Research advances in porous membrane materials for liquid flow battery
ZHANG Sai1, LIU Qing-hua1, LEMMON John1, MIAO Ping1, JIANG Zhong-yi2
1. National Institute of Clean-and-Low-Carbon Energy, Beijing 102211, China; 2. School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
Abstract: This review summarizes the latest research development in porous membrane materials for liquid flow battery.More specifically,the working principle,preparation methods and properties modification approaches for such materials are discussed in detail.The future trend of porous membrane materials for liquid flow batteries are also proposed based on the requirements from large-scale liquid flow battery technology.
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