Harvard team demonstrates new metal-free organic–inorganic aqueous flow battery; potential breakthrough for low-cost grid-scale storage
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Furthermore, this electrode permits higher charging voltages by suppressing the parasitic water-splitting reactions. The quinones are dissolved in water, which prevents them from catching fire. The molecule the Harvard team used in its first quinone-based flow battery is almost identical to one found in rhubarb. —Michael J.
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