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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 1977
Filed:
Jul. 24, 1973
Applicant:
Inventor:
Raymond A Sutula, Laurel, MD (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
429 52 ; 429112 ; 429191 ;
Abstract
A method of activating a battery containing an alkali metal halide electrte comprising placing a powdered alkali metal carbide selected from the group consisting of lithium carbide, sodium carbide, potassium carbide, rubidium carbide, cesium carbide, and mixtures thereof into contact with the alkali metal halide electrolyte and then contacting the powdered alkali metal carbide with a halogen gas selected from the group consisting of fluorine, chlorine, and mixtures thereof.