| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/M27623/01 |
| Title: |
RECHARGEABLE ALUMINIUM BATTERIES BASED UPON ORGANIC MOLTEN SALTS |
| Principal Investigator: |
van der Noot, Dr T |
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| Department: |
Chemistry |
| Organisation: |
Queen Mary University of London |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
19 April 1999 |
Ends: |
18 October 2002 |
Value (£): |
250,361
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Electrochemical Science & Eng. |
Energy Storage |
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| Chemicals |
Electronics |
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Transport Systems and Vehicles |
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Aluminium has several advantages in terms of its potential use in rechargeable batteries, yet there are no rechargeable battery systems using aluminium. There is very little research in this area, especially in the UK. As a result of an industrially funded PhD studentship to investigate an eco-friendly method of electroplating aluminium at room temperatures, we discovered a general class of mixed aluminium trichloride + organic salts which are liquid between temperatures -600C to 1500C and from which it is possible to electrodeposit and strip aluminium. The components of these melts decompose to harmless by-products upon exposure to oxygen or water. This project aims to take this room temperature electroplating know how and use it to develop a high energy density rechargeable (secondary) battery system based upon these organic salts and an aluminium anode. A suitable cathode would be determined during this project. The potential uses of such a battery are many:transport; consumer electronics; communications; information technology; and embedded power generation. However, in this work attention will be confined to stationary batteries where the size and weight requirements are less stringent than for transportation or consumer electronics. This is the reason for considering the necessary parameters for electricity supply industry who have been targeted as the initial beneficiaries.
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