Zinc electrode and rechargeable zinc-air battery
Abstract
An improved zinc electrode is disclosed for a rechargeable zinc-air battery comprising an outer frame and a porous foam electrode support within the frame which is treated prior to the deposition of zinc thereon to inhibit the formation of zinc dendrites on the external surface thereof. The outer frame is provided with passageways for circulating an alkaline electrolyte through the treated zinc-coated porous foam. A novel rechargeable zinc-air battery system is also disclosed which utilizes the improved zinc electrode and further includes an alkaline electrolyte within said battery circulating through the passageways in the zinc electrode and an external electrolyte circulation means which has an electrolyte reservoir external to the battery case including filter means to filter solids out of the electrolyte as it circulates to the external reservoir and pump means for recirculating electrolyte from the external reservoir to the zinc electrode.
- Inventors:
-
- (Kensington, CA)
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 867021
- Patent Number(s):
- 4842963
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- 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:
- AC03-76SF00098
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- zinc; electrode; rechargeable; zinc-air; battery; improved; disclosed; comprising; outer; frame; porous; foam; support; treated; prior; deposition; thereon; inhibit; formation; dendrites; external; surface; provided; passageways; circulating; alkaline; electrolyte; zinc-coated; novel; utilizes; circulation; means; reservoir; including; filter; solids; circulates; pump; recirculating; porous foam; electrolyte reservoir; alkaline electrolyte; zinc electrode; external surface; filter means; pump means; rechargeable zinc-air; rechargeable zinc; outer frame; zinc-air battery; electrode support; battery comprising; circulating electrolyte; foam electrode; electrolyte circulation; improved zinc; treated prior; /429/29/
Citation Formats
Ross, Jr., Philip N. Zinc electrode and rechargeable zinc-air battery. United States: N. p., 1989.
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Ross, Jr., Philip N. Zinc electrode and rechargeable zinc-air battery. United States.
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"Zinc electrode and rechargeable zinc-air battery". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867021.
@article{osti_867021,
title = {Zinc electrode and rechargeable zinc-air battery},
author = {Ross, Jr., Philip N.},
abstractNote = {An improved zinc electrode is disclosed for a rechargeable zinc-air battery comprising an outer frame and a porous foam electrode support within the frame which is treated prior to the deposition of zinc thereon to inhibit the formation of zinc dendrites on the external surface thereof. The outer frame is provided with passageways for circulating an alkaline electrolyte through the treated zinc-coated porous foam. A novel rechargeable zinc-air battery system is also disclosed which utilizes the improved zinc electrode and further includes an alkaline electrolyte within said battery circulating through the passageways in the zinc electrode and an external electrolyte circulation means which has an electrolyte reservoir external to the battery case including filter means to filter solids out of the electrolyte as it circulates to the external reservoir and pump means for recirculating electrolyte from the external reservoir to the zinc electrode.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989}
}