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Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Towards a thermally regenerative all-copper redox flow battery†

Pekka Peljo,ab   David Lloyd,*a   Nguyet Doan,a   Marko Majanevaa  and  Kyösti Kontturia  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, Aalto University, B.O. Box 16100, 00076 Aalto, Finland
E-mail: david.lloyd@aalto.fi

b Laboratoire d'Electrochimie Physique et Analytique, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 6, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

Abstract

An all-copper redox flow battery based on strong complexation of Cu+ with acetonitrile is demonstrated, exhibiting reasonable battery performance. More interestingly, the battery can be charged by heat sources of 100 °C, by distilling off the acetonitrile. This destabilizes the Cu+ complex, leading to recovery of the starting materials.

Graphical abstract: Towards a thermally regenerative all-copper redox flow battery

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CP54585G
Article type
Communication
Submitted
31 Oct 2013
Accepted
16 Dec 2013
First published
18 Dec 2013

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2014,16, 2831-2835

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Towards a thermally regenerative all-copper redox flow battery

P. Peljo, D. Lloyd, N. Doan, M. Majaneva and K. Kontturi, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2014, 16, 2831 DOI: 10.1039/C3CP54585G

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