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The membranes used in acid-base flow batteries are ion exchange membranes and bipolar membranes. A bipolar membrane consists of an anion and a cation exchange membrane combined with an (organic) electro-catalyst, forming a bipolar junction. When electricity is stored, water splitting at the junction occurs. Oppositely, when electricity is needed, protons and hydroxyl ions recombine at the junction forming water. As a part of his PhD in the MMP group, Varun will work on the development of bipolar membranes for enhanced water splitting and recombination for energy storage using electrospinning, thus contributing to the next generation acid-base flow cells.

In July 2026, Varun Tallam joined the Membrane Materials and processes group at 黑料福利网 as a doctoral candidate. Varun received his B.Tech in Chemical engineering from National Institute of Technology Warangal, India. He received his MSc degree in Chemical engineering from TU Delft in the Netherlands. Varun investigated the scalability of falling film electrolysers for CO2 electrolysis as part of his masters's thesis.