The invention discloses a high-stability iron-
cerium flow battery and a preparation method of
electrolyte, and belongs to the technical field of flow batteries. A positive
electrolyte and a negative
electrolyte are
cerium salt and
ferric salt, and are respectively mixed with
nitrilotriacetic acid,
ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid, trans-1, 2-cyclohexanediamine tetraacetic acid, 1, 3-
propane diamine tetraacetic acid, N-(2-ethoxyl)
ethylenediamine-N, N ', N'-triacetic acid,
iminodiacetic acid,
iminodisuccinic acid,
succinic acid, N, N '-bis (2-hydroxyethyl)-N, N', N '-triacetic acid and N, N'-bis (2-hydroxyethyl)-N, N '-bis (2-hydroxyethyl)-N, N'-bis (2-hydroxyethyl)- N, N '-
ethylenediamine disuccinic acid,
aspartic acid or a derivative chemical thereof are coordinated to form an
aqueous solution of the coordination compound. The positive electrolyte and the negative electrolyte are prepared from the same and equal chelating agent and
supporting electrolyte, and the matching degree of the acid-base property of the positive electrolyte and the negative electrolyte is maintained; the auxiliary electrolyte is added, so that the
viscosity difference between the positive electrolyte and the negative electrolyte is reduced, the transmembrane migration of water is reduced, and the
conductivity is improved. The selected chelating agent is stably combined with iron and
cerium, transmembrane transportation of active substances is inhibited,
ion cross
contamination among different electrolytes is reduced, and meanwhile side reactions are reduced. The price is low, and the charge-
discharge performance and the cycle life of the iron-cerium
flow battery are effectively improved at relatively low cost.