公开(公告)号：WO2022197779A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-22

申请号：PCT/US2022/020514

申请日：2022-03-16

Applicant: WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Inventor： POWELL, Adam C. ,  SU, Hongyi ,  SHAHABI, Mahya ,  ZHONG, Yu

IPC: H01M12/06 ,  H01M10/613 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/0662 ,  H01M6/52 ,  H01M4/02

Abstract: A metal-air battery and methods for generating electricity in a metal-air battery are described herein. The battery and the method includes heating an anhydrous salt to obtain a molten salt electrolyte; contacting the molten salt electrolyte to at least one cathode communicating with air; reducing air at the cathode to obtain oxygen ions for diffusing through the molten salt electrolyte; oxidizing at least one metal anode by the oxygen ions in the electrolyte thereby generating electricity and forming a metal anode oxide; and cooling at least one section of the metal-air battery for precipitating the metal anode oxide.