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Title: Electrochemical cell

Abstract

An electrochemical cell having an alkali metal negative electrode such as sodium and a positive electrode including Ni or transition metals, separated by a .beta." alumina electrolyte and NaAlCl.sub.4 or other compatible material. Various concentrations of a bromine, iodine and/or sulfur containing additive and pore formers are disclosed, which enhance cell capacity and power. The pore formers may be the ammonium salts of carbonic acid or a weak organic acid or oxamide or methylcellulose.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [1]
  1. Downers Grove, IL
  2. Naperville, IL
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
869462
Patent Number(s):
5340668
Assignee:
University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
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
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
electrochemical; cell; alkali; metal; negative; electrode; sodium; positive; including; transition; metals; separated; beta; alumina; electrolyte; naalcl; compatible; material; various; concentrations; bromine; iodine; sulfur; containing; additive; pore; formers; disclosed; enhance; capacity; power; ammonium; salts; carbonic; acid; weak; organic; oxamide; methylcellulose; sulfur containing; transition metals; positive electrode; negative electrode; alkali metal; electrochemical cell; transition metal; electrode including; organic acid; ammonium salts; ammonium salt; compatible material; /429/

Citation Formats

Redey, Laszlo I, Vissers, Donald R, and Prakash, Jai. Electrochemical cell. United States: N. p., 1994. Web.
Redey, Laszlo I, Vissers, Donald R, & Prakash, Jai. Electrochemical cell. United States.
Redey, Laszlo I, Vissers, Donald R, and Prakash, Jai. Sat . "Electrochemical cell". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869462.
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abstractNote = {An electrochemical cell having an alkali metal negative electrode such as sodium and a positive electrode including Ni or transition metals, separated by a .beta." alumina electrolyte and NaAlCl.sub.4 or other compatible material. Various concentrations of a bromine, iodine and/or sulfur containing additive and pore formers are disclosed, which enhance cell capacity and power. The pore formers may be the ammonium salts of carbonic acid or a weak organic acid or oxamide or methylcellulose.},
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year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994},
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