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Graphene Oxide (GO) Layered Structure Ion Exchange Membrane Application for Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRB) System Study

산화그라핀 (Graphene Oxide, GO)이 코팅된 양이온 교환막을 용한 바나듐 레독스 흐름 전지 (Vanadium Redox Flow attery, VRB) 시스템에 관한 연구

  • Lee, Kwan Ju (Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Science & Engineering, Sangji University) ;
  • Chu, Young Hwan (Department of New Energy.Resource Engineering, College of Science & Engineering, Sangji University)
  • 이관주 (상지대학교, 환경공학과) ;
  • 주영환 (상지대학교, 신에너지.원공학과)
  • Received : 2013.10.22
  • Accepted : 2014.01.22
  • Published : 2014.05.31
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Abstract

Cation exchange membrane (Nafion) was modified to reduce the vanadium ion permeation through the membrane and to increase the vanadium redox flow battery (VRB) system performance by coating the graphene oxide (GO) which has nano-plate like morphology. Modified membrane properties were studied by measuring the ion exchange capacity (I.E.C), water uptake and proton conductivity. The thickness of the coated layer on the surface of the Nafion membrane was observed as $0.93{\mu}m$ by SEM. Proton conductivity and vanadium ion permeability of the modified membrane were decreased to 27% and 25% compared to that of the commercial Nafion membrane respectively. VRB single cell performance test was performed to compare the system performance of the VRB applied with commercial Nafion membrane and modified membrane. VRB system applied with modified membrane showed higher coulombic efficiency and energy efficiency than the VRB system applied with the commercial Nafion membrane due to the reduction of the vanadium ion permeation. From these result, we could suggest that the membrane modification by coating the GO on the surface of the Nafion membrane could be one of the promising strategies to reduce the vanadium ion permeation and to increase the VRB system performance effectively.

바나듐 레독스 흐름 전지 (Vanadium redox flow battery, VRB) 시스템 운전 중 양이온 교환막을 통한 바나듐이온의 투과로 인하여 성능이 저하되는 문제점을 보완하기 위해 판상형태의 탄소물질인 산화그라핀 (Graphene Oxide, GO)을 기존에 사용하였던 양이온 교환막인 Nafion 양이온 교환막 표면에 열압착 방식으로 코팅하여 양이온 교환막 개선 및 VRB 성능 향상을 도모하였다. 개선된 양이온 교환막의 물리화학적 특성분석을 위하여 SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy)분석, 이온 교환 용량, 수분 흡수 및 수소이온 전도도를 측정하였다. 산화그라핀층을 코팅한 결과, SEM 분석을 통해 양이온 교환막 표면에 약 $0.93{\mu}m$의 산화그라핀층이 형성된 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 산화그라핀을 코팅하여 개선된 양이온 교환막의 수소이온 전도도 측정 결과, 상용 양이온 교환막의 27% 수준으로 감소하였음을 확인하였으며, 동시에 바나듐이온 투과실험을 실시한 결과, 개선된 양이온 교환막의 바나듐이온 투과도가 기존 상용 양이온 교환막의 25% 이하 수준으로 감소하였음을 확인할 수 있었다. VRB 단위전지 성능실험을 실시하여 충-방전 특성을 분석한 결과, 산화그라핀을 코팅하여 개선된 양이온 교환막을 VRB 시스템에 적용하였을 경우, 바나듐이온의 투과도 감소로 인하여 쿨롱효율이 증가하였음을 확인할 수 있었고, 그로 인하여 전체적인 에너지효율이 상용막을 적용하였을 때 보다 증가하였음을 확인할 수 있었다. 따라서, 본 연구를 통해 양이온 교환막 표면에 판상형태의 탄소물질인 산화그라핀을 코팅하는 방법이 바나듐이온 투과도를 저하시키고 VRB의 시스템성능을 향상시킬 수 있는 효과적인 방법임을 제시할 수 있었다.

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