Fluorine-free polymer membranes for photoelectrolysis and redox flow batteries (SANS-F) – 2024 FGR 0021
Supported by the Free State of Thuringia and the European Social Fund Plus
Polymer membranes play an important role in many energy storage and conversion systems.
However, widely used fluorinated polymers (e. g., Nafion) pose serious sustainability problems.
During the project period from 01/01/2025, to 12/31/2027, we are therefore investigating fluorine-free polymer membranes for aqueous organic redox flow batteries (RFBs) and photoelectrochemical cells (PECs) for hydrogen production and glycerol oxidation. The research groups of Prof. U. S. Schubert, Prof. Yan Lu, Prof. Felix Schacher and Dr. Marco Favaro joined forces and combined their expertise in polymer synthesis, membrane characterization, batteries and PECs to enable these new developments.
