Electrochemical cell
Abstract
An electrochemical cell with a positive electrode having an electrochemically active layer of at least one transition metal chloride. A negative electrode of an alkali metal and a compatible electrolyte including an alkali metal salt molten at cell operating temperature is included in the cell. The electrolyte is present at least partially as a corrugated .beta." alumina tube surrounding the negative electrode interior to the positive electrode. The ratio of the volume of liquid electrolyte to the volume of the positive electrode is in the range of from about 0.1 to about 3. A plurality of stacked electrochemical cells is disclosed each having a positive electrode, a negative electrode of an alkali metal molten at cell operating temperature, and a compatible electrolyte. The electrolyte is at least partially present as a corrugated .beta." alumina sheet separating the negative electrode and interior to the positive electrodes. The alkali metal is retained in a porous electrically conductive ceramic, and seals for sealing the junctures of the electrolyte and the adjacent electrodes at the peripheries thereof.
- Inventors:
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- Downers Grove, IL
- Naperville, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 870493
- Patent Number(s):
- 5532078
- Assignee:
- University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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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
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; positive; electrode; electrochemically; active; layer; transition; metal; chloride; negative; alkali; compatible; electrolyte; including; salt; molten; operating; temperature; included; partially; corrugated; beta; alumina; tube; surrounding; interior; ratio; volume; liquid; range; plurality; stacked; cells; disclosed; sheet; separating; electrodes; retained; porous; electrically; conductive; ceramic; seals; sealing; junctures; adjacent; peripheries; positive electrodes; tube surrounding; metal chloride; positive electrode; electrochemical cells; negative electrode; alkali metal; electrochemical cell; electrically conductive; transition metal; metal salt; operating temperature; active layer; electrolyte including; conductive ceramic; liquid electrolyte; porous electrically; electrochemically active; cell operating; salt molten; chemically active; adjacent electrodes; compatible electrolyte; /429/
Citation Formats
Redey, Laszlo I, Myles, Kevin M, Vissers, Donald R, and Prakash, Jai. Electrochemical cell. United States: N. p., 1996.
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Redey, Laszlo I, Myles, Kevin M, Vissers, Donald R, & Prakash, Jai. Electrochemical cell. United States.
Redey, Laszlo I, Myles, Kevin M, Vissers, Donald R, and Prakash, Jai. Mon .
"Electrochemical cell". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870493.
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title = {Electrochemical cell},
author = {Redey, Laszlo I and Myles, Kevin M and Vissers, Donald R and Prakash, Jai},
abstractNote = {An electrochemical cell with a positive electrode having an electrochemically active layer of at least one transition metal chloride. A negative electrode of an alkali metal and a compatible electrolyte including an alkali metal salt molten at cell operating temperature is included in the cell. The electrolyte is present at least partially as a corrugated .beta." alumina tube surrounding the negative electrode interior to the positive electrode. The ratio of the volume of liquid electrolyte to the volume of the positive electrode is in the range of from about 0.1 to about 3. A plurality of stacked electrochemical cells is disclosed each having a positive electrode, a negative electrode of an alkali metal molten at cell operating temperature, and a compatible electrolyte. The electrolyte is at least partially present as a corrugated .beta." alumina sheet separating the negative electrode and interior to the positive electrodes. The alkali metal is retained in a porous electrically conductive ceramic, and seals for sealing the junctures of the electrolyte and the adjacent electrodes at the peripheries thereof.},
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year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996},
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