Species transport mechanisms governing capacity loss in vanadium flow batteries: Comparing Nafion® and sulfonated Radel membranes

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 98, Issue , 2013, Pages 66-74

  Agar, Ertan ^a   Knehr, K W ^a   Chen, D ^b   Hickner, M A ^b   Kumbur, E C ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity loss; Crossover; Membrane; Nafion; Sulfonated Radel; Vanadium flow battery

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY LOSS; CROSSOVER; FLOW BATTERIES; NAFION; SULFONATED RADEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; ELECTROOSMOSIS; LEAD ACID BATTERIES; MEMBRANES;

VANADIUM;

EID: 84875398465     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.03.030     Document Type: Article

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