Redox-induced thermocells for low-grade heat harvesting: Mechanism, progress, and their applications

X He, H Sun, Z Li, X Chen, Z Wang, Y Niu… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The evolutionary success of heat recovery technology plays an important role in global
sustainable energy solutions. Low-grade heat (below 200° C) from solar radiation, industry …

Recent trends in thermoelectrochemical cells and thermally regenerative batteries

A Battistel, P Peljo - Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Given the ever-growing awareness on global warming, much interest has focused on new
and effective ways to manage energy, especially by harvesting and exploiting low …

Thermo-Electrochemical Redox-Mediated Decoupling of Water Splitting for Improving H2 Production

W Yang, Y Qiu, J Bao, C Luo… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Water splitting driven by renewable energy is a promising avenue for hydrogen production.
However, the high energy consumption of water electrolysis results in an unsatisfactory …

A technically feasible strategy using liquid-state thermocells to efficiently recover the waste heat released from proton exchange membrane fuel cells

M Wang, J Ruan, F Tao, J Zhu, Y Zhang, Y Xiong… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) generate a large amount of exhaust heat
during operation, leading to environmental pollution and the greenhouse effect. To recover …

Liquid-flow thermocells with high hybrid entropy for low-grade heat harvesting

H Chen, H Zou, F Zhong, M Qu, S Zhao, X Wei, D Hong… - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Liquid-state thermocells (LITCs) have a promising for efficient low-grade waste heat
harvesting. However, its practical application is restricted by low ionic thermopower and …

Nanocellulose aerogel prepared using discarded cotton textiles: For constructing water evaporation and self-cooling thermoelectric systems

J Xiao, F Wu, C Hu, Z Zhu, B Liu - Industrial Crops and Products, 2024 - Elsevier
In agricultural production, the substantial consumption of water and electricity resources is
an urgent issue that needs to be addressed. In this work, we address this challenge by …

Synergistic improvement of Seebeck coefficient and power density of an aqueous thermocell using natural convection for low-grade heat utilization

X Yu, Z Shen, G Qian, G Lu, H Liu, R Huang… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
As a cutting-edge heat-to-electricity technology, thermocells possess the advantages of
large Seebeck coefficient, low cost and high scalability, indicating a great prospect in low …

Modeling, thermodynamic performance analysis, and parameter optimization of a hybrid power generation system coupling thermogalvanic cells with alkaline fuel …

M Wang, J Ruan, J Zhang, Y Jiang, F Gao, X Zhang… - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
During the operation of alkaline fuel cells (AFCs), a significant amount of waste heat is
generated, which has negative impacts on energy utilization and the environment. To …

Rational design of thermocells driven by the volume phase transition of hydrogel nanoparticles

B Guo, Y Miura, Y Hoshino - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2021 - ACS Publications
Thermocells are thermoelectrochemical conversion systems for harvesting low-temperature
thermal energy. Liquid-state thermocells are particularly desirable because of low cost and …

A novel concentrated photovoltaic and ionic thermocells hybrid system for full-spectrum solar cascade utilization

F Zhong, Z Liu, S Zhao, T Ai, H Zou, M Qu, X Wei… - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Concentrated photovoltaic-thermoelectric generator (CPV-TEG) hybrid system can harvest
the low-grade waste heat derived from photovoltaic cells to generate more electric energy …