Home Products Cited in Publications Worldwide A Study of Anthraquinone Structural Changes for Aqueous Redox Flow Ballery Materials
Kerr, Emily
The transition away from fossil-fuel-based electricity production is critical for cutting the emissions of climate change causing carbon dioxide emissions. Renewable energy sources, including solar and wind energy, are now cost-competitive with fossil fuels. This has generated serious interest in energy storage technologies to help manage the intermittency of these energy sources. Redox flow batteries provide a promising technology for providing grid-scale energy storage. Chapter 1 describes the current state of renewable energy and energy storage in electricity generation. The design and current state of redox flow batteries are discussed. Chapter 2 details the synthesis and characterization of a new anthraquinone, 2,6- D2PEAQ. A novel method of installing branched side chains to improve the aqueous solubility of anthraquinones is presented. Cell studies demonstrating a daily capacity fade of