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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1982
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
John F Jackovitz, Monroeville, PA (US);
Joseph Seidel, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Earl A Pantier, Verona, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ; H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2521821 ; 252513 ; 252519 ; 429221 ;
Abstract
An iron active electrode and method of preparing same in which iron sulfate is calcined in an oxidizing atmosphere at a temperature in the range of from about 600.degree. C. to about 850.degree. C. for a time sufficient to produce an iron oxide with a trace amount of sulfate. The calcined material is loaded into an electrically conductive support and then heated in a reducing atmosphere at an elevated temperature to produce activated iron having a trace amount of sulfide which is formed into an electrode plate.