Paste-type nickel electrode for an alkaline storage battery and an alkaline storage battery containing the electrode
AssigneeFurukawa Denchi Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorJun Furukawa
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AssigneeFurukawa Denchi Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorJun Furukawa
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A paste-type nickel electrode for an alkaline storage battery and an alkaline storage battery containing the electrode are described. In one embodiment, the paste-type nickel electrode contains a nickel filamentary powder electroconductive agent having a network of three-dimensional chain structures with an average diameter of equal to or less than about 1.3 .mu.m. When the paste-type nickel electrode is used as the positive electrode of an alkaline storage battery, a high capacity, long-life alkaline storage battery is obtained. In a second embodiment, an improved alkaline storage battery is obtained through the provision of a paste-type nickel positive electrode plate containing at least one of a Co powder and a CoO powder as an electroconductive agent and an alkaline electrolyte solution having an alkaline concentration of 35 wt. % or greater. In a most preferred embodiment, this latter alkaline storage battery additionally contains a nickel powder electroconductive agent having a network of three-dimensional chains with an average diameter of 1.3 .mu.m or less in the positive electrode.
An alkaline storage battery comprising a negative electrode, a positive electrode, a separator and an alkaline electrolyte solution wherein said positive electrode is a paste-type nickel electrode comprising an active nickel powder and an electroconductive agent comprising a nickel filamentary powder having a plurality of chain structures wherein the chain structures have an average diameter greater than 0 but equal to or less than 1.3 .mu.m;
An alkaline storage battery comprising a negative electrode, a positive electrode, a separator and an alkaline electrolyte solution wherein said positive electrode is a paste-type nickel electrode comprising an active nickel powder and an electroconductive agent comprising a nickel filamentary powder having a plurality of chain structures wherein the chain structures have an average diameter greater than 0 but equal to or less than 1.3 .mu.m;
An alkaline storage battery comprising a negative electrode, a separator, a paste-type nickel positive electrode including an electroconductive agent comprising at least one of a cobalt powder and a cobalt oxide powder, and an alkaline electrolyte solution having an alkaline concentration of about 35 wt. % or higher.
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