ELECTRODE FOR REDOX FLOW BATTERY AND REDOX FLOW BATTERY USING THE SAME

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide: a novel electrode for a redox flow battery, which enables the enhancement of a battery performance of a redox flow battery, and enables an operation at low cost; and a redox flow battery using such an electrode.SOLUTION: An electrode for a redox flow battery comprises porous carbon forming a three dimension network structure and having open pores which open at least two positions in its surface. A redox flow battery 1 comprises: a positive electrode cell room 31 and a negative electrode cell room 32 including a positive electrode 4 and a negative electrode 5, each composed of the electrode for a redox flow battery, respectively; a diaphragm 2 for separating the positive electrode cell room 31 and the negative electrode cell room 32 from each other; a positive electrode circulation mechanism 6 for circulating and supplying a positive electrode electrolyte containing a positive electrode active material to the positive electrode cell room 31; and a negative electrode circulation mechanism 7 for circulating and supplying a negative electrode electrolyte containing a negative electrode active material to the negative electrode cell room 32.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1