147results about "Alkaline electrolytes" patented technology

The disclosure relates to an aqueous electrochemical device comprising a negative electrode, a positive electrode, a separator and an aqueous electrolyte having an alkaline pH, wherein onto the positive electrode is disposed at least one layer of nanoparticles capable of being used to form a local hydronium ion rich environment at the positive electrode during operation of the device, and / or the capacity ratio between the negative electrode and the positive electrode is less than 1 so as to substantially avoid production of oxygen at the positive electrode. The electrochemical device may find particular use in large-scale energy storage.

Provided is a hydroxide ion-conducting separator excellent in alkali resistance and capable of further effectively suppressing short circuiting caused by zinc dendrites. The LDH compound separator includes a porous substrate made of a high molecular material and a layered double hydroxide (LDH) compound that seals the pores of the porous substrate. The average porosity of the central portion in the thickness direction of the LDH compound separator is lower than the average porosity of the portion near the surface of the LDH compound separator.

The rechargeable battery cell can include an electrode having a plurality of three-dimensional channels defined therethrough, at least 90% of the three-dimensional channels having pores between 50 nanometers and 400 microns in size. An ion exchange material can be disposed to define an interface with at least a portion of the electrode. In some embodiments, the electrode includes a zinc (Zn)-containing anode and a cathode including at least one of nickel hydroxide (Ni(OH)2), nickel oxyhydroxide (NiOOH), manganese dioxide (MnO2), copper oxide, and bismuth oxide.

We provide long-term and ultra-long-term (overall, ≥8 hours) energy storage systems. [Solution] Various embodiments may include a battery comprising a first electrode, an electrolyte, and a second electrode ionically conductively connected to the first electrode via the electrolyte. The first electrode comprises direct reduced iron ("DRI") pellets and a conductive material. The conductive material may be scattered between individual DRI pellets. The conductive material has a higher electrical conductivity than the DRI pellets.

The application discloses a preparation method and application of an alkaline zinc-based flow battery electrolyte, and comprises the following steps: firstly, dissolving a hydroxide solid in deionized water to obtain an alkaline aqueous solution; secondly, dissolving a zinc oxide solid in the alkaline aqueous solution obtained in the step (I) to obtain an alkaline aqueous solution containing a zincate; and finally, dissolving a sugar alcohol and a chloromethane in the alkaline aqueous solution containing the zincate obtained in the step (II) to obtain an alkaline electrolyte. By introducing different concentrations of the sugar alcohol and the chloromethane into the alkaline electrolyte containing the zincate, the double electric layer and the solvation structure of the zinc negative electrode are regulated, the self-corrosion and the hydrogen evolution side reaction problems of the zinc negative electrode under the strong alkaline (pH>14) condition are effectively inhibited, the alkaline electrolyte has good zinc compatibility, high stability and relatively fast reaction kinetics, and has great potential in the development and application of the alkaline zinc-based flow battery.

The present invention relates to a method for electrolysis of water (1 ) by means of a device (7) comprising a reversible cell for the production of hydrogen and oxygen. A solution of potassium hydroxide (KOH) is fed into the cell at a concentration of between 35% and 55% w / v, at a temperature of between 150°C and 374°C, and in a condition of minimum pressure of between 2.2 bar and 129.1 bar. The method provides for I) preparing in the mixer the aqueous alkaline solution of KOH having a concentration of potassium hydroxide (KOH) of between 35% and 55% w / v; II) heating said aqueous alkaline solution to a temperature of between 150°C and 374°C; III) increasing the pressure to maintain the aqueous alkaline solution in the liquid phase at a minimum pressure condition of between 2.2 bar and 129.1 bar; IV) passing the water through the hydrophobic layer (3) of each electrode and reaching the respective catalyst layer (5) to catalyse a reduction phase of said hydrogen or an oxidation phase of said oxygen and the porous electrode layer (4) to carry out said reduction and said oxidation respectively; V) collecting gaseous hydrogen and oxygen released from phase IV).

Alkaline electrochemical cells are provided, wherein methods to decrease or eliminate shorting in batteries by preventing zinc oxide reaction precipitate from creating a conductive bridge between the two electrodes. The alkaline electrochemical cell comprising dissolved zinc oxide or zinc hydroxide in at least the electrolyte solution, and / or solid zinc oxide particles or zinc hydroxide in the anode, a silicon donor in the anode, and / or a bilayer separator optimally comprising a high-density layer and a low-density layer.

