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Vanadium redox flow batteries including carbon catalysts derived from low-density polyethylene and polyurethane
1Department of New and Renewable Energy Convergence, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, 232, Gongneung-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01811, Korea 2Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 01811, Korea
kwony@seoultech.ac.kr
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, December 2023, 40(12), 3087-3095(9), 10.1007/s11814-023-1576-y
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Abstract
Utilizing waste plastic to produce carbon catalysts is one way to recycle waste plastic. Carbon catalysts
derived from low-density polyethylene (LDPE) (LDPE-C catalyst) and polyurethane (PUK-C catalyst) can help to
improve the performance of vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs). Especially, for forming the PUK-C catalyst that
has abundant surface nitrogen functional groups and large surface area, carbonization process is needed. Electrochemical analysis discloses that when this PUK-C catalyst is doped onto graphite felt (GF), the reactivity for redox reactions
of vanadium ions is significantly enhanced. Specifically, peak current density and peak potential separation for the
redox reactions are more improved than those observed with bare GF. Additionally, charge transfer resistance for the
redox reactions is reduced when using PUK-C catalyst doped GF. When the performance of VRFBs utilizing PUK-C
catalyst doped GF is measured, they exhibit better energy efficiency than VRFBs operated without the catalyst by 8.1%.
Furthermore, maximum power density of VRFBs utilizing PUK-C catalyst doped GF can generate 14.9% higher power
at 30 mA cm2
than that of VRFBs utilizing bare felt. These findings demonstrate that the PUK-C catalyst is highly
effective in enhancing the performance of VRFBs.
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