Electrolyte additive for improved battery performance
Abstract
In one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an electrochemical cell having a metal bromine couple. The cell includes an electrode structure on which to deposit the metal of the couple and a counterelectrode at which to generate bromine. A microporous membrane separates the electrode and counterelectrode. Importantly, the aqueous electrolyte comprises an aqueous metal bromide solution containing a water soluble bromine complexing agent capable of forming a water immiscible complex with bromine and an additive capable of decreasing the wettability of the microporous separators employed in such cells by such water immiscible bromine complexes.
- Inventors:
-
- (Hampton, NJ)
- (E. Brunswick, NJ)
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866907
- Patent Number(s):
- 4818642
- Application Number:
- 06/835,339
- Assignee:
- Exxon Research and Engineering Company (Florham Park, NJ) SNL
- DOE Contract Number:
- 26-6578
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- electrolyte; additive; improved; battery; performance; embodiment; provided; electrochemical; cell; metal; bromine; couple; electrode; structure; deposit; counterelectrode; generate; microporous; membrane; separates; importantly; aqueous; comprises; bromide; solution; containing; water; soluble; complexing; agent; capable; forming; immiscible; complex; decreasing; wettability; separators; employed; cells; complexes; porous separator; improved battery; aqueous electrolyte; porous membrane; water soluble; electrode structure; solution containing; electrochemical cell; complexing agent; water immiscible; agent capable; microporous membrane; electrolyte comprises; electrolyte additive; microporous separator; /429/
Citation Formats
Bellows, Richard J., and Kantner, Edward. Electrolyte additive for improved battery performance. United States: N. p., 1989.
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Bellows, Richard J., & Kantner, Edward. Electrolyte additive for improved battery performance. United States.
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"Electrolyte additive for improved battery performance". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866907.
@article{osti_866907,
title = {Electrolyte additive for improved battery performance},
author = {Bellows, Richard J. and Kantner, Edward},
abstractNote = {In one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an electrochemical cell having a metal bromine couple. The cell includes an electrode structure on which to deposit the metal of the couple and a counterelectrode at which to generate bromine. A microporous membrane separates the electrode and counterelectrode. Importantly, the aqueous electrolyte comprises an aqueous metal bromide solution containing a water soluble bromine complexing agent capable of forming a water immiscible complex with bromine and an additive capable of decreasing the wettability of the microporous separators employed in such cells by such water immiscible bromine complexes.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1989},
month = {4}
}
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