Zinc-Halide Batteries

Robert Murray-Smith. 2021. 1236: How To Make A Plant Pot Battery: ZnBr. Video. Retrieved from youtube.com/watch?v=-Xrf2mFeyJ4.

Robert Murray-Smith. 2021. 1237: Don't Be Fooled By This Battery: A Contender With Lithium. Video. Retrieved from youtube.com/watch?v=pj6M18B-gDY.

Robert Murray-Smith. 2023. 2102 Building Big Batteries For DIY Off Grid. Video. Retrieved from youtube.com/watch?v=I-0REc2MYYE.

In these videos, the design and construction of a plant pot-based Zinc-Bromide battery is presented, along with some information about its charging process and energy density.

Kevin Bollinger. 2013. youtube.com/@kevinbollinger9623. Videos.

ZnSO₄.7H₂O + 2NaBr -→ Na₂SO₄ + ZnBr (aq)

Chemisting. 2020. Zinc Bromine Batteries: Preparing a solution of known Zinc Bromide concentration using Sodium Bromide and Zinc Sulfate. Retrieved 01-03-2023.

Chemisting. 2022. Zinc Bromine Batteries: Making higher purity zinc bromide from readily available salts. Retrieved 01-03-2023.

Robert Murray-Smith. 2022. How To Make The Homemade Battery You May Have Been Waiting For. Video. Retrieved from youtube.com/watch?v=UmDHCOPiRdw.

Robert Murray-Smith. 2022. Making Zinc Iodide For The Easy Battery. Video. Retrieved from youtube.com/watch?v=V-wHYbd81ng

Due to problems sourcing Zinc Bromide in smaller quantities, these videos show how Iodine and Potassium Iodide (aka Lugol's solution) can be used to create a Zinc-Iodine battery.