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Electrolyte for aluminum electrolytic capacitor

Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corp
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Filing: 1987-05-18
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Granted: 1988-09-27
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Expires: 2007-05-18
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Abstract

Abstract An electrolyte for use in an aluminum electrolytic capacitor is described. The electrolyte comprises a solution of a quaternary phosphonium salt as a solute dissolved in an aprotic solvent. The electrolyte can reduce internal resistance of the electrolytic capacitor and broaden the temperature range over which the electrolytic capacitor can be used.

Inventors

  • 👤 Shoichiro Mori
  • 👤 Makoto Ue
  • 👤 Kazuhiko Ida

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 22:52
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01G; H01G9/00; H01G9/004; H01G9/022; H01G11/00; H01G11/54; H01G11/58; H01G11/62; H01G9/035; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/13

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 128 words
An electrolyte for an aluminum electrolytic capacitor, comprising a solution of from 0.1 to 40% by weight based on the weight of the electrolyte of a quaternary phosphonium salt dissolved in an aprotic solvent selected from the group consisting of amide, lactone, carbonate, nitrile and phosphoric acid ester solvents, wherein the anion component of said quaternary phosphonium salt is a conjugate base of an organic or inorganic acid and wherein the quaternary phosphonium cation of said quaternary phosphonium salt has the formula (I): ##STR6## wherein, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 each represent an alkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and wherein two of said alkyl groups that are adjacent to each other are combinable to form a alicyclic ring.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 128 words
An electrolyte for an aluminum electrolytic capacitor, comprising a solution of from 0.1 to 40% by weight based on the weight of the electrolyte of a quaternary phosphonium salt dissolved in an aprotic solvent selected from the group consisting of amide, lactone, carbonate, nitrile and phosphoric acid ester solvents, wherein the anion component of said quaternary phosphonium salt is a conjugate base of an organic or inorganic acid and wherein the quaternary phosphonium cation of said quaternary phosphonium salt has the formula (I): ##STR6## wherein, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 each represent an alkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and wherein two of said alkyl groups that are adjacent to each other are combinable to form a alicyclic ring.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 13 words
The electrolyte as claimed in claim 1, wherein the aprotic solvent is γ-butyrolactone.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 51 words
The electrolyte as claimed in claim 1, wherein the anion component of said quaternary phosphonium salt is a conjugate base of an acid selected from the group consisting of an organic weak acid having a pKa of at least 1.0 and an inorganic weak acid having pKa of at least 1.0.

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