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Title: Porous carbonaceous electrode structure and method for secondary electrochemical cell

Abstract

Positive and negative electrodes are provided as rigid, porous carbonaceous matrices with particulate active material fixedly embedded. Active material such as metal chalcogenides, solid alloys of alkali metal or alkaline earth metals along with other metals and their oxides in particulate form are blended with a thermosetting resin and a solid volatile to form a paste mixture. Various electrically conductive powders or current collector structures can be blended or embedded into the paste mixture which can be molded to the desired electrode shape. The molded paste is heated to a temperature at which the volatile transforms into vapor to impart porosity as the resin begins to cure into a rigid solid structure.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Lisle, IL
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
862782
Patent Number(s):
4011374
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
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
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
porous; carbonaceous; electrode; structure; method; secondary; electrochemical; cell; positive; negative; electrodes; provided; rigid; matrices; particulate; active; material; fixedly; embedded; metal; chalcogenides; solid; alloys; alkali; alkaline; earth; metals; oxides; form; blended; thermosetting; resin; volatile; paste; mixture; various; electrically; conductive; powders; current; collector; structures; molded; desired; shape; heated; temperature; transforms; vapor; impart; porosity; begins; cure; porous carbon; porous carbonaceous; solid structure; negative electrodes; thermosetting resin; secondary electrochemical; electrode structure; current collector; negative electrode; active material; alkali metal; electrochemical cell; electrically conductive; alkaline earth; earth metal; particulate form; earth metals; paste mixture; metal chalcogenide; metal chalcogenides; resin begins; volatile transforms; solid alloys; various electrical; carbonaceous matrices; carbonaceous electrode; collector structures; collector structure; desired electrode; impart porosity; solid alloy; material fixedly; /429/252/

Citation Formats

Kaun, Thomas D. Porous carbonaceous electrode structure and method for secondary electrochemical cell. United States: N. p., 1977. Web.
Kaun, Thomas D. Porous carbonaceous electrode structure and method for secondary electrochemical cell. United States.
Kaun, Thomas D. Tue . "Porous carbonaceous electrode structure and method for secondary electrochemical cell". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862782.
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abstractNote = {Positive and negative electrodes are provided as rigid, porous carbonaceous matrices with particulate active material fixedly embedded. Active material such as metal chalcogenides, solid alloys of alkali metal or alkaline earth metals along with other metals and their oxides in particulate form are blended with a thermosetting resin and a solid volatile to form a paste mixture. Various electrically conductive powders or current collector structures can be blended or embedded into the paste mixture which can be molded to the desired electrode shape. The molded paste is heated to a temperature at which the volatile transforms into vapor to impart porosity as the resin begins to cure into a rigid solid structure.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Mar 08 00:00:00 EST 1977},
month = {Tue Mar 08 00:00:00 EST 1977}
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