Lead oxide composition for use in lead-acid batteries
AssigneeGNB Battery Technologies Inc.
InventorsPurushothama Rao, Frederick L. Marsh
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Abstract
A co-doped lead oxide for use in the manufacture of storage battery plates, the use of such lead oxides improving the efficiency of lead-acid batteries, comprising, as co-dopants, based upon the total weight of the lead oxide, copper in an amount of from about 0.01 to 0.1% and either tin in an amount of from about 0.008 to 0.1% or antimony in an amount of from about 0.005 to 0.08%.
Claims13
A co-doped lead oxide for use in the manufacture of storage battery plates having grids which comprises a co-doped lead oxide wherein the co-dopants comprise, based upon the total weight of the lead oxide, copper in an amount of from about 0.01 to 0.1% and tin in an amount of from about 0.008 to 0.1%.
A lead-acid storage battery having a plurality of lead oxide-pasted plates having grids, at least some of said plates being formed from co-doped lead oxide wherein the co-dopants comprise, based upon the total weight of the lead oxide, copper in an amount of from about 0.01 to 0.1% and tin in an amount of from about 0.008 to 0.1%.
A method for improving the capacity of a lead-acid storage battery having a plurality of lead oxide-pasted plates having grids which comprises co-doping the lead oxide used for making at least some of the pasted plates with, based upon the total weight of the lead oxide, copper in an amount of from about 0.01 to 0.1% and tin in an amount of from about 0.008 to 0.1%.
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