Electrode for an electrochemical cell, and an electrochemical cell

Patent · Tue Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5775820

Coetzer, J

An electrode for an electrochemical cell is disclosed. The electrode is comprised of an electrochemically active substance selected from: (A) the group comprising or including the halogens, the alkali metals, the alkaline earth metals the first and second series of transition elements, lead, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony, bismuth , and aluminium; (B) an oxygen, sulphur or selenium composition; or (C) a composition containing carbon, baron, silicon or nitrogen with any of the substances of (A) or (B); and a zeolite molecular sieve carrier wherein the electrochemically active substance is sorbed and is held in dispersed form for effective use in a cell. An electrochemical cell including a pair of electrodes and an electrolyte, at least one electrode comprising an electrode as defined above.

• Assignee: South African Inventions Development Corp (South Africa)
• Patent Number(s): US 4287268
• OSTI ID: 5775820
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

25 ENERGY STORAGE
250903* -- Energy Storage-- Batteries-- Materials
Components
& Auxiliaries
ADSORBENTS
ALKALI METALS
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELECTRODES
ELEMENTS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
METALS
MOLECULAR SIEVES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SELENIUM COMPOUNDS
SULFUR COMPOUNDS