Battery & Energy Storage
VUP supports energy storage innovation with TEMPO compounds for ORBs and redox flow batteries, focusing on sustainability and efficiency.
Key Applications
Organic Radical Batteries (ORBs)
Developing high-performance, metal-free, and potentially safer battery systems for applications ranging from portable electronics to grid storage.
Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries
Improving the energy density, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of aqueous redox flow batteries for grid-scale energy storage.
Material Development & Optimization
Optimizing the performance of TEMPO-based batteries requires understanding structure-property relationships and potentially synthesizing novel derivatives with enhanced stability, solubility, or redox potential. Performance optimization regarding energy density and charge/discharge efficiency is a key focus.
Industry Challenges
Discover the unique challenges faced by Battery & Energy Storage and how VUP Solutions can help overcome them.
Organic Radical Batteries (ORBs)
Challenge:
Developing high-performance, metal-free, and potentially safer battery systems for applications ranging from portable electronics to grid storage.
VUP Solutions:
TEMPO and its derivatives exhibit remarkable electrochemical performance, acting as highly efficient and reversible charge carriers. Their potential use as redox-active materials in ORB electrodes offers advantages like potentially high power density and fast charge/discharge rates. VUP produces high-purity TEMPO suitable for electrochemical research and development in this field.
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TEMPO (2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidin-1-oxyl)
A highly versatile and stable nitroxyl radical, renowned for its utility as a catalyst in selective organic oxidations and as a mediator in controlled radical polymerization (NMP). VUP produces high-purity TEMPO at pilot scale.
Key Properties
4-Hydroxy-TEMPO (TEMPOL / H-TEMPO)
A key functionalized derivative of TEMPO featuring both a stable nitroxyl radical and reactive hydroxyl group. Serves as a versatile antioxidant, catalyst, spin label, and crucial intermediate for synthesizing specialty chemicals.
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Research & Development
VUP's R&D division solves complex chemistry challenges across diverse industries.With 70+ years of chemical expertise, we transform ideas into viable technological solutions tailored to your needs.
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Custom Synthesis & Manufacturing
Partner with VUP for expert custom chemical synthesis and reliable small-scale manufacturing in Europe. Complex chemistry, reliably delivered.
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Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries
Challenge:
Improving the energy density, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of aqueous redox flow batteries for grid-scale energy storage.
VUP Solutions:
Research indicates significant potential for TEMPO-based catholytes to enhance the performance of aqueous redox flow batteries. VUP's expertise in TEMPO chemistry positions us to collaborate on developing and supplying tailored TEMPO derivatives optimized for stability and electrochemical potential in flow battery systems.
Relevant Products
View all productsTEMPO (2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidin-1-oxyl)
CAS:2564-83-2A highly versatile and stable nitroxyl radical, renowned for its utility as a catalyst in selective organic oxidations and as a mediator in controlled radical polymerization (NMP). VUP produces high-purity TEMPO at pilot scale.
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VUP's R&D division solves complex chemistry challenges across diverse industries.With 70+ years of chemical expertise, we transform ideas into viable technological solutions tailored to your needs.
Accreditations
Custom Synthesis & Manufacturing
Partner with VUP for expert custom chemical synthesis and reliable small-scale manufacturing in Europe. Complex chemistry, reliably delivered.
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Material Development & Optimization
Challenge:
Optimizing the performance of TEMPO-based batteries requires understanding structure-property relationships and potentially synthesizing novel derivatives with enhanced stability, solubility, or redox potential. Performance optimization regarding energy density and charge/discharge efficiency is a key focus.
VUP Solutions:
Leveraging our deep expertise in nitroxide radical chemistry and R&D capabilities, we partner with researchers and companies to develop and synthesize custom TEMPO derivatives. Our goal is to address specific performance bottlenecks and contribute to advancements in ORB and flow battery technology through targeted material innovation. VUP has technologies involving TEMPO ready for scaling up.
Relevant Services
View all servicesResearch & Development
VUP's R&D division solves complex chemistry challenges across diverse industries.With 70+ years of chemical expertise, we transform ideas into viable technological solutions tailored to your needs.
Accreditations
Custom Synthesis & Manufacturing
Partner with VUP for expert custom chemical synthesis and reliable small-scale manufacturing in Europe. Complex chemistry, reliably delivered.
Accreditations
Accredited Analytical, Technical-Safety & Environmental Services
The ATBEL (Analytical, Technical-Safety, and Environmental Laboratories) division is a specialized testing center within VUP, a.s., providing expert analytical services to both internal R&D projects and external partners. We deliver reliable, accredited results under SNAS Certificate No. S-118 (ISO/IEC 17025) and ISO 9001, ensuring the highest standards of quality and precision. Our services are led by division head Ing. Ľudovít Žiak, PhD.
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Featured VUP Products
Explore our core portfolio of chemical intermediates and solutions for this industry
TEMPO (2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidin-1-oxyl)
A highly versatile and stable nitroxyl radical, renowned for its utility as a catalyst in selective organic oxidations and as a mediator in controlled radical polymerization (NMP). VUP produces high-purity TEMPO at pilot scale.
Key Properties
4-Hydroxy-TEMPO (TEMPOL / H-TEMPO)
A key functionalized derivative of TEMPO featuring both a stable nitroxyl radical and reactive hydroxyl group. Serves as a versatile antioxidant, catalyst, spin label, and crucial intermediate for synthesizing specialty chemicals.