摘要:
Electrochemical and thermal hydrogen storage alloy compositions that provide superior performance, including an electrochemical hydrogen storage alloy that provides superior low temperature discharge characteristics. The alloy compositions include microstructures in the interface region that are highly porous and that include catalytic metallic particles. The microstructures include a large volume fraction of voids having spherical or channel-like shapes and are sufficiently open structurally to facilitate greater mobility of reactive species within the microstructure and in the vicinity of catalytic metallic particles. Greater accessibility to reactive sites accordingly results. The greater mobility of reactive species and/or the greater density of catalytic particles lead to faster kinetics and improved performance (e.g. higher power), especially at low operating temperatures. The microstructures may be formed through inclusion of a microstructure tuning element in the alloy composition, through control of processing conditions and/or through inclusion of etching steps in the post-formation processing of hydrogen storage alloys.
摘要:
A slurry loading apparatus for automatically loading a slurry into a substrate, the substrate having a front surface, a back surface opposite said front surface and an interior with voids between the front and back surfaces, the apparatus comprising means (30) for introducing the slurry onto the front surface and into the voids where excess slurry passes through the substrate and exits the back surface, and means (42) for repeatedly forcing the excess slurry back onto the back surface and into the voids.
摘要:
An electrochemical hydrogen storage material comprising : (Base Alloy)aMb where Base Alloy is an alloy of Mg and Ni in a ratio of from about 1:2 to 2:1, preferably about 1:1; M represents at least one modifier element chosen from the group consisting of Co, Mg, Al, Fe, Cu, Mo, W, Cr, V, Ti, Zr, Sn, Th, Si, Zn, Li, Cd, Na, Pb, La, Mm and Ca: b is greater than 0.5, preferably 2.5, atomic percent; a + b = 100 atomic percent. Preferably, the at least one modifier is chosen from the group consisting of Co, Mn, Al, Fe and Cu and the total mass of the at least one modifier element is less that 25 atomic percent of the final composition. Most preferably, the total mass of said at least one modifier element is less than 20 atomic percent of the final composition. Hydrogen storage alloys of the above composition have an energy density of 600 mA/g and more.
摘要:
An inexpensive, highly catalytic material preferably formed by a leaching process. The catalyst comprises a finely divided metal particulate and a support. The active material may be a nickel and/or nickel alloy particulate having a particle size less than about 100 Angstroms. The support may be one or more metal oxides.
摘要:
Non-uniform heterogeneous powder particles uses, and said powder particles comprising at least two separate and distinct hydrogen storage alloys selected from the group consisting of : Ovonic LaNi 5 type alloys, Ovonic TiNi type alloys, and Ovonic MgNi based alloys.
摘要翻译:用于电化学应用的非均匀非均相复合粉末颗粒,包含至少两种分开且不同的储氢合金混合在一起。 第一种储氢合金是具有混合物的材料。 的(Mg x Ni 1-x)aMb,其中b = 0-30at。 %,a + b = 100 at。 %,25 = x = 75 at。 %,M表示选自Ni,Co,Mn,Al,Fe,Cu,Mo,W,Cr,V,Ti,Zr,Sn,Th,Si,Zn,Li,Cd,Na,Pb ,La,Ce,Pr,Nd,Mn和Ca,其中第二储氢合金包含选自以下组分的组分:Ti为0至60%,Zr为0至40%,V为0至60% ,0〜57%的Ni,0〜56%的Cr,0-56%的Cu,0〜15%的Co,0〜20%的Mn,0〜20%的Al,0〜10%的Fe, 0至8%的Mo,0至30%的La和0至30%的Mm,第二合金和第二合金的等于100原子%的组分的总数包封第一合金。 还要求的是:(i)如上制备用于电化学储氢的非均匀的非均相复合颗粒的方法,其包括通过混合和熔化形成第二组分的第二组分的第一组分的合金来形成第一组分, 并用第二部件封装第一部件; (ii)用作镍金属氢化物电极的活性材料的非均匀非均相复合粉末颗粒,其包含至少两种单相TiNi合金,单相LaNi5合金,单一Mg基合金,多相TiNi合金, 相LaNi5合金和多相Mg基合金混合在一起; 和(iii)包含如上所述用于储氢的非均匀非均相复合颗粒的电化学储氢室。
摘要:
A novel method for forming powder of a hydrogen storage alloy without the need for further mechanical processing. The alloy powder may be adapted for use as the negative electrode material of rechargeable electrochemical, hydrogen storage cells. The method includes the step of controlling the hydrogen concentration wihtin the hydrogen storage alloy to form powder where 90% of the particles are less than 250 microns in average dimension.
摘要:
A positive electrode active material mixture comprising: a nickel hydroxide material, and an additive material comprising at least one element selected from the group consisting of calcium cobalt oxide, calcium titanium oxide, calcium molybdenum oxide, lithium cobalt oxide, and mixtures thereof. A nickel positive electrode comprising this active material mixture. A nickel-based, alkaline electrochemical cell comprising this positive electrode.