READEL develops an easily adaptable family of plate reactors that speeds up the commercialisation of new electrochemical technologies. Two reactor scales are being developed: a laboratory series that serves as a tool for applied research, and a larger reactor for pilot-scale verification.
The concept is demonstrated on three promising technologies developed at the University of West Bohemia and the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague:
- Zinc–iodine flow batteries, with higher capacity per kilogram and low-cost raw materials.
- CO₂ electrolysis, to cut the carbon footprint and turn CO₂ into higher-value products.
- Electrochemical production of hypervalent iodine compounds for use in organic synthesis.
Pinflow's Role
Pinflow coordinates the project. A reactor family that scales from laboratory tests to pilot verification fits Pinflow's offer of custom flow-electrochemistry equipment, from laboratory cells to pilot systems.
Publications
- Understanding the degradation process in zinc–iodine hybrid flow batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. doi:10.1039/d5ta07792c
- A sustainable process for electrochemical production of 2-iodosylbenzoic acid. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 12(2), 2024. doi:10.1016/j.jece.2024.112227