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Charge-free mixing entropy battery

US10003110B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · US

Inventors

Meng Ye · Beijing, CN
Yi Cui · Stanford, US
Mauro Pasta · San Pellegrino Terme, IT
Xing Xie · Maoming, CN
Craig S. Criddle · Lansing, US
Vaishnav V. Davey · Stanford, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 17, 2016
Grant date	Jun 19, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 4, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/50
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Described herein is a mixing entropy battery including a cationic electrode for sodium ion exchange and an anionic electrode for chloride ion exchange, where the cationic electrode includes at least one Prussian Blue material, and where the mixing entropy battery is configured to convert salinity gradient into electricity.

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