Electrolyte gel
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsJoel L. Williams, Tal M. Nahir, Yong-Jian Qiu
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Abstract
A self supporting gel includes a gelling agent and an electrolyte dissolved in a solvent. The gel is conducting and may be used in a battery.
Claims5
An electrochemical cell comprising a negative electrode, a positive electrode and a thermally reversible conducting electrolyte gel there-between, said gel comprising an organic solvent, an electrolyte soluble in said organic solvent and a gelling agent selected from the group consisting of dibenzylsorbitol, dibenzylidene sorbitol, 4,4'-dimethyl dibenzylidene sorbitol, 4,4'-dichlorodibenzylidene sorbitol, and 4,4'-bis(methylthio)dibenzylidene sorbitol.
An electrochemical cell comprising a negative electrode, a positive electrode and a thermally reversible conducting electrolyte gel therebetween, said gel comprising propylene carbonate, 1,3:2,4-dibenzylidene sorbitol, tetrabutyl ammonium perchlorate and polyvinylacetate.
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