The invention discloses an all-alkaline manganese-based open-circuit flow battery and a construction method thereof. In the flow battery, a charging negative electrode catalyst is used as a charging negative electrode, and the charging negative electrode catalyst and a nitrate-containing charging negative electrode electrolyte form a charging negative electrode module; the discharge negative electrode catalyst is used as a discharge negative electrode, and forms a discharge negative electrode module with the ethylene glycol-containing discharge negative electrode electrolyte; using an inert catalyst as an inert positive electrode, and forming a positive electrode module with the positive electrode electrolyte containing the alkaline redox ion pair; the positive electrode module is arranged between the charging negative electrode module and the discharging negative electrode module, and the diaphragms are arranged between the adjacent modules. The additive is low in cost, high in safety, stable and long-acting, and the manganese element is used as an active substance, so that the cost is greatly reduced; the alkaline electrolyte is safer than the acidic electrolyte, so that the problem of equipment corrosion is reduced; the alkaline positive electrode electrolyte is coupled with the organic matter oxidation reaction, so that the loss caused by acid-base neutralization is avoided, and the stability of the open-circuit flow battery is effectively improved.

To provide long and ultra-long duration energy storage systems.SOLUTION: There are provided a battery, a bulk energy storage system including the battery, and / or a method of operating the bulk energy storage system including the battery. The battery may include a first electrode, an electrolyte, and a second electrode, wherein one or both of the first electrode and the second electrode comprise direct reduced iron ("DRI"). The DRI may be in the form of pellets. The pellets may comprise at least about 60 wt.% iron by elemental mass, based on the total mass of the pellets. One or both of the first electrode and the second electrode comprises from about 60% to about 90% iron and from about 1% to about 40% of a component comprising one or more of materials selected from a group of SiO2, AI2O3, MgO, CaO, and TiO2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a low-cost alkaline secondary battery positive electrode material and a preparation method and application thereof, which belongs to the technical field of alkaline secondary battery. The positive electrode material includes a composite positive electrode material including manganese dioxide and partially oxidized layered hydroxide, etc. The composite positive electrode material prepared by the embodiments of the present disclosure has the advantage of a high discharge platform, or the like, with respect to a conventional manganese electrode, which significantly improves the cycling stability and reversibility of the zinc-manganese alkaline secondary battery.

An alkaline storage battery includes a positive electrode. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode mixture. The positive electrode mixture contains a nickel compound and a metal compound. The nickel compound is a positive electrode active material The metal compound is a compound of at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of titanium, niobium, tungsten, vanadium, molybdenum, zirconium, and tantalum. A ratio Wm / Wn of a mass Wm of the metal compound contained in the positive electrode mixture to a mass Wn of the nickel compound contained in the positive electrode mixture in terms of nickel hydroxide ranges from 0.2 / 100 to 5.0 / 100. The metal compound contains iron at a mass ratio ranging from 10 ppm to 10000 ppm. A ratio We / Wp of a mass We of the alkaline electrolyte to a mass Wp of the positive electrode mixture ranges from 0.35 to 1.0.

Provided herein are phosphorus battery electrolyte additive chemicals for use in aqueous batteries that prevent self-discharge in the form of corrosion and hydrogen evolution, which increases the efficiency and extends the shelf-life of the batteries.

A technique for the electrochemical synthesis of rechargeable battery cathode precursor materials using porous carbon elements is disclosed. The porous carbon elements act as air cathodes for the reduction of oxygen. The reduced oxygen species can oxidize transition metal anodes, thereby promoting room-temperature redox reactions with transition metals, including those that are generally corrosion-resistant, such as nickel. The transition metal reaction product(s) can be further processed into rechargeable battery cathode materials without the synthesis of hazardous waste products.

An electrolyte composition for a Zn-MnO2 electrochemical device said electrolyte composition comprising water, a zinc salt, and a combination of additives, wherein the combination of additives comprises an organic additive and an additive of formula (I), its use and an electrochemical device comprising said electrolyte.

Systems, apparatuses, and / or the like are provided. In some embodiments, an electrochemical cell may include a container, a ring-shaped cathode disposed within the container, wherein the ring-shaped cathode defines an open interior, an anode disposed within the open interior of the ring-shaped cathode, a separator disposed between the cathode and the anode, an electrolyte solution, and a current collector electrically connected with a portion of the container, wherein the current collector is positioned at least partially within the anode. For example, current collectors may include a base including a first material that is fixedly attached to the portion of the container and a zinc component composed of a second material and fixedly attached to the base.

