electrosynthesis of quinone-based redox-active molecules coupling with high-purity hydrogen production.

Clean hydrogen production conventional water splitting involves sluggish anodic oxygen evolution, which can be replaced with more valuable electrosynthesis reactions. Here, we propose one novel strategy for coupling organic electrosynthesis with high-purity hydrogen production. A benzoquinone-derivative disodium 4,5-dihydroxy-1,3-benzenedisulfonate (Tiron)-o1 and a naphthoquinone-derivative 2,6,8-trismethylaminemethylene-3,5-dihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (TANQ) were electrosynthesized and directly used in a flow battery without any further purification treatment.

Half-Cell State of Charge Monitoring for Determination of Crossover in VRFB-Considerations and Results Concerning Crossover Direction and Amount.

Membranes play a crucial role in efficiency and longevity of flow batteries. Vanadium flow batteries suffer self-discharge and capacity fading due to crossover of electrolyte components through the membrane from one battery half-cell to the other. We consider the impact of vanadium species crossing ion exchange membranes on state of charge of the battery and we present a simple method to determine crossoverll open circuit potential measurements.