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Upcycling Waste Cotton Cloth into a Carbon Textile: A Durable and Scalable Layer for Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Applications

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  • Mohamed Adel Allam

    (Center for Advanced Materials Research, Research Institute of Sciences and Engineering, University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 27272, United Arab Emirates
    Institute of Chemical and Electrochemical Process Engineering, Clausthal University of Technology, 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany)

  • Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem

    (Center for Advanced Materials Research, Research Institute of Sciences and Engineering, University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 27272, United Arab Emirates
    Sustainable Energy & Power Systems Research Centre, RISE, University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 27272, United Arab Emirates
    Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt)

  • Hussain Alawadhi

    (Center for Advanced Materials Research, Research Institute of Sciences and Engineering, University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 27272, United Arab Emirates
    Department of Applied Physics and Astronomy, University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 27272, United Arab Emirates)

  • Abdul Ghani Olabi

    (Sustainable Energy & Power Systems Research Centre, RISE, University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 27272, United Arab Emirates
    Mechanical Engineering and Design, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK)

  • Abdulmonem Fetyan

    (College of Interdisciplinary Studies, Zayed University, Academic City, Dubai P.O. Box 19282, United Arab Emirates
    Research & Development Centre, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), Dubai P.O. Box 564, United Arab Emirates)

Abstract

In our investigation, we unveil a novel, eco-friendly, and cost-effective method for crafting a bio-derived electrode using discarded cotton fabric via a carbonization procedure, marking its inaugural application in a vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB). Our findings showcase the superior reaction surface area, heightened carbon content, and enhanced catalytic prowess for vanadium reactions exhibited by this carbonized waste cloth (CWC) electrode compared to commercially treated graphite felt (TT-GF). Therefore, the VRFB system equipped with these custom electrodes surpasses its treated graphite felt counterpart (61% at an equivalent current) and achieves an impressive voltage efficiency of 70% at a current density of 100 mA cm −2 . Notably, energy efficiency sees a notable uptick from 58% to 67% under the same current density conditions. These compelling outcomes underscore the immense potential of the carbonized waste cotton cloth electrode for widespread integration in VRFB installations at scale.

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  • Mohamed Adel Allam & Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem & Hussain Alawadhi & Abdul Ghani Olabi & Abdulmonem Fetyan, 2024. "Upcycling Waste Cotton Cloth into a Carbon Textile: A Durable and Scalable Layer for Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Applications," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(24), pages 1-15, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:16:y:2024:i:24:p:11289-:d:1550656
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