Abstract:
A MERCURY CELL IS DESCRIBED HAVING ADDITIVES IN THE MERCURIC DEPOLARIZER MIX WHICH HAVE THE EFFECT OF STABILIZING THE OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE AND INHIBITING AGGLOMERATION OF MERCURY IN THE DEPOLARIZER MIX. THE PREFERRED ADDITIVE IS MN2O3 ALTHOUGH MN3O4 HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY. THE ADDITIVE IS MIXED WITH THE DEPOLARIZER MIX IN AMOUNTS RANGING FROM AT LEAST ABOUT 1% BY WEIGHT OF THE MIX TO A MIXIMUM PERCENTAGE CONSISTENT WITHH CAPACITY AND VOLUME REQUIREMENTS.