• 한국분무공학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.69-79
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• 2017

When designing a redox flow battery system, compression of battery stack is required to prevent leakage of electrolyte and to reduce contact resistance between cell components. In addition, stack compression leads to deformation of the porous carbon electrode, which results in lower porosity and smaller cross-sectional area for electrolyte flow. In this paper, we investigate the effects of electrode compression on the cell performance by applying multi-dimensional, transient model of all-vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB). Simulation result reveals that large compression leads to greater pressure drop throughout the electrodes, which requires large pumping power to circulate electrolyte while lowered ohmic resistance results in better power capability of the battery. Also, cell compression results in imbalance between anolyte and catholyte and convective crossover of vanadium ions through the separator due to large pressure difference between negative and positive electrodes. Although it is predicted that the battery power is quickly improved due to the reduced ohmic resistance, the capacity decay of the battery is accelerated in the long term operation when the battery cell is compressed. Therefore, it is important to optimize the battery performance by taking trade-off between power and capacity when designing VRFB system.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제40권12호
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• pp.769-776
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• 2016

본 연구는 화학종을 포함한 반응을 위해 종합적인 보존법칙과 운동학적 모델을 사용하여 수치해석을 진행하였다. 삼차원 형상으로 전극 전위, 바나듐 이온농도, 과전압 그리고 저항손실을 계산하였다. 셀의 온도, 초기 바나듐 이온농도를 변수로 설정하고 각 변수에 따른 전압과 손실을 계산하였다. 계산된 양극, 음극에서의 과전압과 전해액 상의 저항 손실을 통해 각각의 변수가 바나듐 레독스 플로우 배터리의 전기화학적 성능에 미치는 영향을 수치해석적으로 예측하고 분석하였다. 셀의 온도가 $20^{\circ}C$에서 $80^{\circ}C$로 증가되면 전압효율은 89.34%에서 87.29%로 2.05% 감소한다. 바나듐 농도가 $1500mol/m^3$에서 $3000mol/m^3$으로 증가되면 전압효율은 88.65%에서 89.25%로 0.6% 상승하였다.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제52권3호
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• pp.150-155
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• 2019

The carbon electrode was modified through manganese-catalyzed hydrogenation method for high energy density vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB). During the catalytic hydrogenation, the manganese oxide deposited at the surface of the carbon electrode stimulated the conversion reaction from carbon to methane gas. This reaction causes the penetration of the manganese and excavates a number of cavities at electrode surface, which increases the electrochemical activity by inducing additional electrochemically active site. The formation of the porous surface was confirmed by the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images. Finally, the electrochemical performance test of the electrode with the porous surface showed lower polarization and high reversibility in the cathodic reaction compared to the conventional electrode.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.571-575
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• 2011

Graphite-based electrodes were prepared using synthetic graphite (MCMB 1028) or natural graphite (NG) powder using a dimensionally stable anode (DSA) as a substrate. Their electrochemical properties were investigated in vanadiumbased electrolytes to determine how to increase the durability and improve the energy efficiency of redox flow batteries. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) was performed in the voltage range of -0.7 V to 1.6 V vs. SCE at various scan rates to analyze the vanadium redox reaction. The graphite-based electrodes showed a fast redox reaction and good reversibility in a highly concentrated acidic electrolyte. The increased electrochemical activity of the NG-based electrode for the $V^{4+}/V^{5+}$ redox reaction can be attributed to the increased surface concentration of functional groups from the addition of conductive material that served as a catalyst. Therefore, it is expected that this electrode can be used to increase the power density and energy density of redox flow batteries.

• 폴리머
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.586-592
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 전바나듐 레독스-흐름 전지용 음이온교환막의 제조를 위하여 vinylbenzyl chloride-co-styreneco-hydroxyethyl acrylate(VBC-co-St-co-HEA) 공중합체를 합성하였으며, 아민화 및 가교 반응을 통하여 음이온교환막을 제조하였다. 구조확인을 위하여 FTIR, $^1H$ NMR, TGA, GPC 분석을 하였으며, 음이온교환막의 함수율, 이온교환용량, 전기저항, 이온전도도 및 전바나듐 레독스-흐름 전지의 효율을 측정하였다. 음이온교환막의 이온교환용량, 전기저항, 이온전도도는 각각 1.17 meq/g, $1.9{\Omega}{\cdot}cm^2$, 0.009 S/cm이었으며, 전바나듐 레독스-흐름 전지 효율 실험 결과 충 방전효율, 전압효율 및 에너지효율은 각각 99.5, 72.6, 72.1%이었다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.372-377
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• 2016