The system comprises a fuel cell including electrodes, a fuel inlet for introducing a non-carbon binding fuel into the fuel cell, an air inlet, an electrolyte inlet, and an outlet for outlet of deplenished electrolyte.

The invention discloses a defect-engineered nanosheet material for an alkaline aqueous battery as well as a preparation method and application of the defect-engineered nanosheet material, and belongs to the technical field of nano materials and electrochemical energy storage. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, dissolving 1, 3, 5-benzene tricarboxylic acid and bismuth nitrate pentahydrate in methanol, and carrying out hydrothermal reaction to obtain a bismuth-based metal-organic framework precursor; and then dispersing the precursor and ammonium halide in deionized water, and carrying out ion etching reaction through oil bath heating to obtain the bismuth oxyhalide nanosheet material. The prepared material has a self-supported hierarchical porous nanosheet structure, the surface of the material has wrinkles and pore channels, and the material contains oxygen vacancies and low-valence bismuth defects. The material can be used as a negative electrode to be applied to an alkaline aqueous battery, and after the material, a positive electrode material and alkaline electrolyte are assembled into a battery, the battery has high specific capacity, excellent rate capability and good cycle stability. The preparation method is simple in process and mild in condition, and the material performance can be optimized by adjusting etching parameters.

The present invention introduces ionic polymers featuring with a spiro structure, which enhances the solubility and gas permeability of the ionic polymer while maintaining excellent conductivity, mechanical properties, and dimensional stability. This is achieved by incorporating a spiro fragment with a large free volume into the polymer backbone. As a result, the gas permeability of the catalyst layer prepared from this ionic polymer is improved, making it suitable as a catalyst binder for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) or anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs). Furthermore, the electrochemical performance of the fuel cell is enhanced. Additionally, the proton exchange membrane and anion exchange membrane derived from this ionic polymer containing a spiro structure effectively improve the conductivity of both types of membranes by increasing the space volume due to the presence of the large free volume spiro fragment.

The present invention refers to an electrolyte comprising a viologen compound or a salt or solvate thereof, wherein each of the nitrogen atoms of the viologen are substituted with one aryl group; wherein said aryl groups are equal or different; and wherein said aryl groups are optionally substituted. The present invention also relates to a redox flow battery comprising the electrolyte of the invention, to an energy storage and / or delivery system comprising said battery, to a method of storing and / or delivering electricity comprising said battery, to the use of said battery, to the use of an energy system comprising said battery and to the use of the use of the viologen compound or a salt or solvate thereof, wherein each of the nitrogen atoms of the viologen are substituted with one aryl group; wherein said aryl groups are equal or different; and wherein said aryl groups are optionally substituted as active species of an electrolyte.

The present invention relates to the assembly of a negatively charged dendrite-inhibiting ionomer membrane for aqueous rechargeable zinc metal batteries (AZMB) made by crosslinking sulfonated polyvinyl alcohol (PVS) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA).

Alkaline electrochemical cells are provided, wherein methods to decrease or eliminate shorting in batteries by preventing zinc oxide reaction precipitate from creating a conductive bridge between the two electrodes. The alkaline electrochemical cell comprises solid zinc oxide particles in the anode and dissolved zinc oxide or zinc hydroxide in one or more of the catholyte, the anolyte, and the free electrolyte. Optimally, the solid zinc oxide particles have a large Brunauer, Emmett, and Teller (BET) surface area and / or a large median particle size (D50). The cells may also comprise a certain amount of surfactant in the separator.

A method and apparatus for generating electricity using an electrochemical dual-pole fuel cell with a coiled aluminum wire disc as the anode, dual air-cathodes, and dual bioplastic electrolyte discs. The invention teaches the use of inexpensive materials and simplified dual-pole fuel cell construction and assembling of fuel cells into modules, and modules into electricity generators.

An electrode used for oxygen reactions, the electrode being excellent in catalytic activity and stability, a method of producing the electrode, and an electrochemical device using the electrode are provided. This electrode includes, as an oxygen catalyst, an oxide that has peaks at positions of 2θ = 30.07°±1.00°, 34.88°±1.00°, 50.20°±1.00°, and 59.65°±1.00° in an X-ray diffraction measurement using a CuKα ray and has constituent elements of bismuth, ruthenium, sodium, and oxygen.

