Compagnie Generale D'electricite

Compagnie Generale D'electricite S.a.

Institut National De Recherche Chimique Appliquee Ircha

Institute National De Recherche Chimique Appliquee Ircha

Robert Gadessaud

Georges Feuillade

Richard Dick

Louis Nicolas

Claudette Audry

The invention relates to a semi-permeable membrane for lead-acid batteries. The membrane has a microporous structure comprising a first polymer and a second polymer closely mixed together, the first polymer being poly (2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate), known as reticulated poly HEMA, characterized by the fact that the second polymer comprises one polymer or a mixture of several different polymers chosen from among polyoxyethylene glycol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyacrylic acid, polymethacrylic acid, copolymers of acrylic and methacrylic acid, polyacrylates and polymethacrylates of alkyl, and the copolymers of the acrylates and methacrylates of alkyls.

Poly (2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate) membranes for electrochemical use and

A battery containing an alkaline electrolyte, having within a container, said electrolyte and two electrodes separated by a separator; said separator being made of a partially reticulated polyvinyl acetal produced by the action of at least one aldehyde on polyvinyl alcohol; preferably an aromatic aldehyde, which may also have at least one hydroxyl radical, being used together with formaldehyde.

Battery containing an alkaline electrolyte

The invention relates to a semi-permeable membrane for lead acid batteries. The membrane has a microporous structure comprising a first polymer and a second polymer closely mixed together, the first polymer being poly (2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate), known as reticulated poly HEMA, characterized by the fact that the second polymer comprises one polymer or a mixture of several different polymers chosen from among polyoxyethylene glycol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyacrylic acid, polymethacrylic acid, copolymers of acrylic and methacrylic acid, polyacrylates and polymethacrylates of alkyl, and the copolymers of the acrylates and methacrylates of alkyls.

Poly (2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate) membranes for electrochemical use

In this invention, according to a first embodiment, the collector part of the electrode is formed by a full plate on which are deposited longitudinal strips of polytetrafluorethylene before the depositing of the electrochemically active part. In a second embodiment, the collector part is formed by a grid which is coated, before the depositing of the electrochemically active part, with a zinc oxide paste and polytetrafluorethylene In this way, one or more spaces are provided between the collector part and the electrochemically active part, the result thus being that the gases given off by the reactional process may escape easily by following the space(s), thus avoiding any deformation of the electrode.

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