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 …

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 …

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 …

System efficiency and power assessment of the all-aqueous copper thermally regenerative ammonia battery

NR Cross, MJ Rau, SN Lvov, CA Gorski, BE Logan… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermally regenerative ammonia batteries (TRABs) use low-temperature (T< 100° C) heat to
provide stationary energy and power with higher power densities and efficiency relative to …

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 …

A self-stratified thermally regenerative battery using nanoprism cu covering ni electrodes for low-grade waste heat recovery

Y Shi, L Zhang, Y Zhang, J Li, Q Fu… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Developing a low-cost and high-performance thermally regenerative battery (TRB) is
significant for recovering low-grade waste heat. A self-stratified TRB induced by the density …

Performance of a Thermally Regenerative Ammonia-Based Flow Battery with 3D Electrodes Composed of Copper Rod Arrays

D Li, Y Zhang, Y Shi, L Zhang, J Li, Q Fu… - Industrial & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Considering the future practical application, a 3D electrode composed of copper rod arrays
was proposed for the scale-up of a thermally regenerative ammonia-based battery (TRAB) …