Electrochemical devices utilizing molten alkali metal electrode-reactant

Hitchcock, David C; Mailhe, Catherine C; De Jonghe, Lutgard C

Title: Electrochemical devices utilizing molten alkali metal electrode-reactant

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Electrochemical cells are provided with a reactive metal to reduce the oxide of the alkali metal electrode-reactant. Cells employing a molten alkali metal electrode, e.g., sodium, in contact with a ceramic electrolyte, which is a conductor of the ions of the alkali metal forming the electrode, exhibit a lower resistance when a reactive metal, e.g., vanadium, is allowed to react with and reduce the alkali metal oxide. Such cells exhibit less degradation of the electrolyte and of the glass seals often used to joining the electrolyte to the other components of the cell under cycling conditions.

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Hitchcock, David C ^[1]; Mailhe, Catherine C ^[2]; De Jonghe, Lutgard C ^[3]

Omaha, NE
Berkeley, CA
Oakland, CA

Issue Date:: 1986-01-01

Research Org.:: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 865974

Patent Number(s):: 4609596

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
H01M10/3909 - {Sodium-sulfur cells}

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

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
H01M10/39 - working at high temperature

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DOE Contract Number:: AC03-76SF00098

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: electrochemical; devices; utilizing; molten; alkali; metal; electrode-reactant; cells; provided; reactive; reduce; oxide; employing; electrode; sodium; contact; ceramic; electrolyte; conductor; forming; exhibit; resistance; vanadium; allowed; react; degradation; glass; seals; joining; components; cell; cycling; conditions; ceramic electrolyte; cells employing; electrochemical devices; metal electrode; active metal; electrochemical cells; alkali metal; metal oxide; electrochemical cell; molten alkali; reactive metal; electrochemical device; metal electrode-reactant; devices utilizing; utilizing molten; /429/

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  author       = {Hitchcock, David C and Mailhe, Catherine C and De Jonghe, Lutgard C},

  abstractNote = {Electrochemical cells are provided with a reactive metal to reduce the oxide of the alkali metal electrode-reactant. Cells employing a molten alkali metal electrode, e.g., sodium, in contact with a ceramic electrolyte, which is a conductor of the ions of the alkali metal forming the electrode, exhibit a lower resistance when a reactive metal, e.g., vanadium, is allowed to react with and reduce the alkali metal oxide. Such cells exhibit less degradation of the electrolyte and of the glass seals often used to joining the electrolyte to the other components of the cell under cycling conditions.},

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  year         = {1986},

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