Fiber-containing mats with additives for improved performance of lead acid batteries
AssigneeJohns Manville
InventorZhihua Guo
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Abstract
Fiber-containing mats for lead acid batteries are described. The mats may include a plurality of fibers, a binder holding the plurality of fibers together, and one or more additives incorporated into the mat, where the additives may include one or more compounds selected from benzyl benzoate and a glycol ester. Additional fiber-containing mats include a plurality of woven or non-woven fibers and the one or more additives. The fiber-containing mats having the one or more additives may be used in lead-acid batteries that include a positive and negative electrode, a separator, and one or more pasting mats.
Claims15
A fiber-containing mat for a lead acid battery, the mat comprising:
- a plurality of fibers;
- a binder holding the plurality of fibers together in the fiber-containing mat;
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- one or more additives incorporated into the fiber-containing mat, wherein the one or more additives comprise benzyl benzoate.
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