Zinc halogen battery electrolyte composition with lead additive

Patent · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:864076

Henriksen, Gary L. ^[1]

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1. Troy, MI

This disclosure relates to a zinc halogen battery electrolyte composition containing an additive providing improved zinc-on-zinc recyclability. The improved electrolyte composition involves the use of a lead additive to inhibit undesirable irregular plating and reduce nodular or dendritic growth on the electrode surface. The lead-containing electrolyte composition of the present invention appears to influence not only the morphology of the base plate zinc, but also the morphology of the zinc-on-zinc replate. In addition, such lead-containing electrolyte compositions appear to reduce hydrogen formation.

• Research Organization: Energy Development Associates, Madison Heights, MI (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-02-2966
• Assignee: Energy Development Associates, Inc. (Madison Heights, MI)
• Patent Number(s): 4,306,003
• Application Number: 06/134930
• OSTI ID: 864076
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 1980 Mar 28
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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