Saft

Alcatel

Bernadette Pichon

Jacques Bouet

Xavier Andrieu

Sylvie Barusseau

V&eacute;ronique Danel

Jean-Pierre Flipo

Bernard Crochepierre

The invention relates to a supercapacitor having a non-aqueous electrolyte and two carbon electrodes each containing a binder and an electrochemically active material constituted by active carbon having a specific surface area greater than about 2000 m /g. The binder has a mixture of carboxymethylcellulose and a copolymer of styrene and butadiene.

Supercapacitor having a non-aqueous electrolyte and an active carbon electrode

A method of manufacturing a sponge support made of a metal selected from nickel, copper and lead, including (a) impregnating a sponge made of an organic material based on polyurethane, polyester or polyether with a solution of a nitrite or a sulfate of the metal, the concentration of the solution being a function of the desired weight per unit area for the sponge made of metal, the sponge made of an organic material has a porosity in the range of from 96% to 98% and a pore-size in the range of from 200 .mu.m to 400 .mu.m, and (b) heat-treating the impregnated sponge to remove the organic material.

Method of manufacturing a sponge-type support for an electrode in an

A paste for impregnating a three-dimensional metal sponge porous support, which impregnated porous support is dried to provide an electrode for an electrochemical cell. The paste comprises (i) an electrochemically active material selected from a metal hydride and a metal hydroxide in an amount of from 40% to 60% of the weight of the paste, and (ii) a gel containing xanthan in an amount of from 0.5% to 2% of the weight of the gel. The paste has a yield point greater than the shear stress due to the gravity so that the paste does not flow out of the impregnated support. Also disclosed is a method of making an electrochemical cell electrode, comprising the steps of preparing the above-described paste, impregnating the paste into a three-dimensional metal sponge porous support, and drying the paste. The inventive paste is advantageously retained in the support during the drying step.

Active mass for an electrode of an electrochemical cell, the active mass

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