Abstract:
A METALLIC POWDER COMPRISING CADMIUM, NICKEL AND A CADMIUM NICKEL INTERMETALLIC COMPOUND IS PREPARED BY REACTING IN AN AQUEOUS ACIDIC SOLUTIONN CADMIUM AND NICKEL SALTS WITH A METAL LESS NOBLE THAN CADMIUM AND NICKEL. THE POWDER SO PRODUCED HAS HIGH SURFACE AREA, HIGH ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY AND IS EASILY FABRICATED INTO BATTERY PLATES.