Patent ID: 11967747
Assignee: OHIO STATE INNOVATION FOUNDATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A redox flow battery electrolyte comprising A) a polar solvent, and B) from about 1 to about 50 wt.% 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives represented by formula I:, where
each “X,” individually, is an alkali or alkaline earth metal, a trialkyl amine, or a quaternary amine, or H;
“m” is 1, 2 or 3, and
“n” is 1 or 2; and
where “Y” is:
“R,” a linear, branched, saturated or unsaturated, or cyclic C1 to C12 alkyl or aryl group;
“[RO]oR,” where “o” is an integer from 1 to 100;
“R[OH]pA,” where “p” is an integer from 1 to 6 and “A” is H or an amine;
or
a carboxylate or carboxamide group,
wherein, when n is 2, X is absent.