature Communications
author_facet Jiyun Heo
Jae-Yun Han
Soohyun Kim
Seongmin Yuk
Chanyong Choi
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Ju-Hyuk Lee
Andy Klassen
Shin-Kun Ryi
Hee-Tak Kim
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title Catalytic production of impurity-free V3.5+ electrolyte for vanadium redox flow batteries
title_short Catalytic production of impurity-free V3.5+ electrolyte for vanadium redox flow batteries
title_full Catalytic production of impurity-free V3.5+ electrolyte for vanadium redox flow batteries
title_fullStr Catalytic production of impurity-free V3.5+ electrolyte for vanadium redox flow batteries
title_full_unstemmed Catalytic production of impurity-free V3.5+ electrolyte for vanadium redox flow batteries
title_sort catalytic production of impurity-free v3.5+ electrolyte for vanadium redox flow batteries
publisher Nature Publishing Group
series Nature Communications
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publishDate 2019-09-01
description The vanadium redox flow battery is promising for commercial applications, but is hampered by high-cost electrolytes that are typically prepared via electrolysis. Here the authors demonstrate cost-effective chemical production of a high-quality vanadium electrolyte using platinum nanoparticles as a catalyst.
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