Design of polybenzimidazolium membranes for use in vanadium redox flow batteries
Jacobus C. Duburg, Binyu Chen, Steven Holdcroft, Thomas J. Schmidt, Lorenz Gubler
Abstract
Hexamethyl- p -terphenyl polybenzimidazolium (HMT-PMBI) for a vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB). A higher degree of methylation increases the ionic conductivity of the polymer electrolyte but reduces its capacity retention in a VRFB.
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VanadiumRedoxMembraneFlow batteryFlow (mathematics)ChemistryChemical engineeringMaterials scienceInorganic chemistryEngineeringElectrodeMechanicsPhysicsBiochemistryElectrolytePhysical chemistryAdvanced battery technologies researchAdvanced Battery Technologies ResearchAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies