Coulter dispersant as positive electrolyte additive for the vanadium redox flow battery

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作者
Chang, Fang [1 ,2 ]
Hu, Changwei [1 ]
Liu, Xiaojiang [2 ]
Liu, Lian [2 ]
Zhang, Jianwen [2 ]
机构
[1] Sichuan Univ, Coll Chem, Minist Educ, Key Lab Green Chem & Technol, Chengdu 610064, Peoples R China
[2] China Acad Engn Phys, Inst Elect Engn, Mianyang 621900, Peoples R China
关键词
Vanadium redox flow battery; Positive electrolyte; Coulter dispersant; Additive; STORAGE;
D O I
10.1016/j.electacta.2011.11.065
中图分类号
O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];
学科分类号
081704 ;
摘要
Coulter dispersants were investigated as the additive into the positive electrolyte (more than 1.8 M vanadium ions) of vanadium redox flow battery (VRB). The electrolyte stability tests showed that, at 45, 50 and 60 degrees C, the addition of 0.050-0.10 w/w Coulter dispersant IIIA (mainly containing coconut oil amine adduct with 15 ethylene oxide groups) into the positive electrolyte of VRB could significantly delay the time of precipitate formation from 1.8-12.3 h to 30.3 h similar to 19.3 days. Moreover, the trace amount of Coulter dispersant IIIA as the additive can enhance the electrolyte stability without changing the valence state of vanadium ions, reducing the reversibility of the redox reactions and incurring other side reactions at the electrode. Using the Coulter IIIA dispersant as the additive also improved the energy efficiency of the VRB. The UV-vis spectra confirmed that the trace amount of Coulter IIIA dispersant did not chemically react with V(V) to form new substances. The synergy of Coulombic repulsion and steric hindrance between the macromolecular cationic surfactant additive and the solution reduced the aggregation of vanadium ions into V2O5 and increased the supersaturation of V2O5 crystal in the solution. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:334 / 338
页数:5
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