The present invention relates to a bipolar plate with fibrous conductive materials inserted into the flow path and a redox flow battery including the bipolar plate. It is possible to realize the redox flow battery having an excellent energy efficiency while improving the charging/discharging capacity and efficiency regardless of the flow rate of the electrolyte solution, by increasing the retention time of the electrolyte solution in the flow path by the fibrous conductive materials to increase the chance of reaction with the electrode layer.

A fuel cell is taught comprising an anode support with an anode functional layer situated on top of and in contact with the anode support. A ScCeSZ electrolyte layer is then disposed on top of and in contact with the anode functional layer. A SDC electrolyte layer is then disposed on top of and in contact with the ScCeSZ electrolyte layer. Finally, a cathode layer is disposed on top of and in contact with the SDC electrolyte layer.

A fuel cell is taught comprising an anode support with an anode functional layer situated on top of and in contact with the anode support. A ScCeSZ electrolyte layer is then disposed on top of and in contact with the anode functional layer. A SDC electrolyte layer is then disposed on top of and in contact with the ScCeSZ electrolyte layer. Finally, a cathode layer is disposed on top of and in contact with the SDC electrolyte layer.

A battery and battery electrolyte components are provided including pyocyanin. Methods for making a biomaterial battery include: providing an oxygen permeable anode layer; depositing an oxygenated purified metabolite comprising pyocyanin on the oxygen permeable anode membrane; covering the oxygenated purified metabolite with a bacterial cellulose ion-exchange membrane; depositing a non-oxygenated purified metabolite on the bacterial cellulose ion-exchange membrane; and covering the oxygenated purified metabolite with a cathode layer. The battery is configured to produce a current density of about 3.2 A/m.sup.2 at constant voltage of about 2.2 V.

A battery and battery electrolyte components are provided including pyocyanin. Methods for making a biomaterial battery include: providing an oxygen permeable anode layer; depositing an oxygenated purified metabolite comprising pyocyanin on the oxygen permeable anode membrane; covering the oxygenated purified metabolite with a bacterial cellulose ion-exchange membrane; depositing a non-oxygenated purified metabolite on the bacterial cellulose ion-exchange membrane; and covering the oxygenated purified metabolite with a cathode layer. The battery is configured to produce a current density of about 3.2 A/m.sup.2 at constant voltage of about 2.2 V.

The present invention discloses a preparation method of an alkaline anion exchange membrane and a use of the membrane in a fuel cell. The preparation method of the alkaline anion exchange membrane contains: taking polyvinyl alcohol as a substrate, which provides mechanical strength for the membrane; taking a commercialized alkaline resin as an anion exchange resin of chemically reactive groups, performing a cross-linking reaction between polyvinyl alcohol and the alkaline resin by mixing; meanwhile, during the process of forming the alkaline anion exchange membrane, adding an organic salt of transition metal, and doping transition metal ions into the membrane. By taking advantages of catalytic characteristics of the transition metal ions, the fuel leaking from the anode of the cell can perform a catalytic reaction in time in the ion exchange membrane, and thereby improve an ion conductivity of the membrane and efficiently decrease a resistance of the cell. The fuel cell assembled by the anion exchange membrane prepared in the present invention shows an excellent power-generating property.

An anion exchange membrane is made by mixing 2 trifluoroMethyl Ketone [nominal] (1.12 g, 4.53 mmol), 1 BiPhenyl (0.70 g, 4.53 mmol), methylene chloride (3.0 mL), trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (TFSA) (3.0 mL) to produce a pre-polymer. The pre-polymer is then functionalized to produce an anion exchange polymer. The pre-polymer may be functionalized with trimethylamamine in solution with water. The pre-polymer may be imbibed into a porous scaffold material, such as expanded polytetrafluoroethylene to produce a composite anion exchange membrane.

An anion exchange membrane is made by mixing 2 trifluoroMethyl Ketone [nominal] (1.12 g, 4.53 mmol), 1 BiPhenyl (0.70 g, 4.53 mmol), methylene chloride (3.0 mL), trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (TFSA) (3.0 mL) to produce a pre-polymer. The pre-polymer is then functionalized to produce an anion exchange polymer. The pre-polymer may be functionalized with trimethylamamine in solution with water. The pre-polymer may be imbibed into a porous scaffold material, such as expanded polytetrafluoroethylene to produce a composite anion exchange membrane.

Described herein is a novel electrode-decoupled redox flow battery, a novel reinforced electrode-decoupled redox flow battery, and methods of using same to store energy. Advantages of these novel electrode-decoupled redox flow batteries include long life, excellent rate capability, and stability.

Described herein is a novel electrode-decoupled redox flow battery, a novel reinforced electrode-decoupled redox flow battery, and methods of using same to store energy. Advantages of these novel electrode-decoupled redox flow batteries include long life, excellent rate capability, and stability.