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Derivatization Of Stable, Soluble Redox-Active Organic Materials For Non-Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries, Thilini Malsha Suduwella Jan 2020

Derivatization Of Stable, Soluble Redox-Active Organic Materials For Non-Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries, Thilini Malsha Suduwella

Theses and Dissertations--Chemistry

In screening active materials for redox flow batteries (RFBs) – in which solubility is important to raise the volumetric energy density – scientists are slave to trial and error, modifying organic molecules in an attempt to optimize (increase) solubility without compromising other important properties such as stability and redox potential. A trained chemist can often predict the trends of solubility with the structural modifications in the neutral state of the materials, but when it’s come to the charged state of the materials, it doesn’t follow the same trend as the neutral species and relative values are hard to predict. The …


Developing And Testing Redox Active Organic Molecules For Nonaqueous Redox Flow Battery Applications, Nuwan Harsha Attanayake Jan 2020

Developing And Testing Redox Active Organic Molecules For Nonaqueous Redox Flow Battery Applications, Nuwan Harsha Attanayake

Theses and Dissertations--Chemistry

Non-emissive, sustainable energy sources such as solar, wind, and geothermal power have continued to provide an increasing amount of electricity to support electrical grids. Due to the intermittent nature of renewable energy sources like wind and solar, grid energy storage systems must adjust for variations in and mismatches between electricity production and consumption. Among the available energy storage technologies, redox flow batteries (RFBs) are expected to play a critical role in the grid energy storage due to their decoupled energy and power, long service life, and simple manufacturing. However, the worldwide market penetration of RFB systems is still limited due …