Monitoring stibine and arsine in lead-acid battery charge gas and in ambient air: development and testing of a field kit. [5 kWh]

Technical Report · Thu Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5436976· OSTI ID:5436976

Varma, R.; Cook, G. M.; Yao, N. P.

An industrial lead-acid battery (5 kWh) has been found to generate a significant amount of stibine and arsine during the overcharge period of a charge cycle and during equalization charging. Therefore, a stibine/arsine detection kit was developed for use in field collection and evaluation of toxic gas release. The equipment includes a metering pump to provide a constant gas flow rate, an absorption tube to collect the SbH/sub 3/ and AsH/sub 3/, and the necessary controls, filters, etc. A portable spectrophotometer is used to analyze for antimony. The absorbed solution is analyzed for arsenic at the laboratory. This kit was used to collect and measure the stibine and arsine generated from an industrial lead-acid battery and the ambient air around lead-acid modules during cycling. 8 figures, 6 tables.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 5436976
• Report Number(s): ANL/OEPM-78-4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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