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KAIST

Research Institution South Korea

Company Profile

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) conducts leading research on vanadium electrolyte performance, novel additives and cell chemistry — high-leverage work for reducing VRFB costs and improving efficiency.

Key Highlights

  • Novel electrolyte additive research
  • Efficiency and stability improvements
  • Academic-industrial collaboration
  • High-leverage VRFB cost research

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Technology

KAIST Catalyst Cuts V3.5+ Vanadium Electrolyte Production Time by 67%

KAIST researchers reported in Advanced Energy Materials a 67% reduction in production time for V3.5+ mixed-valence vanadium electrolyte by switching from chemical to catalytic reduction at an average oxidation state of about +4.1. The Pt/C catalyst was reused more than 2,500 times and the process also removes residual oxalic acid.