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Title: Process for manufacturing a lithium alloy electrochemical cell

Abstract

A process for manufacturing a lithium alloy, metal sulfide cell tape casts slurried alloy powders in an organic solvent containing a dissolved thermoplastic organic binder onto casting surfaces. The organic solvent is then evaporated to produce a flexible tape removable adhering to the casting surface. The tape is densified to increase its green strength and then peeled from the casting surface. The tape is laminated with a separator containing a lithium salt electrolyte and a metal sulfide electrode to form a green cell. The binder is evaporated from the green cell at a temperature lower than the melting temperature of the lithium salt electrolyte. Lithium alloy, metal sulfide and separator powders may be tape cast.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. North Olmstead, OH
Issue Date:
OSTI Identifier:
868497
Patent Number(s):
5154784
Application Number:
07/649,510
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA)
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
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
process; manufacturing; lithium; alloy; electrochemical; cell; metal; sulfide; tape; casts; slurried; powders; organic; solvent; containing; dissolved; thermoplastic; binder; casting; surfaces; evaporated; produce; flexible; removable; adhering; surface; densified; increase; green; strength; peeled; laminated; separator; salt; electrolyte; electrode; form; temperature; melting; cast; alloy powders; organic binder; solvent containing; alloy powder; melting temperature; metal sulfide; organic solvent; electrochemical cell; lithium alloy; salt electrolyte; lithium salt; casting surface; sulfide cell; flexible tape; tape cast; /156/264/

Citation Formats

Bennett, William R. Process for manufacturing a lithium alloy electrochemical cell. United States: N. p., 1992. Web.
Bennett, William R. Process for manufacturing a lithium alloy electrochemical cell. United States.
Bennett, William R. Tue . "Process for manufacturing a lithium alloy electrochemical cell". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868497.
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abstractNote = {A process for manufacturing a lithium alloy, metal sulfide cell tape casts slurried alloy powders in an organic solvent containing a dissolved thermoplastic organic binder onto casting surfaces. The organic solvent is then evaporated to produce a flexible tape removable adhering to the casting surface. The tape is densified to increase its green strength and then peeled from the casting surface. The tape is laminated with a separator containing a lithium salt electrolyte and a metal sulfide electrode to form a green cell. The binder is evaporated from the green cell at a temperature lower than the melting temperature of the lithium salt electrolyte. Lithium alloy, metal sulfide and separator powders may be tape cast.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 13 00:00:00 EDT 1992},
month = {Tue Oct 13 00:00:00 EDT 1992}
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