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Title: Electrochemical cell and method of assembly

Abstract

A method of preparing an electrochemical cell is disclosed which permits the assembly to be accomplished in air. The cell includes a metal sulfide as the positive electrode reactant, lithium alloy as the negative electrode reactant and an alkali metal, molten salt electrolyte. Positive electrode reactant is introduced as Li.sub.2 FeS.sub.2, a single-phase compound produced by the reaction of Li.sub.2 S and FeS. The use of this compound permits introduction of lithium in an oxidized form. Additional lithium can be introduced in the negative electrode structure enclosed within an aluminum foil envelope between layers of porous aluminum. Molten salt electrolyte is added after assembly and evacuation of the cell by including an interelectrode separator that has been prewet with an organic solution of KCl.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Hinsdale, IL
  2. Liederbach, DE
  3. Joliet, IL
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
863444
Patent Number(s):
4172926
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (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:
electrochemical; cell; method; assembly; preparing; disclosed; permits; accomplished; air; metal; sulfide; positive; electrode; reactant; lithium; alloy; negative; alkali; molten; salt; electrolyte; introduced; fes; single-phase; compound; produced; reaction; introduction; oxidized; form; additional; structure; enclosed; aluminum; foil; envelope; layers; porous; added; evacuation; including; interelectrode; separator; prewet; organic; solution; kcl; organic solution; electrode reactant; metal sulfide; electrode structure; positive electrode; negative electrode; alkali metal; electrochemical cell; molten salt; lithium alloy; salt electrolyte; interelectrode separator; aluminum foil; electrode separator; oxidized form; /429/29/

Citation Formats

Shimotake, Hiroshi, Voss, Ernst C. H., and Bartholme, Louis G. Electrochemical cell and method of assembly. United States: N. p., 1979. Web.
Shimotake, Hiroshi, Voss, Ernst C. H., & Bartholme, Louis G. Electrochemical cell and method of assembly. United States.
Shimotake, Hiroshi, Voss, Ernst C. H., and Bartholme, Louis G. Mon . "Electrochemical cell and method of assembly". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863444.
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abstractNote = {A method of preparing an electrochemical cell is disclosed which permits the assembly to be accomplished in air. The cell includes a metal sulfide as the positive electrode reactant, lithium alloy as the negative electrode reactant and an alkali metal, molten salt electrolyte. Positive electrode reactant is introduced as Li.sub.2 FeS.sub.2, a single-phase compound produced by the reaction of Li.sub.2 S and FeS. The use of this compound permits introduction of lithium in an oxidized form. Additional lithium can be introduced in the negative electrode structure enclosed within an aluminum foil envelope between layers of porous aluminum. Molten salt electrolyte is added after assembly and evacuation of the cell by including an interelectrode separator that has been prewet with an organic solution of KCl.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1979},
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