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The Chemistry of Redox‐Flow Batteries
Author(s) -
Noack Jens,
Roznyatovskaya Nataliya,
Herr Tatjana,
Fischer Peter
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201410823
Subject(s) - redox , renewable energy , energy storage , biochemical engineering , process engineering , flow (mathematics) , nanotechnology , computer science , electrolyte , chemistry , power (physics) , environmental science , materials science , engineering , electrical engineering , physics , inorganic chemistry , electrode , thermodynamics , mechanics
Abstract The development of various redox‐flow batteries for the storage of fluctuating renewable energy has intensified in recent years because of their peculiar ability to be scaled separately in terms of energy and power, and therefore potentially to reduce the costs of energy storage. This has resulted in a considerable increase in the number of publications on redox‐flow batteries. This was a motivation to present a comprehensive and critical overview of the features of this type of batteries, focusing mainly on the chemistry of electrolytes and introducing a thorough systematic classification to reveal their potential for future development.