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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 1976
Filed:
Dec. 06, 1972
Applicant:
Inventor:
Margarete Jung, Kelkheim, Taunus, DT;
Assignee:
Varta Batterie Aktiengesellschaft, Hannover, DT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
136 20 ; 136 68 ; 1361 / ;
Abstract
A rechargeable mercury/mercury oxide electrode having a high capacity, especially for primary cells and accumulators, which has a metal matrix with a non-pyrophoric amalgam. The electrode is capable of repeated charging and discharging cycles during which the mercury is present as mercury oxide and mercury, respectively. The electrode is capable of a flat and constant discharge curve, with an electrical current discharge approaching the theoretical capacity of the electrode.