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Title: Metal-air cell comprising an electrolyte with a room temperature ionic liquid and hygroscopic additive

Abstract

An electrochemical cell comprising an electrolyte comprising water and a hydrophobic ionic liquid comprising positive ions and negative ions. The electrochemical cell also includes an air electrode configured to absorb and reduce oxygen. A hydrophilic or hygroscopic additive modulates the hydrophobicity of the ionic liquid to maintain a concentration of the water in the electrolyte is between 0.001 mol % and 25 mol %.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
US Department of Energy (USDOE), Washington, DC (United States). Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1150708
Patent Number(s):
8808929
Application Number:
13/085,714
Assignee:
ARPA-E
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
DOE Contract Number:  
AR-00000038
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Citation Formats

Friesen, Cody A., Krishnan, Ramkumar, Tang, Toni, and Wolfe, Derek. Metal-air cell comprising an electrolyte with a room temperature ionic liquid and hygroscopic additive. United States: N. p., 2014. Web.
Friesen, Cody A., Krishnan, Ramkumar, Tang, Toni, & Wolfe, Derek. Metal-air cell comprising an electrolyte with a room temperature ionic liquid and hygroscopic additive. United States.
Friesen, Cody A., Krishnan, Ramkumar, Tang, Toni, and Wolfe, Derek. Tue . "Metal-air cell comprising an electrolyte with a room temperature ionic liquid and hygroscopic additive". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1150708.
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year = {Tue Aug 19 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
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