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Inside Cover: All‐Iron Redox Flow Battery Tailored for Off‐Grid Portable Applications (ChemSusChem 23/2015)
Author(s) -
Tucker Michael C.,
Phillips Adam,
Weber Adam Z.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201501508
Subject(s) - consumables , battery (electricity) , cover (algebra) , grid , redox , computer science , pyrolusite , environmental science , process engineering , business , chemistry , power (physics) , manganese , engineering , inorganic chemistry , mechanical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , geometry , mathematics , organic chemistry , marketing
The Inside Cover picture shows a low‐cost, non‐toxic battery based on iron redox chemistry proposed for individuals in the developing world. Users assemble the cell, mix the iron salt electrolyte solution, and supply it to the cell to generate power on‐demand. The final device design is anticipated to be used for LED lighting and mobile phone charging in off‐grid locations. The upfront device cost and ongoing consumables costs are extremely low. The materials are restricted to those that are environmentally benign, so disposal with other household waste is acceptable. More details can be found in the Full Paper by M. Tucker et al. on page 3996 in Issue 23, 2015 (DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201500845).