Addressing Practical Use of Viologen-Derivatives in Redox Flow Batteries through Molecular Engineering

In practical scenarios, viologen-derivatives face an accelerated degradation in the unavoidable presence of traces of oxygen in large-scale redox flow batteries. Herein, we confirm the primary degradation mechanism and propose a straightforward, cheap, and fast method to evaluate the stability of vi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Rubio Presa, Rubén, Lubián Hernando, Lara, Borlaf Pinar, Mario, Ventosa Arbaizar, Edgar, Sanz Díez, Roberto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Burgos (UBU)
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos (RIUBU)
OAI Identifier:oai:riubu.ubu.es:10259/9322
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10259/9322
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Química analítica
Chemistry, Analytic
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Sumario:In practical scenarios, viologen-derivatives face an accelerated degradation in the unavoidable presence of traces of oxygen in large-scale redox flow batteries. Herein, we confirm the primary degradation mechanism and propose a straightforward, cheap, and fast method to evaluate the stability of viologen-derivatives toward this degradation. Considering that the cleavage of the N-substituent is the main proposed pathway for viologen degradation, a new viologen-derivative, bearing an alkylsulfonate chain with a secondary carbon center joined to the N atom, is synthesized to illustrate how molecular engineering can be used to improve stability.