Lightweight battery electrode and method of making it
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1. A process for producing a lightweight electrode grid comprising:
- A. heating a mat of dense graphite fibers to a temperature at which Ni(CO)4 decomposes;
B. exposing the heated mat of graphite fibers to Ni(CO)4 gas which is at a temperature above the vaporization temperature of Ni(CO)4 but below the decomposition temperature of Ni(CO)4,wherein the Ni(CO)4 decomposes when it contacts the heated graphite fibers and deposits nickel metal on the graphite fiber surfaces;
C. removing the heated graphite fiber mat from the Ni(CO)4 gas when the desired thickness of nickel metal coating has been produced on the graphite fiber mat; and
D. sintering the nickel coated graphite fiber mat in a reducing atmosphere under heat and pressure to compress the mat to a desired thickness and to fuse the nickel metal coated graphite fibers together.
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Abstract
A process for producing a lightweight electrode grid by exposing a heated t of dense graphite fibers to Ni(CO)4 gas wherein the Ni(CO)4 decomposes upon contact with the graphite fibers depositing nickel metal coating on the graphic fibers. The nickel coated graphite fibers are then sintered to form the grid. Nickel or cadmium electrodes are made by attaching a current collector to the grid and impregnating the grid with the appropriate nickel or cadmium active material.
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1. A process for producing a lightweight electrode grid comprising:
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A. heating a mat of dense graphite fibers to a temperature at which Ni(CO)4 decomposes; B. exposing the heated mat of graphite fibers to Ni(CO)4 gas which is at a temperature above the vaporization temperature of Ni(CO)4 but below the decomposition temperature of Ni(CO)4, wherein the Ni(CO)4 decomposes when it contacts the heated graphite fibers and deposits nickel metal on the graphite fiber surfaces; C. removing the heated graphite fiber mat from the Ni(CO)4 gas when the desired thickness of nickel metal coating has been produced on the graphite fiber mat; and D. sintering the nickel coated graphite fiber mat in a reducing atmosphere under heat and pressure to compress the mat to a desired thickness and to fuse the nickel metal coated graphite fibers together. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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