Crystallization of aluminum hydroxide in the aluminum-air battery: Literature review, crystallizer design, and results of integrated system tests

Technical Report · Thu Mar 31 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:5015273

Maimoni, A

The literature on aluminum trihydroxide crystallization is reviewed and the implications of crystallization on the design and performance of the aluminum-air battery are illustrated. Results of research on hydrargillite crystallization under battery operating conditions at Alcoa Laboratories, Alcan Kingston Laboratories, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are summarized and are applied to the design of an electrolyte management system using lamella settlers for clarification of the electrolyte and product separation. The design principles were validated in a series of experiments that, for the first time in the aluminum-air program, demonstrated continuous operation of an integrated system consisting of cells, crystallizer, and a product-removal system. 42 refs., 88 figs., 2 tabs.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5015273
• Report Number(s): UCRL-53843; ON: DE88010510
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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25 ENERGY STORAGE
ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDES
CRYSTALLIZATION
ALUMINIUM-AIR BATTERIES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
REVIEWS
ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLES
DESIGN
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ELECTROLYTES
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXIDES
METAL-GAS BATTERIES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
VEHICLES
250900* - Energy Storage- Batteries