A Highly Ion-Selective Zeolite Flake Layer on Porous Membranes for Flow Battery Applications

Angewandte Chemie
Zhizhang YuanHuamin Zhang

Abstract

Zeolites are crystalline microporous aluminosilicates with periodic arrangements of cages and well-defined channels, which make them very suitable for separating ions of different sizes, and thus also for use in battery applications. Herein, an ultra-thin ZSM-35 zeolite flake was introduced onto a poly(ether sulfone) based porous membrane. The pore size of the zeolite (ca. 0.5 nm) is intermediary between that of hydrated vanadium ions (>0.6 nm) and protons (<0.24 nm). The resultant membrane can thus be used to perfectly separate vanadium ions and protons, making this technology useful in vanadium flow batteries (VFB). A VFB with a zeolite-coated membrane exhibits a columbic efficiency of >99 % and an energy efficiency of >81 % at 200 mA cm(-2) , which is by far the highest value ever reported. These convincing results indicate that zeolite-coated membranes are promising in battery applications.

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Mar 14, 2017·Chemical Society Reviews·Wenjing LuXianfeng Li
Dec 9, 2017·Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics : PCCP·Wenjing LuHuamin Zhang
Jun 8, 2018·Chemical Communications : Chem Comm·Zhizhang YuanXianfeng Li
Aug 18, 2018·Advanced Materials·Ruiting Yan, Qing Wang
Sep 3, 2019·Advanced Materials·Zhizhang YuanXianfeng Li
May 2, 2020·ChemSusChem·Jine WuXianfeng Li
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Apr 4, 2021·Membranes·Dennis DüerkopAchim Schmiemann
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