The carbon felt used as the electrode of vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) requires imprived electrochemical activity for better battery performance and efficiencies. Many efforts have been tried to improve electrochemical activity of the carbon felt as electrodes. In this study the alkali solution, KOH, is applied on surface treatment of the carbon felt electrode. The carbon felts were treated with KOH under room temperature and $80^{\circ}C$. The isopropyl alcohol was applied to improve wettability of the carbon felt during KOH treatment. The KOH treated carbon felt was analyzed by using the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The XPS analysis of carbon felt electrode revealed on increase in the overall surface oxygen content of the carbon felts after KOH treatment. Also, cyclic voltametry tests showed electrochemical characteristics enhancement of the carbon felt.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.204-210
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• 2013

Thin pore-filled cation and anion-exchange membranes (PFCEM and PFAEMs, $t_m=25-30{\mu}m$) were prepared using a porous polymeric substrate for efficient all-vanadium redox flow battery (VRB). The electrochemical and charge-discharge performances of the membranes have been systematically investigated and compared with those of commercially available ion-exchange membranes. The pore-filled membranes were shown to have higher permselectivity as well as lower electrical resistances than those of the commercial membranes. In addition, the VRBs employing the pore-filled membranes exhibited the respectable charge-discharge performances, showing the energy efficiencies (EE) of 82.4% and 84.9% for the PFCEM and PFAEM, respectively (cf. EE = 87.2% for Nafion 1135). The results demonstrated that the pore-filled ion-exchange membranes could be successfully used in VRBs as an efficient separator by replacing expensive Nafion membrane.

• 멤브레인
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.262-267
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• 2021

메타바나듐산 암모늄으로 제조한 전해액과 양이온교환막인 Nafion117을 활용하는 바나듐 레독스 흐름 전지(vanadium redox flow battery, VRFB)의 전기화학적 성능을 평가하였다. VRFB의 전기화학적 성능은 전류밀도 60 mA/cm²에서 측정하였다. 메타바나듐산 암모늄으로 제조된 전해액을 사용한 VRFB의 평균 전류효율은 94.9%, 평균 전압효율은 82.2%, 평균 에너지효율은 78.0%를 보였다. 그리고 메타바나듐산 암모늄으로 제조된 전해액을 사용한 VRFB의 각 효율은 바나딜 설페이트(VOSO₄)로 제조된 전해액을 사용한 VRFB의 각 효율과 비교하여 거의 동등한 값을 갖는다는 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.164-170
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• 2021

Vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFB) have emerged as large-scale energy storage systems (ESS) due to their advantages such as low cross-contamination, long life, and flexible design. However, Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in the negative half-cell causes a harmful influence on the performance of the VRFB by consuming current. Moreover, HER hinders V²⁺/V³⁺ redox reaction between electrode and electrolyte by forming a bubble. To address the HER problem, carbon nanotube/graphite felt electrode (CNT/GF) with oxygen functional groups was synthesized through the hydrothermal method in the H₂SO₄ + HNO₃ (3:1) mixed acid solution. These oxygen functional groups on the CNT/GF succeed in suppressing the HER and improving charge transfer for V²⁺/V³⁺ redox reaction. As a result, the oxygen functional group applied electrode exhibited a low overpotential of 0.395 V for V²⁺/V³⁺ redox reaction. Hence, this work could offer a new strategy to design and synthesize effective electrodes for HER suppression and improving the energy density of VRFB.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.638-645
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• 2015

Vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) have been investigated for their potential utility as large energy storage systems due to their advantageous performances in terms of long cycle life, high energy efficiency, low cost, and flexible design. Carbon materials are typically used as electrodes in redox reactions and as a liquid electrolyte support. The activities, surface areas, and surface morphologies of porous carbon materials must be optimized to increase the redox flow battery performance. Here, to reduce the resistance in VRFBs, surface-modified carbon felt electrodes were fabricated, and their structural, morphological, and chemical properties were characterized. The surface-modified carbon felt electrode improved the cycling energy efficiencies in the VRFBs, from 65% to 73%, due to the improved wettability with electrolyte. From the results of impedances analysis with proposed fitting model, the electrolyte-coupled polarization in VRFB dramatically decreased upon modification of carbon felt electrode surface. It is also demonstrated that the compressibility of carbon felt electrodes was important to the VRFB polarization, which are concerned with mass transfer polarization. The impedance analysis will be helpful for obtaining better and longer-lived VRFB performances.