Review of thermally regenerative batteries based on redox reaction and distillation for harvesting low-grade heat as electricity

W Wang, H Tian, D Huo, G Shu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Low-grade thermal energy (< 100° C) is ubiquitous in nature and human activities,
and its enormous reserves and renewability make it significant to convert it into electricity …

Waste are in the limelight: cost-effective waste materials for sustainable solar desalination

T Arunkumar, HM Wilson, SJ Lee - Clean Technologies and …, 2023 - Springer
Solar-based desalination is one of the sustainable methods of obtaining clean water from
contaminated water. Recent advances in the production of highly efficient photothermal …

Performance of a non-aqueous nanofluid thermally regenerative flow battery for electrical energy recovery from low-grade waste heat

Z Xiao, Y Shi, L Zhang, J Li, Q Fu, X Zhu… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Non-aqueous thermally regenerative battery (non-aqueous TRB) operating at voltages
above 1 V is a promising technology for converting low-grade waste heat into electrical …

Power generation enhancement of a membrane-free thermally regenerative battery induced by the density difference of electrolytes

Y Shi, D Li, Y An, L Zhang, J Li, Q Fu, X Zhu, Q Liao - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of a low-cost and high-performance thermally regenerative battery is an
extremely effective way for waste heat recovery. In this work, a membrane-free thermally …

Ammonia crossover in thermally regenerative ammonia-based batteries for low-grade waste heat recovery

Z Lu, Y Shi, L Zhang, Y Li, J Li, Q Fu, X Zhu… - Journal of Power …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ammonia crossover usually occurs in thermally regenerative ammonia-based batteries
(TRABs) and significantly deteriorates the performance. In this study, the effect of ammonia …

Power and energy capacity tradeoffs in an all-aqueous copper thermally regenerative ammonia battery

NR Cross, MJ Rau, SN Lvov, CA Gorski… - Journal of Power …, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermally regenerative ammonia batteries (TRABs) can provide energy storage and
produce electrical power from low-grade waste heat instead of electricity. The use of all …

Hydrocarbon-based membranes cost-effectively manage species transport and increase performance in thermally regenerative batteries

NR Cross, H Vazquez-Sanchez, MJ Rau, SN Lvov… - Electrochimica …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Low-temperature heat (T< 130° C) can be utilized by thermally regenerative
batteries (TRBs) for power production, allowing the thermal energy to be converted to …

Alleviated ammonia crossover in thermally regenerative ammonia-based batteries by optimizing the introduced intermediate-chamber

Y An, Y Zhang, Y Shi, L Zhang, J Li, Q Fu, X Zhu… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermally regenerative ammonia-based batteries (TRABs) are promising for harvesting low-
grade waste heat and their performance is seriously limited by the general phenomenon of …

Graphene oxide modified membrane for alleviated ammonia crossover and improved electricity generation in thermally regenerative batteries

Y Zhang, Y Shi, L Zhang, J Li, Q Fu, X Zhu… - Chinese Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermally regenerative batteries (TRBs) are promising for harvesting low-grade waste heat
into electrical power. However, the ammonia crossover from anode to cathode causes self …

Development of a membrane-less microfluidic thermally regenerative ammonia-based battery towards small-scale low-grade thermal energy recovery

Y Shi, Y Li, L Zhang, J Li, Q Fu, X Zhu, Q Liao - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Developing low-cost and simple thermally regenerative ammonia-based batteries is a
promising method to harvest low-grade waste heat. This paper proposes a membrane-less …