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Are zinc-based flow batteries a good choice for large-scale energy storage?

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Why are zinc-iodine flow batteries important?

Zinc-iodine flow batteries have attracted huge attention for distributed energy storage devices owing to high inherent safety, suitable redox potential, and superior solubility.

What is a zinc-based flow battery?

As an energy storage technology, a Zinc-based flow battery is highly scalable and flexible, making it a promising prospect for large-scale energy storage . By optimizing the electrode material and structure design, the cycle stability and energy density of the battery can be further improved .

Can zinc-based flow batteries improve energy density?

Even with the advancements, there is still more space for improvement in the energy density of zinc-based flow batteries . The increase in energy density needs high concentrations of electroactive species, a high working voltage, and a low electrolyte volume factor [45, 63].

What is a reversible zinc-iodine flow battery?

Herein, an alkaline zinc-iodine flow battery is designed with potassium sodium tartrate (PST) as an effective additive for Zn (OH) 42− anolyte, which enables a high open circuit voltage of 2.385 V and meanwhile realizes a reversible zinc plating/striping reaction.

What is a zinc-chloride flow battery?

The zinc‑chlorine and zinc‑bromine RFBs were demonstrated in 1921, and 1977 , respectively, and the zinc‑iodine RFB was proposed by Li et al. in 2015 . However, zinc-chloride flow batteries suffer from the simultaneous involvement of liquid and gas storage and the slow kinetics of the Cl 2 /Cl - reaction .