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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2015
Applicants:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Open Water Power, Inc., Somerville, MA (US);
Inventor:
Ian Salmon McKay, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignees:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Open Water Power, Inc., Somerville, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 6/32 (2006.01); H01M 6/34 (2006.01); H01M 6/04 (2006.01); H01M 2/16 (2006.01); H01M 4/06 (2006.01); H01M 4/46 (2006.01); H01M 4/38 (2006.01); H01M 2/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 6/34 (2013.01); H01M 2/162 (2013.01); H01M 2/36 (2013.01); H01M 4/06 (2013.01); H01M 4/38 (2013.01); H01M 4/463 (2013.01); H01M 6/045 (2013.01); H01M 2300/0002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A water-activated permanganate electrochemical cell includes at least one anode, a solid cathode configured to be electrically coupled to the anode, an electrolyte between the at least one anode and the cathode, and a housing configured to hold the at least one anode, the cathode, and the electrolyte. The electrolyte includes water and permanganate configured to be reduced within the cell in at least a two-step reduction process.