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Tsai WS, Huang C, Huang CC, Yang CC, Lee M. Environmental trade-offs and externalities of electrochemical-based batteries: Quantitative analysis between lithium-ion and vanadium redox flow units. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 326:116807. [PMID: 36436249 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
This study aims to increase the scientific knowledge of the environmental impacts and externalities of two promising electrochemical-based techniques for large-scale stationary energy storage: lithium nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) and vanadium redox flow (VRF) batteries. The global warming potential (GWP) and cumulative energy demand (CED) for NCM and VRF batteries are 28 kg CO2eq and 410 MJ and 186 kg CO2eq and 3080 MJ, respectively, for the provision of 1 MWh of electricity. While the trend of the environmental externality results is proportional to the environmental impact results, the environmental costs from GWP and terrestrial ecotoxicity impacts contribute the largest share of the total environmental costs for both batteries. Overall, NCM batteries have favorable environmental performance in terms of their impact values and externalities but still show relatively higher contributions in human toxicity and ozone layer depletion impacts, based on their high resource uses. The VRF batteries, on the other hand, report higher impacts in abiotic depletion, GWP and terrestrial ecotoxicity, mainly due to their great mass of the electrolyte. Our results highlight the importance of substituting the active metals with low-impact metals or carefully considering the origin of key materials while also taking advantage of the properties of the battery to carefully assess possible advancements in battery design. The environmental externality results also provide essential information for the future development of battery industries for stationary applications with energy and environmental benefits.
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Affiliation(s)
- Wen-Shuo Tsai
- Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
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- Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
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- Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratory, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan
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- Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratory, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan
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- Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan.
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De Wolf R, De Rop M, Hereijgers J. Effects of Structured 3D Electrodes on the performance of redox flow batteriesEffects of Structured 3D Electrodes on the Performance of Redox Flow Batteries. ChemElectroChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202200640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Renée De Wolf
- University of Antwerp: Universiteit Antwerpen Research group Applied Electrochemistry & Catalysis BELGIUM
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- University of Antwerp: Universiteit Antwerpen Research group Applied Electrochemistry & Catalysis BELGIUM
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- Universiteit Antwerpen Advanced Reactor Technology Universiteitsplein 1 2610 Wilrijk BELGIUM
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Chullipparambil Balakrishnan J, Pulikkotti Peter M, Davis Kombarakaran D, Ambadan Kunjilona J, Vadakkan Thomas J. Improvement in the Performance of an Fe/Fe
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ions. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202201222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Jeena Chullipparambil Balakrishnan
- Post Graduate and Research Department of Chemistry, Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda 680125, Affiliated to University of Calicut Kerala India
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- Post Graduate and Research Department of Chemistry, Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda 680125, Affiliated to University of Calicut Kerala India
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- Post Graduate and Research Department of Chemistry, Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda 680125, Affiliated to University of Calicut Kerala India
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- Post Graduate and Research Department of Chemistry, Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda 680125, Affiliated to University of Calicut Kerala India
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- Post Graduate and Research Department of Chemistry, Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda 680125, Affiliated to University of Calicut Kerala India
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Borchers PS, Anufriev I, Vitz J, Görls H, Elbert J, Nischang I, Hager MD, Schubert US. Regaining Potential: Studies Concerning 2-Ferrocenylethyl Methacrylate, Its Polymers, and Application in Redox Flow Batteries. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c02565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Philipp S. Borchers
- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7a, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry (IAAC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 8, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7a, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7a, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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