High temperature rechargeable molten salt cell

Patent · Tue Apr 30 00:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:5068709

Plichta, E J; Behl, W K

This patent describes a high temperature rechargeable molten salt cell. It comprises: a member of the group consisting of lithium, lithium aluminum alloy, lithium silicon alloy, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, an alkali metal, a group II A element, a group II A alloy and composite mixtures thereof, as the anode, a chemical compound of the composition XYS{sub 2} wherein X is an element selected from the group consisting of Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and Ra and Y is an element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, and Ni as the cathode active material and a member of the group consisting of a molten salt, and a eutectic mixture of metal halides, carbonates, nitrates and oxalates as the electrolyte.

• Assignee: US Army Washington, DC (USA)
• Patent Number(s): US 5011750; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-549176
• OSTI ID: 5068709
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 5 Jul 1990
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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