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Electrochemical cell with negative active material based on an alkali or alkaline earth metal

Assignee: SAFT Societe des Accumulateurs Fixes et de Traction SA
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Filing: 1984-12-28
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Granted: 1985-10-15
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Expires: 2004-12-28
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Abstract

Abstract In an electrochemical cell the negative active material is an alkali or alkaline earth metal, such as lithium, and the electrolyte comprises a solute and at least one solvent selected from the liquid oxyhalides and which serves also as the positive active material. The electrolyte further comprises a mineral substance the effect of which is to significantly reduce the voltage rise delay of the cell.

Inventors

  • 👤 Didier Vallin
  • 👤 Jean-Yves Grassien
  • 👤 Philippe Chenebault
  • 👤 Alain Kerouanton

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 06:32
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M6/00; H01M6/14; G; G01; G01N; G01N2291/00; G01N2291/02; G01N2291/028; G01N2291/02809; G01N2291/02881; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim 114 words
Electrochemical cell comprising a negative active material based on an alkali or alkaline earth metal and an electrolyte containing a solute and at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of the liquid oxyhalides, the electrolyte also constituting the positive active material and containing at least one mineral substance selected from the group consisting of the alkali or alkaline earth polyhalogenosulfatometallate having the formula MM' m (SO 3 X) n in which M is said alkali or alkaline earth metal, M' is selected from the group consisting of Al, B, Ga, In, V, Sb, Nb, Si, W and Ta, and X is selected from the group consisting of chlorine, fluorine, bromine and iodine.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 114 words
Electrochemical cell comprising a negative active material based on an alkali or alkaline earth metal and an electrolyte containing a solute and at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of the liquid oxyhalides, the electrolyte also constituting the positive active material and containing at least one mineral substance selected from the group consisting of the alkali or alkaline earth polyhalogenosulfatometallate having the formula MM' m (SO 3 X) n in which M is said alkali or alkaline earth metal, M' is selected from the group consisting of Al, B, Ga, In, V, Sb, Nb, Si, W and Ta, and X is selected from the group consisting of chlorine, fluorine, bromine and iodine.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 20 words
Cell according to claim 1, wherein the concentration of said mineral substance is greater than 0.01% by weight of electrolyte.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 12 words
Cell according to claim 1, wherein said electrolyte further contains sulfur dioxide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 26 words
Cell according to claim 1, wherein said liquid oxyhalide is thionyl chloride, said alkali metal is lithium and said solute has the formula LiM'Cl x .
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 20 words
Cell according to claim 4, wherein the solute of said electrolyte is lithium tetrachloroaluminate with the formula LiAlCl 4 .
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 21 words
Cell according to claim 5, wherein said mineral substance is a lithium tetrachlorosulfatoaluminate with the formula LiAl(SO 3 Cl) 4 .
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 23 words
Cell according to claim 4, wherein said electrolyte further comprises sulfur dioxide and the molar ratio of M':SO 2 is greater than 1.5:1.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 29 words
Cell according to claim 1, wherein said liquid oxyhalide is thionyl chloride, said alkali metal is sodium and said solute is sodium tetrachloroaluminate with the formula NaAlCl 4 .
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 20 words
Cell according to claim 8, wherein said mineral substance is sodium chlorosulfatoaluminate with the formula NaAl(SO 3 Cl) 4 .
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 15 words
Cell according to clam 1, wherein said mineral substance is added directly to said electrolyte.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 15 words
Cell according to clam 1, wherein said mineral substance is added directly to said electrolyte.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 52 words
Cell according to claim 1, wherein said mineral substance is formed in situ by reacting said electrolyte with a substance selected from the group consisting of HSO 3 X, SO 3 , H 2 SO 4 and mixtures thereof, X being selected from the group consisting of chlorine, fluorine, bromine and iodine.

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