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dc.contributor.authorLiu, Selina
dc.contributor.authorKok, Matthew D. R.
dc.contributor.authorKim, Yongwook
dc.contributor.authorBarton, John L.
dc.contributor.authorBrushett, Fikile R.
dc.contributor.authorGostick, Jeffrey Thomas
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-04 14:39:37 (GMT)
dc.date.available2017-10-04 14:39:37 (GMT)
dc.date.issued2017-07-14
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1149/2.1301709jes
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10012/12527
dc.description.abstractElectrospinning was used to create custom-made fibrous electrode materials for redox flow batteries with targeted structural properties. The aim was to increase the available surface area for electrochemical reaction without diminishing the transport properties of the electrode. Electrospinning conditions were identified that could produce fibers several times larger than those typically yielded by the technique, yet much smaller than in commercially available electrodes. These materials were subsequently carbonized using widely reported protocols. The resultant materials were subjected to a range of characterization tests to confirm that the feasibility of the target material, including surface area, pore and fiber sizes, porosity, conductivity, and permeability. The most promising material to emerge from this selection processes was then tested for electrochemical performance in a flow cell. The produced material performed markedly better than a commercially available material. Further optimizations such as improved consistency in the production and some surface activation treatments could provide significant advancements.en
dc.description.sponsorshipNSERC Discovery grant Post-Graduate Scholarship program Eugenie-Ulmer Lamothe Fund of Department of Chemical Engineering at McGill Flow cell testing funded by the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR) managed by Argonne National Laboratoryen
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherThe Electrochemical Societyen
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectCarbonizationen
dc.subjectCharacterizationen
dc.subjectElectrospinningen
dc.subjectFlow Batteryen
dc.subjectPermeabilityen
dc.subjectRedox Flow Batteryen
dc.titleEvaluation of Electrospun Fibrous Mats Targeted for Use as Flow Battery Electrodesen
dc.typeArticleen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationLiu, S., Kok, M., Kim, Y., Barton, J. L., Brushett, F. R., & Gostick, J. (2017). Evaluation of Electrospun Fibrous Mats Targeted for Use as Flow Battery Electrodes. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 164(9), A2038–A2048. https://doi.org/10.1149/2.1301709jesen
uws.contributor.affiliation1Faculty of Engineeringen
uws.contributor.affiliation2Chemical Engineeringen
uws.typeOfResourceTexten
uws.peerReviewStatusRevieweden
uws.scholarLevelFacultyen


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