Process for the impregnation of porous metal carriers with active material and inhibitor in the manufacture of alkaline storage battery electrodes and the resulting product

Claim 1

IN A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POROUS METALLIC NICKELCONTAINING CARRIERS BEARING IMPREGNANTS WHICH ARE PRECIPITATED FROM OTHER IMPREGNANTS THEREIN AFTER IMPREGNATION THEREOF WITH AN IMPREGNATING SOLUTION, THE STEP COMPRISING IMPREGNATING THE CARRIERS WITH AN ACID NIATRATE IMPREGNATING SOLUTION OF SALTS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF CADMIUM, NICKEL AND COBALT NITRATES AND CONTAINING AS AN ADDITIVE IN SAID SOLUTION FO APPROXIMATELY EACH 500 ML. OF IMPREGNATING SOLUTION AND FOR APPROXIMATELY EACH 100 GRMS. OF NICKEL CONTENT OF THE CARRIERS FROM 50-500MG./1. OF A COPPER CONTAINING CATALYTIC INHIBITOR TO INHIBIT REDUCTION OF NITRATE IONS THEREIN BY CHEMICAL REACTION WITH THE METAL OF THE CARRIER.