Abstract:
A secondary battery exhibiting a long cycle life and comprising a negative pole activating material made of lithium or zinc is provided, the battery at least having a negative pole made of lithium or zinc serving as the negative pole activating material, an electrolyte (electrolytic solution), a separator, a positive pole made of a positive pole activating material, a collecting electrode and a battery case, wherein at least the surface of the negative pole is covered with a film having a structure which allows ions relating to the battery reactions to pass through. Since growth of dendrite of lithium or zinc at the time of the charge can be prevented, short circuit between the negative pole and the positive pole can be prevented. Therefore, the charge/discharge cycle life can significantly be lengthened. As a result, a lithium secondary battery, a nickel-zinc secondary battery, an air-zinc secondary battery, a bromine-zinc secondary battery and a silver oxide-zinc secondary battery of the long cycle life can be manufactured.
Abstract:
An electrode structural body comprising a plate-like shaped collector having opposite surfaces and an electrode material layer formed on at least one of said opposite surfaces of said collector, wherein said electrode material layer contains 35% by weight or more of a grained host matrix material of 0.5 to 60 in average particle size. A rechargeable battery provided with said electrode structural body as an electrode thereof.
Abstract:
A recovering process for recovering constituents of sealed battery comprises decreasing conductance between cathode and anode by cooling sealed battery with compressed incombustible gas comprising nitrogen gas, argon gas, helium gas, carbon dioxide gas, and/or fluorocarbon gas to a temperature lower than freezing point of solvent of electrolyte solution; and opening battery housing. A recovering process for recovering the constituents of a sealed battery comprising at least a cathode, an anode, and an electrolyte sealed in a battery housing between the cathode and the anode, comprising an electrolyte solution with a solvent, comprises decreasing the conductance between the cathode and the anode by cooling the sealed battery with a compressed incombustible gas comprising nitrogen gas, argon gas, helium gas, carbon dioxide gas, and/or fluorocarbon gas to a temperature lower than the freezing point of the solvent of the electrolyte solution; and opening the battery housing of the sealed battery. An independent claim is included for a recovering apparatus for recovering the constituents of a sealed battery as above, comprising mechanism(s) for sorting the sealed battery depending on the shape or the type, a cooling mechanism for decreasing the conductance between the cathode and the anode of the sealed battery, and a mechanism for opening the battery housing of the sealed battery. The cooling mechanism cools the sealed battery with a compressed incombustible gas comprising nitrogen gas, argon gas, helium gas, carbon dioxide gas, and/or fluorocarbon gas to a temperature lower than the freezing point of the solvent of the electrolyte solution.
Abstract:
UN PROCESO DE RECUPERACION PARA RECUPERAR LOS COMPONENTES CONSTITUYENTES DE UNA BATERIA DE TIPO SELLADO QUE COMPRENDE AL MENOS UN CATODO, UN ANODO Y UN ELECTROLITO SELLADOS EN UN ALOJAMIENTO DE LA BATERIA, CARACTERIZADO PORQUE DICHO PROCESO INCLUYE UNA ETAPA (A) DE DISMINUCION DE LA CONDUCTIVIDAD IONICA ENTRE DICHO CATODO Y ANODO DE DICHA BATERIA DE TIPO SELLADO Y UNA ETAPA (B) DE APERTURA DE DICHO ALOJAMIENTO DE LA BATERIA DE LA BATERIA DE TIPO SELLADO DESPUES DE DIRIGIR DICHA ETAPA (A). UN APARATO APROPIADO PARA PRACTICAR DICHO PROCESO DE RECUPERACION.
Abstract:
An electrode structural body comprising a plate-like shaped collector having opposite surfaces and an electrode material layer formed on at least one of said opposite surfaces of said collector, wherein said electrode material layer contains 35% by weight or more of a grained host matrix material of 0.5 to 60 in average particle size. A rechargeable battery provided with said electrode structural body as an electrode thereof.
Abstract:
A RECOVERING PROCESS FOR RECOVERING THE CONSTITUENT COMPONENTS OF A SEALED TYPE BATTERY COMPRISING AT LEAST A CATHODE (302), AN ANODE (301) AND AN ELECTROLYTE SEALED IN A BATTERY HOUSING (101) , CHARACTERIZED IN THAT SAID PROCESS INCLUDES A STEP (A) OF DECREASING THE IONIC CONDUCTIVITY BETWEEN SAID CATHODE (302) AND ANODE (301) OF SAID SEALED TYPE BATTERY AND A STEP (B) OF OPENING SAID BATTERY HOUSING (101) OF THE SEALED TYPE BATTERY AFTER CONDUCTING SAID STEP (A).AN APPARATUS SUITABLE FOR PRACTICING SAID RECOVERING PROCESS. (FIGURE 1).
Abstract:
A highly reliable rechargeable battery comprising an anode, a cathode, a separator positioned between said anode and said cathode, and an electrolyte or an electrolyte solution disposed so as to contact with said anode and said cathode, wherein said anode comprises an electrically conductive material, and said electrically conductive material is provided with an insulating or semiconductor film such that at least protrusions present at said electrically conductive material are covered by said insulating or semiconductor film while forming an opening between adjacent protrusions such that said opening is communicated with said electrically conductive material of said anode and said electrically conductive material of said anode contacts with said electrolyte or said electrolyte solution through said opening. The rechargeable battery is of an increased capacity and it provides an increased energy density and has a prolonged charging and discharging cycle life, in which the generation or growth of a dendrite of lithium or zinc is effectively prevented.
Abstract:
Provided is a lithium secondary cell having a positive pole and a negative pole separated by a separator in an electrolyte in a cell case, which has the negative pole comprising a substance which can contain lithium and/or the positive pole comprising a substance to which lithium can be inserted, thus being excellent in excessive discharge characteristics, high in energy density, and long in cycle life even in applications where a plurality of cells are connected in series or in parallel.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a powder material comprising a compound which electrochemically intercalates and deintercalates a lithium ion, wherein the powder material is comprised mainly of a compound containing at least an oxygen element, a sulfur element and at least one transition metal element MT, wherein the molar ratio of oxygen to sulfur is 0.1 to 100, and the molar ratio of (O+S)/MT is 1.0 to 3.0. There is also inclosed an electrode structure for a Li intercalating battery comprising said powder material, and a process for producing said electrode structure. Furthermore, there is disclosed a secondary Lithium battery fabricated from at least a negative electrode, a positive electrode, an electrolyte and a battery case and utilizing the intercalation and deintercalation reaction of Li ions for charging and discharging, wherein the negative and/or positive electrode is comprised of an electrode containing, as a main component, said powder material.