ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ZINC-IRON RECHARGEABLE FLOW BATTERY WITH HIGH ENERGY DENSITY

摘要

It is described a Zinc-Iron rechargeable flow battery, comprising a first half-cell containing a first electrolyte which Zn²⁺ ions are dissolved, connected in a closed-loop configuration to a first external tank containing the first electrolyte; a second half-cell containing a second electrolyte in which Fe²⁺ and Fe³⁺ ions are dissolved, connected in a closed-loop configuration to a second external tank containing the second electrolyte; and a separator between the two half-cells.