Ionic Liquid and Ionanofluid-Based Redox Flow Batteries—A Mini Review

Aswathy Joseph, Jolanta Sobczak, Gaweł Żyła and Suresh Mathew
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Aswathy Joseph: Department of Chemistry, Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta 689645, Kerala, India
Jolanta Sobczak: Doctoral School of Engineering & Technical Sciences, Rzeszów University of Technology, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland
Gaweł Żyła: Department of Physics & Medical Engineering, Rzeszów University of Technology, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland
Suresh Mathew: School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam 686560, Kerala, India

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 13, 1-15

Abstract: Stationary energy storage methods such as flow batteries are one of the best options to integrate with smart power grids. Though electrochemical energy storage using flow battery technologies has been successfully demonstrated since the 1970s, the introduction of ionic liquids into the field of energy storage introduces new dimensions in this field. This reliable energy storage technology can provide significantly more flexibility when incorporated with the synergic effects of ionic liquids. This mini-review enumerates the present trends in redox flow battery designs and the use of ionic liquids as electrolytes, membranes, redox couples, etc. explored in these designs. This review specifically intends to provide an overview of the research prospects of ionic liquids for redox flow batteries (RFB).

Keywords: flow battery; RFB; ionic liquid; electrochemical energy storage; redox couple (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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