An electrolyte composition for a Zinc metal electrochemical device said electrolyte composition comprising water, a zinc salt, and an additive of formula (I), its use and an electrochemical device comprising said electrolyte.

A negative electrode structure for a secondary battery (10) includes: a body (12) that is in a form of a foil or a thin plate and contains zinc as a base material; and a non-electron conductive film (11) provided on at least a first surface of the body (12). The film (11) is stretchable. The film (11) includes: an opening portion (13) formed to expose a portion of a first surface of the body (12); and an electrode reaction inhibiting portion (14) that surrounds the opening portion (13) and inhibits an electrode reaction in the body (12). The film (11) is attached to the body (12) in a liquid-tight manner.

This invention relates to a water electrolysis system for producing compressed hydrogen, the system comprising a water electrolysis cell stack, a multiphase pump disposed downstream of the electrolysis cell stack, and a hydrogen gas-liquid separator. The multiphase pump is disposed between the water electrolysis cell stack and the hydrogen gas-liquid separator. The invention also relates to a method for producing compressed hydrogen in a water electrolysis system, the method comprising: supplying deionized water or liquid electrolyte to the water electrolysis cell stack; producing hydrogen in the water electrolysis cell stack; compressing the generated hydrogen and a mixture of entrained deionized water or liquid electrolyte in the multiphase pump; and performing gas-liquid separation of the compressed generated hydrogen and the entrained deionized water or liquid electrolyte mixture in the hydrogen gas-liquid separator.

A method for filling oxygen into a NiMH battery module (1) comprising one battery cell (2), the battery module having a casing (4) encompassing the battery cell and a gas space, wherein each battery cell (2) comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, a porous separator, and an aqueous alkaline electrolyte arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the casing (4) f comprises an inlet (25) for adding oxygen to the gas space of the battery cell (2). The method comprises monitoring (S72) battery module temperature and initiating filling of oxygen at an initial flow rate; and regulating the oxygen filling flow rate based on the monitored battery module temperature to avoid exceeding an upper temperature limit.

To provide materials, designs and methods of fabrication for metal electrodes for electrochemical cells.SOLUTION: A battery comprises a first electrode, an electrolyte, and a second electrode, where the second electrode comprises atomized metal powder, and the electrolyte is infiltrated between the atomized metal powder particles. A method of making an electrode comprises: electrochemically producing metal powder; and forming the metal powder into an electrode.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

An alkaline storage battery according to the present invention includes: an electrode group (8) including a positive pole plate (1), a negative pole plate (3) opposing the positive pole plate (1), and a separator (5) disposed between the positive pole plate and the negative pole plate; a positive pole current collector (2) that contacts the positive pole plate; a negative pole current collector (4) that contacts the negative pole plate; and a pair of sealing plates (6) that extends in the direction of the thickness of the positive pole plate, the negative pole plate, and the separator, and surrounds the electrode group together with the positive pole current collector and the negative pole current collector, wherein the positive pole plate include a nickel-based positive pole base material having a three-dimensional framework, and a positive pole mixture that is applied to cover the whole surface of the base material, the positive pole current collector has a positive pole contact surface (2a) that contacts the whole of a positive pole outer surface (1a) of the positive pole plate, the negative pole plate includes a nickel-based negative pole base material having a three-dimensional framework, and a negative pole mixture that is applied to cover the whole surface of the negative pole base material, and the negative pole current collector has a negative pole contact surface (4a) that contacts the whole of a negative pole outer surface (3a) of the negative pole plate.

An iron anode employs an electrolyte for generating an anode reaction to convert between Iron II and Iron III ions, denoted by Fe(OH)2 and FeOOH, rather than tending towards formation of highly stable Fe3O4, which can tend to cause "dead" regions in the battery. A suitable battery chemistry includes iron-air and other iron metal batteries operable with an aqueous electrolyte and employing oxygen and water cathodes. The iron anode battery employs inexpensive available iron, rather than more expensive and / or volatile materials used in Li-ion and lead-acid batteries. An aqueous electrolyte formed from sodium hydroxide and silicates, optionally with potassium or chloride salts, forms an anode reaction with nanostructured iron oxide particles in a safe and stable battery chemistry which is readily scalable for grid storage.