Using earth abundant materials for long duration energy storage: electro-chemical and thermo-chemical cycling of bicarbonate/formate
Oliver Y. Gutiérrez, Katarzyna Grubel, Jotheeswari Kothandaraman, Juan A. Lopez‐Ruiz, Kriston Brooks, Mark Bowden, Tom Autrey
Abstract
The HCO 3 − -HCO 2 − cycle, where aqueous solutions of formate salts are hydrogen and energy carriers, offers the opportunity of combining electrochemical and thermochemical operations, and of coupling CO 2 capture with energy/hydrogen storage.
Topics & Concepts
FormateBicarbonateAqueous solutionChemistryElectrochemistryCyclingHydrogen storageEnergy storageHydrogenChemical energyInorganic chemistryChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryCatalysisElectrodeHistoryQuantum mechanicsPhysical chemistryPhysicsArchaeologyEngineeringPower (physics)CO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsIonic liquids properties and applicationsCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis