Molten salt lithium cells

Raistrick, Ian D; Poris, Jaime; Huggins, Robert A

Title: Molten salt lithium cells

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Lithium-based cells are promising for applications such as electric vehicles and load-leveling for power plants since lithium is very electropositive and light weight. One type of lithium-based cell utilizes a molten salt electrolyte and is operated in the temperature range of about 400.degree.-500.degree. C. Such high temperature operation accelerates corrosion problems and a substantial amount of energy is lost through heat transfer. The present invention provides an electrochemical cell (10) which may be operated at temperatures between about 100.degree.-170.degree. C. Cell (10) comprises an electrolyte (16), which preferably includes lithium nitrate, and a lithium or lithium alloy electrode (12).

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Raistrick, Ian D ^[1]; Poris, Jaime ^[2]; Huggins, Robert A ^[3]

Menlo Park, CA
Portola Valley, CA
Stanford, CA

Issue Date:: 1982-02-09

Research Org.:: Stanford Univ., CA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 864131

Patent Number(s):: 4315059

Application Number:: 06/170,254

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

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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
H01M10/399 - {Cells with molten salts}
H01M6/14 - Cells with non-aqueous electrolyte {
H01M8/06 - Combination of fuel cells with means for production of reactants or for treatment of residues

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
Y02E60/10 - Energy storage
Y02E60/50 - Fuel cells

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DOE Contract Number:: AC02-77ET25402

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: molten; salt; lithium; cells; lithium-based; promising; applications; electric; vehicles; load-leveling; power; plants; electropositive; light; weight; type; cell; utilizes; electrolyte; operated; temperature; range; 400; degree; -500; operation; accelerates; corrosion; substantial; amount; energy; lost; heat; transfer; provides; electrochemical; 10; temperatures; 100; -170; comprises; 16; preferably; nitrate; alloy; electrode; 12; cell utilizes; temperature operation; power plants; light weight; electric vehicle; temperature range; electrochemical cell; heat transfer; molten salt; power plant; lithium alloy; salt electrolyte; substantial amount; electric vehicles; alloy electrode; accelerates corrosion; lithium-based cells; lithium nitrate; operation accelerates; lithium-based cell; lithium cells; salt lithium; /429/

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  abstractNote = {Lithium-based cells are promising for applications such as electric vehicles and load-leveling for power plants since lithium is very electropositive and light weight. One type of lithium-based cell utilizes a molten salt electrolyte and is operated in the temperature range of about 400.degree.-500.degree. C. Such high temperature operation accelerates corrosion problems and a substantial amount of energy is lost through heat transfer. The present invention provides an electrochemical cell (10) which may be operated at temperatures between about 100.degree.-170.degree. C. Cell (10) comprises an electrolyte (16), which preferably includes lithium nitrate, and a lithium or lithium alloy electrode (12).},

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