Abstract:
A process for making thin, microporous fluorcarbon polymer sheet material by mixing fluorocarbon polymer particles and metallic salt particles; forming the resultant mixture into a sheet material; and removing the metallic salt particles from the sheet material.
Abstract:
A METHOD FOR PREPARING AN AIR BREATHING ELECTRODE WHICH COMPRISES APPLYING A CATALYST COMPOSITION TO A METALLIC GRID MEMBER, APPLYING A FLUOROCARBON POLYMER SHEET MATERIAL CONTAINING A POREFORMING AGENT ONTO THE SIDE OF THE CATALYST COMPOSITION AND THEREAFTER REMOVING THE PORE-FORMER FROM THE FLUOROCARBON POLYMER SHEET MATERIAL TO RENDER IT MICROPOROUS. THE FLUOROCARBON POLYMER SHEET MATERIAL IS APPLIED TO THE CATALYST COMPOSITION BY HOT PRESSING TO FIRMLY ATTACH IT THERETO. THE METALLIC SALT CORE-FORMER IS REMOVED FROM THE FLUOROCARBON POLYMER SHEET MATERIAL AFTER IT IS APPLIED TO THE CATALYST COMPOSITION, AND THE PORE-FORMER MAY BE REMOVED BY CONTACTING THE ELECTRODE WITH A LEACHING SOLVENT. AN ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE COMPRISES APPLYING A LAYER OF A CATALYST COMPOSITION ONTO A FLUOROCARBON POLYMER SHEET MATERIAL CONTAINING A PORE FORMER, PLACING A METALLIC GRID ONTO THE CATALYST LAYER, HOT PRESSING THE GRID/CATALYST/FLUOROCARBON POLYMER TO FORM A UNITARY STRUCTURE, AND THEN REMOVING THE POREFORMER.
Abstract:
A secondary battery utilizing a molten sodium negative reactant, a sulfur-aluminum halide positive reactant melt having a carbon powder dispersed within the melt, a molten sodium haloaluminate electrolyte, and a selectively ionically-conductive separator positioned between the negative and positive reactants.
Abstract:
High temperature secondary cells having a molten salt or fused salt electrolyte are fabricated in ambient atmosphere. Such cells typically have an electrolyte, a positive reactant or a negative reactant which are capable of reacting with moisture or oxygen contained in the atmosphere. The ingredients or materials comprising the positive and negative reactants and the electrolyte are processed in a state in which they do not react significantly with moisture or oxygen in the ambient atmosphere. Thereafter, they are electrically charged in the positive reactant compartment of a cell container at the operating temperature of the cell whereby the negative reactant of the cell is provided in the negative reactant compartment of the cell container and a positive reactant-electrolyte melt is provided in the positive reactant compartment of the cell container.
Abstract:
A secondary battery utilizing a molten sodium negative reactant, mixture of metal halides, sulfur positive reactant melt having a carbon powder dispersed within the melt, a molten sodium haloaluminate electrolyte, and a selectively ionically-conductive separator positioned between the negative and positive reactants.
Abstract:
A secondary battery utilizing a molten sodium negative reactant, a mixture of metal halides, sulfur positive reactant melt having a carbon powder dispersed within the melt, a molten sodium haloaluminate electrolyte, and a selectively ionically-conductive separator positioned between the negative and positive reactants.