Novel Membranes for High-performance Zinc-Iron Redox Flow Batteries

膜是锌-铁氧化还原液流电池（ZIRFB）的重要组成部分，是未来大规模储能的重要技术之一。本项目旨在通过功能化和创新膜结构设计，利用低成本聚合物和纳米结构碳材料设计和构建高性能膜。目标是开发具有高离子选择性和离子电导率以及稳定性的具有成本效益的膜，以制造高性能，长循环寿命的ZIRFB。该成果的成功实现将使经济高效、可靠的ZIRFB成为可能，使澳大利亚处于开发基于液流电池的清洁能源存储技术的前沿。

Membrane is a critical component in zinc-iron redox flow battery (ZIRFB) which is considered a promising technology for large-scale energy storage in the future. This project aims to design and construct high performance membranes using low-cost polymers and nanostructured carbon materials through functionalization and innovative membrane structure design. The goal is to develop cost-effective membranes that possess high ion-selectivity and ion conductivity as well as stability that are required to fabricate high performance, long cycle lifetime ZIRFB. Successful achievement of the outcomes will enable cost-effective, reliable ZIRFB, placing Australia at the forefront of exploiting flow batteries based clean energy storage technologies.