Bioinspired, high-stability, nonaqueous redox flow battery electrolytes. Issue 23 (25th April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Huang, Haobo; Howland, Rachael; Agar, Ertan; Nourani, Mahnaz; Golen, James A.; Cappillino, Patrick J.
• Is Part Of: Journal of materials chemistry. Volume 5:Issue 23(2017)
• Page Start: 11586
• Page End: 11591
• Publication Date: 2017-04-25
• Subjects: Materials -- Research -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Analytic -- Periodicals; Environmental sciences -- Research -- Periodicals; 543.0284
• DOI: 10.1039/c7ta00365j
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-7488

Abstract

Abstract : A promising nonaqueous redox flow battery electrolyte has been developed by leveraging natural selection to elucidate stable, redox-active molecules. Abstract : Using natural selection as a toolkit we have elucidated an active material for nonaqueous redox flow batteries (NRFB) that is stable to deep cycling, both under static cell conditions and in an operating flow battery, even in the presence of water. The compound is an analogue of molecules biosynthesized by Amanita mushrooms and was chosen as a molecular scaffold for a new family of NRFB due to its redox reversibility, ease of synthesis and extraordinary stability.