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US 4,784,927 AGranted
Electrochemical cell using iodine monochloride
AssigneeWhittaker Corporation
InventorsKeith A. Klinedinst, William D. K. Clark
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Abstract
A primary electrochemical cell having an oxidizable active anode material, a cathode current collector, and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution consists essentially of liquid cathode material, an electrolyte solute for imparting conductivity, and iodine monochloride for catalyzing the electroreduction of the liquid cathode material. In specific embodiments the anode material was lithium, the liquid cathode material was thionyl chloride or sulfuryl chloride and the electrolyte solute was lithium tetrachloroaluminate.
Claims16
An electrochemical cell comprising
- an oxidizable anode material;
- a cathode current collector of inert electrically conductive material;
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- an electrolytic solution, in contact with the anode material and the cathode current collector;
- said electrolytic solution consisting essentially of a reducible liquid cathode material which is electrochemically reduced on the cathode current collector, an electrolyte solute dissolved in the reducible liquid cathode material for imparting conductivity to the electrolytic soltuion, and a small quantity of iodine monochloride which catalyzes the electroreduction of the liquid cathode material on the cathode current collector.
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