Electrolyte for organic electrolyte cells

Claim 2

AN IMPROVED CURRENT PRODUCING, ORGANIC ELECTROLYTE CELL WHICH COMPRISES AN OPERABLE COMBINATION OF AN ANODE, A CATHODE, AND AN ORGANIC ELECTROLYTE SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF WATER AND IN WHICH THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISES A NON-IONIC SURFACETANT WHICH IS SOLUBLE IN SAID ORGANIC ELECTROLYTE AND WHICH IS PRESENT IN SAID CELL IN AN AMOUNT OF AT LEAST ABOUT 0.01 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF THE WEIGHT OF SAID ORGANIC ELECTROLYTE.

Claim 3

The cell of claim 1 wherein said non-ionic surfactant is present in said organic electrolyte.

Claim 4

The cell of claim 1 wherein said non-ionic surfactant is initially present in said cathode and wherein it is dissolved from said cathode by said electrolyte.

Claim 5

The cell of claim 1 wherein said non-ionic surfactant is present in said cell in an amount between about 0.01 and about 10 percent by weight of the weight of said organic electrolyte.

Claim 6

The cell of claim 1 wherein said non-ionic surfactant is present in an amount between about 0.01 and about 2 percent by weight of the weight of said organic electrolyte.

Claim 7

The cell of claim 1 wherein said non-ionic surfactant is selected from the group consisTing of alkyl aryl polyethers, alkyl aryl polyethylene glycol ethers, and alkyl aryl polyether alcohols.

Claim 8

The cell of claim 6 wherein said non-ionic surfactant is one of nonyl phenoxy polyoxyethylene, nonyl phenyl polyethylene glycol ether, dodecylphenyl polyethylene glycol ether, iso-octyl phenoxy polyexthoxy ethanol and nonylphenoxy polyethoxy ethanol.

Claim 9

An improved current-producing, organic electrolyte cell which comprises an operable combination of (a) an anode of a metal which is less noble than zinc, (b) a cathode comprised of a carbonaceous material, and (c) an organic electrolyte substantially free of water, said improvement comprising: a non-ionic surfactant which is soluble in said organic electrolyte and which is operably present in said cell in an amount of at least about 0.01 percent by weight of the weight of said organic electrolyte.

Claim 10

An improved current-producing, organic electrolyte cell which comprises an operable combination of (a) an anode of a metal which is less noble than zinc, (b) a cathode comprised of a carbonaceous material, and (c) an organic electrolyte substantially free of water, said improvement comprising: a non-ionic surfactant which is soluble in said organic electrolyte and which is operably present in said cell in an amount of at least about 0.01 percent by weight of the weight of said organic electrolyte.

Claim 11

The cell of claim 8 wherein said anode metal is one of sodium and lithium, and said cathode material is a material having the general formula (CFx)n where x is a positive number up to 2 and n is an indefinite, large number.

Claim 12

The cell of claim 9 wherein said non-ionic surfactant is present in said organic electrolyte in an amount between about 0.01 and about 10 percent by weight of the weight of said organic electrolyte.

Claim 13

The cell of claim 9 wherein said non-ionic surfactant is present in an amount between about 0.01 and about 2 percent by weight of the weight of said organic electrolyte.

Claim 14

The cell of claim 9 wherein said non-ionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of alkyl aryl polyethers, alkyl aryl polyethylene glycol ethers, and alkyl aryl polyether alcohols.

Claim 15

The cell of claim 12 wherein said non-ionic surfactant is one of nonyl phenoxy polyoxyethylene, nonyl phenyl polyethylene glycol ether, dodecylphenyl polyethylene glycol ether, iso-octyl phenoxy polyethoxy ethanol, and nonylphenoxy polyethoxy ethanol.

Claim 18

The method of claim 14 in which said non-ionic surfactant is added in an amount between about 0.01 percent and about 10 percent by weight of the weight of said organic electrolyte.