Gas recombination assembly for electrochemical cells

Levy, Isaac; Charkey, Allen

Title: Gas recombination assembly for electrochemical cells

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An assembly for recombining gases generated in electrochemical cells wherein a catalyst strip is enveloped within a hydrophobic, gas-porous film which, in turn, is encased between gas-porous, metallic layers. The sandwich construction of metallic layers and film is formed into a spiral with a tab for connection to the cell.

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Levy, Isaac ^[1]; Charkey, Allen ^[2]

New Fairfield, CT
Brookfield, CT

Issue Date:: 1989-01-01

Research Org.:: ENERGY RESEARCH CORP

OSTI Identifier:: 866866

Patent Number(s):: 4810598

Assignee:: Energy Research Corporation (Danbury, CT)

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
H01M10/52 - Removing gases inside the secondary cell, e.g. by absorption

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

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DOE Contract Number:: AC08-85NV10442

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: gas; recombination; assembly; electrochemical; cells; recombining; gases; generated; catalyst; strip; enveloped; hydrophobic; gas-porous; film; encased; metallic; layers; sandwich; construction; formed; spiral; tab; connection; cell; gases generated; electrochemical cells; electrochemical cell; metallic layers; metallic layer; porous film; /429/

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