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Energy Storage - Batteries Flashcards

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Battery

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A device converting stored chemical energy into electrical energy.

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Structure of batteries?

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Composed of electrochemical cells(Electrolytes, anode and cathode)

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Electrolyte

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A material, often in an aqueous solution, allowing ions to pass freely through but does NOT conduct free electrons.

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Anode

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Contain molecules readily ejecting one or more electrons by oxidizing and releasing the residual ion INTO the electrolyte.

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Cathode

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Molecules formed by reduction of ions from the electrolyte by combinding each ion with one or more electrons.

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Most common electrochemical cell?

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Daniel Cell

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Daniel Cell

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A copper-zinc cell beign cathode-anode, both being in sulfate solutiosn.

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Mechanism of Daniel Cell

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Anode zinc is ozidized where two electrosn flow from anode to cathode extenrally, releasing zinc ion into solution,
Electron interaction releases copper in the solution.

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Why do daniel cell half-reactions occur spontaneously?

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Net positive gibbs free energy.

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Enthalpy of Reaction

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Change in enthalpy of a chemical reaction that occurs at constant pressure.

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What happens after copper ion release?

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Sulfate ion in copper soltion transfers to zinc solutiion, balancing net flow of charge.

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12
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Calculating cell voltages of cells…

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Combinding reduction potentials (-0.76 V for zinc and 0.34 V for copper.

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Reduction Potential

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Tendency of a chemical species to be reduced by gaining an electron.

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14
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Nernst Equation

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Permits calculation of reduction potential of a reaction

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15
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What determines effective energy upper bound density of battery?

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Voltage and Gibbs energy

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16
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Calculating energy density of daniel cell…

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Mass of both one Zn and one Cu is 129u, equating to 1.65 MJ/kj, then divided GIBBS of 212 by 0.129kg

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Primary Cell

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One way flow from cathode to anode, being used only once.

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Secondary Cell

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Can reverse flow, having multiple uses.

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Difference of fuel cell..

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Continous flow of consumables entering the device.

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Mechanism of hydrogen fuel cell..

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Input with H2, dissacoiated by catalysis at the cathode, hydrogen then passsing through electrolyte, combining with oxygen at anode

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Combustion

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A series of chemical reactions that generate heat.

22
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Type of reaction fuel cell..

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Combustion

23
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Energy of hydrogen fuel…

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Enthalpy of reaction for combustion of H is 285.8kJ/mol whilst gibbs is 237.1 kJ/mol,, with 83% efficiency at 298K and 1 atm.

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H2 energy density…

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140 MJ/kg or 120 MJ/kg with standard cell voltage of 1.229 V in reality this is 0.85-1.05

25
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Disadvantage of fuel cells…

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Reacting with atmospheric CO2.

26
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Proton Exchange Membrane

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A semipermeable membrane designed to conduct protons whilst acting as a electornic insulator and reactant barrier.

27
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Challenge with catalysis rate in fuel cells…

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Platinum used at hydrogen/oxygen anode/cathode which is expensive.

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Hydrogen Economy

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Refers to an economy relying on hydrogen as the commercial fuel that would deliver a substantial fraction of a natiosn energy and services.

29
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Hydrogen economy is based on…

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Higher energy density and energy storage in hydrogne…

30
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Fromation of H2…

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Not found naturally on Earth, an energy carrier, created by steam reforming.

31
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Steam Reforming

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This reacts natural methane gas with steam in presence of a catalyst, producing H, CO and some CO2.

32
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Downside to steam reforming…

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Produces CO2 so requries carbon capture.

33
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Alternative to steam reforming.

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Electrolysis, splitting water into constituatens with differnet materials to fuel cells.

34
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Gas Diffusion Later in fuel cells…

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Grants reactants access to catalyst with hydrophobic materials preventing water entry.

35
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Drawbacks to hydrogen storage…

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At standard temperature/pressure, H2 has very low energy dnesity, taking up large volume, where compression is unsafe.

36
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Volumetric density of gasoline vs H2…

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30 MJ/L whilst hydrogen at standard ATM and TEMP is 12 kJ/m^3

37
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Hydrogen gas often stored at…

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700 ATM with 5.6MJ/L

38
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Alternative to hydrogen gas storage…

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Liquified.

39
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Hydrogen liquified…

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Liquifies at 20.28 K with 10 MJ/l energy density

40
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Liquified hydrogen is useful in…

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Cryogenic tanks storage in space but not automobiles.

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