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Nickel iron battery employing an untreated polyolefin separator with a surfactant in the electrolyte
US9559385B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9559385-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414174131-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 6, 2014 |
| Priority date | Feb 6, 2013 |
| Publication date | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2017 |
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Provided is a nickel-iron battery. The battery comprises a positive nickel electrode, an iron negative electrode, an electrolyte comprising a surfactant, and a non-polar separator. In one embodiment, the non-polar separator is comprised of a polyolefin, and the surfactant comprises a zwitterionic surfactant.
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What is claimed is: 1. A nickel-iron battery comprising a nickel positive electrode, an iron negative electrode, an alkaline electrolyte comprising a surfactant, and a non-polar separator which has not been subjected to chemical grafting, with the surfactant comprising an alkylether hydroxypropyl sultaine. 2. The nickel-iron battery of claim 1 , wherein the separator is comprised of a polyolefin. 3. The nickel-iron battery of claim 2 , wherein the separator is comprised of polypropylene or polyethylene. 4. The nickel-iron battery of claim 1 , wherein the electrolyte comprises NaOH. 5. The nickel-iron battery of claim 1 , wherein the surfactant is a low-foaming electrolyte. 6. The nickel-iron battery of claim 1 , wherein the iron electrode comprises a single layer substrate coated with an iron active material. 7. The nickel-iron battery of claim 6 , wherein the coating on the substrate of the iron electrode further comprises a binder. 8. The nickel-iron battery of claim 6 , wherein the iron active material of the iron electrode comprises iron metal or an iron oxide.
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Separators, membranes, diaphragms or spacing elements inside the cells, characterised by their physical properties, e.g. swelling degree, hydrophilicity or shut down properties · CPC title
Polyolefins · CPC title
- H01M10/26Primary
Selection of materials as electrolytes · CPC title
Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic
Alkaline electrolytes · CPC title
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- What does patent US9559385B2 cover?
- Provided is a nickel-iron battery. The battery comprises a positive nickel electrode, an iron negative electrode, an electrolyte comprising a surfactant, and a non-polar separator. In one embodiment, the non-polar separator is comprised of a polyolefin, and the surfactant comprises a zwitterionic surfactant.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Encell Technology Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H01M10/26. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Jan 31 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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