A benzoquinone-imidazole hybrid organic anolyte for aqueous redox flow batteries.

Chem Commun (Camb)

Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Aichi Institute of Technology, Toyota, Aichi 470-0392, Japan.

Published: January 2024

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  • - A benzoquinone derivative combined with two imidazole rings was studied for use in aqueous redox flow batteries, showing a high solubility of 0.18 M in 1 M KOH solution.
  • - The compound exhibited a reversible redox reaction characterized by a one-step two-electron process, with a half-wave potential of -0.59 V SHE.
  • - When tested in a flow cell, the benzoquinone-imidazole anolyte paired with potassium ferrocyanide as the catholyte achieved an operating voltage of about 1.1 V, maintaining performance with minimal capacity loss over 220 cycles.

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A benzoquinone derivative annelated by two imidazole rings was investigated as an organic anolyte of aqueous redox flow batteries. The anolyte showed a high solubility of 0.18 M in 1 M KOH aqueous solution and exhibited a one-step two-electron reversible redox wave with a half-wave potential of -0.59 V SHE. An aqueous redox flow cell comprising the benzoquinone-imidazole hybrid as the anolyte and potassium ferrocyanide as the catholyte showed an operating voltage of ∼1.1 V and minimum capacity fading of over 220 cycles.

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