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Design and synthesis of highly stable poly(tetrafluoroethylene)-zirconium phosphate (PTFE-ZrP) ion-exchange membrane for vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB)

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Vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) is a promising technology for large-scale renewable energy storage. Design of ion-exchange membrane (IEM) with desired properties like low-cost, mechanically chemically stable, low vanadium ion permeability and high proton conductivity is one of the major challenges. Here, we report the design and synthesis of novel poly(tetrafluoroethylene)-zirconium phosphate (PTFE-ZrP) asymmetric IEM using a simple brush coating method. XRD results confirmed the presence of α-ZrP crystalline phase onto the top layer of the membrane. Excellent mechanical strength was observed with burst pressure of 3.22 × 105 N m−2. Oxidative stability of membrane in Fenton’s reagent was much better than Nafion-115. Vanadium ion (V4+) permeability of the membrane was more than three times lower than that of Nafion-115. Single-cell VRFB with PTFE-ZrP membrane showed ∼80% energy efficiency below 30 mA cm−2. Very high columbic efficiency ∼100% of VRFB with PTFE-ZrP membrane confirmed little contamination of electrolyte due to cross-mixing.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, Telangna, 506004, India

    Murali M. Seepana

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India

    Jay Pandey & Anupam Shukla

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Seepana, M.M., Pandey, J. & Shukla, A. Design and synthesis of highly stable poly(tetrafluoroethylene)-zirconium phosphate (PTFE-ZrP) ion-exchange membrane for vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB). Ionics 23, 1471–1480 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-016-1967-8

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