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Method of electrode formation
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Inventors: Schoolcraft, Robert J.;
Assignee: Duracell Inc. (Bethel, CT)
Primary Examiner: Derrington; James H.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Cornell; Ronald S., Nissenbaum; Israel
An electrode for an electrochemical cell is formed by blending an electrochemically active compound with a conductive material, forming the blend into a plurality of agglomerates, admixing the agglomerates with a second conductive material which may be the same as or different from the first conductive material and compressing the resulting mixture. The method is particularly useful for forming cathodes containing a mercury compound, since such cathodes have greatly enhanced abilities to immobilize free mercury during cell discharge. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
A method of forming an electrode for an electrochemical cell comprising the steps of blending an electrochemically active compound with a first conductive material, forming the blend into a plurality of agglomerates, admixing the agglomerates with additional conductive material, and compressing the resulting mixture.
2.
The method of claim 1 wherein the first and additional conductive materials are the same.
3.
The method of claim 1 wherein the electrochemically active compound comprises a mercury compound and wherein the additional conductive material is capable of and present in sufficient quantity to amalgamate with substantially all of the mercury producible by the electrode during cell discharge.
4.
The method of claim 3 wherein the ratio of moles of first conductive material per mole of mercury compound is from about 0.
1 to about 0.
5, the ratio of moles of additional conductive material per mole of mercury compound is from about 0.
2 to about 0.
7 and wherein the agglomerates can pass through a screen having 1 millimeter wide openings.
5.
The method of claim 1 wherein the first conductive material is selected from the group consisting of silver and carbonaceous materials.
6.
The method of claim 1 wherein the additional conductive material is silver.
7.
The method of claim 3 wherein the mercury compound is selected from the group consisting of red mercuric oxide (HgO), mercuric chromate (HgCrO.
sub.
4), mercuric periodate (Hg.
sub.
5 (IO.
sub.
6).
sub.
2), mercuric chloride (HgCl.
sub.
2), mercuric permanganate (Hg(MnO.
sub.
4).
sub.
2), mercuric sulfate (HgSO.
sub.
4), mercuric cyanide (Hg(CN).
sub.
2) and mercuric dioxysulfate (HgSO.
sub.
4.
2HgO).
8.
The method of claim 7 wherein the mercury compound comprises red mercuric oxide.
Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In electrochemical cells many of the compounds useful as the cathode active materials, are nonconducting.
For improved discharge characteristics the nonconductive active materials are generally admixed with electrochemically inert conductive materials, and/or pressed onto an inert conductive grid, or a conductive metal layer is formed on the surface of the cathode
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