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US 4,304,828 AGranted
Zinc electrode
AssigneeEnergy Research Corporation
InventorHariharan Vaidyanathan
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Abstract
A zinc electrode comprised of a zinc active material which includes an additive material selected from the group consisting of zinc fluoride and zinc titanate.
Claims13
A zinc electrode for use in a battery containing an alkaline electrolyte comprising:
- an active material including a first zinc material and a second zinc additive material, said first material being soluble in said electrolyte and having a weight percent which is greater than the weight percent of said second material, said second material being substantially insoluble in said electrolyte and being selected from the group consisting of zinc fluoride and zinc titanate.
An electrode in accordance with claim 4 wherein:
- said second material is zinc fluoride and is present in an amount of about 30 percent or less by weight of said active material.
A battery for use with an alkaline electrolyte comprising:
- a first electrode;
- a second electrode containing an active material including a first zinc material and a second zinc additive material, said first material being soluble in said electrolyte and having a weight percent which is greater than the weight percent of said second material, said second material being substantially insoluble in said electrolyte and being selected from the group consisting of zinc titanate and zinc fluoride.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.