On the Tunability of Toxicity for Viologen‐Derivatives as Anolyte for Neutral Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries

Viologen-derivatives are the most widely used redox organic molecules for neutral pH negative electrolyte of redox flow batteries. However, the long-established toxicity of the herbicide methyl-viologen raises concern for deployment of viologen-derivatives at large scale in flow batteries. Herein, w...

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Autores: Parra de la Parra, Sandra de la, Tamayo Ramos, Juan Antonio, Rubio Presa, Rubén, Perez Antolin, Daniel, Ruiz Fernández, Virginia, Sanz Díez, Roberto, Rumbo Lorenzo, Carlos, Ventosa Arbaizar, Edgar
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Burgos (UBU)
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos (RIUBU)
OAI Identifier:oai:riubu.ubu.es:10259/7813
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10259/7813
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Cytotoxicity
Toxicology
Viologen derivatives
Anolyte
Redox flow battery
Química analítica
Química orgánica
Chemistry, Analytic
Chemistry, Organic
Descrição
Resumo:Viologen-derivatives are the most widely used redox organic molecules for neutral pH negative electrolyte of redox flow batteries. However, the long-established toxicity of the herbicide methyl-viologen raises concern for deployment of viologen-derivatives at large scale in flow batteries. Herein, we demonstrate the radically different cytotoxicity and toxicology of a series of viologen-derivatives in in vitro assays using model organisms representative of human and environmental exposure, namely human lung carcinoma epithelial cell line (A549) and the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The results show that safe viologen derivatives can be molecularly engineered, representing a promising family of negolyte materials for neutral redox flow batteries.