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Vanadium-oxygen cell for positive electrolyte discharge in dual-circuit vanadium redox flow battery

Piwek, Justyna
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Dennison, C.R.  
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Frackowiak, Elzbieta
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2019
Journal of Power Sources

The “dual-circuit redox flow battery” takes advantage of a conventional all-vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) combined with a separated catalytic hydrogen evolution reactor. Depending on demand, the VRFB can be conventionally discharged or supply H2 by using the catalytic reactor. However, during hydrogen generation, protons are consumed and a state-of-charge imbalance is created. Therefore, the corresponding discharge of the positive compartment is necessary to maintain proton and charge balance. Water oxidation is a suitable reaction providing regeneration of the positive electrolyte (reduction of VO2+ to VO2+) and also protons. VO2+/VO2+ does not possess a potential high enough to spontaneously drive the oxygen evolution reaction thus an additional energy input is required. We introduce the V–O2 cell, a secondary flow cell to integrate into the “dual-circuit redox flow battery” that provides a high rate of conversion while minimizing the energy required. This was tested in a complete dual-circuit system and required 140 mW cm−2 of additional energy at 110 mA cm−2. The total efficiency of the coupled system in term of electricity to hydrogen was between 42 and 62% depending on the current density and stable operation was demonstrated during extended tests.

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DOI
10.1016/j.jpowsour.2019.227075
Author(s)
Piwek, Justyna
Dennison, C.R.  
Frackowiak, Elzbieta
Girault, Hubert  
Battistel, Alberto  
Date Issued

2019

Published in
Journal of Power Sources
Volume

439

Article Number

227075

Subjects

Vanadium redox flow batteryHydrogen generationIndirect water splittingVanadium-oxygen electrolyzer

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OTHER

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September 9, 2019
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