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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 13, 1994
Ralph Zito, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
National Power PLC, Wiltshire, GB;
Abstract
An electrochemical apparatus for energy storage and/or power delivery comprises multi-compartment cells with the +.sup.ve chamber and the -.sup.ve chamber of each cell being separated by at least one buffer chamber through which an idler electrolyte circulates, the electrolyte circulating through the -.sup.ve chamber during power delivery containing sulfide and the apparatus comprising means for restoring the electrolyte balance of the -.sup.ve electrolyte by the oxidation of any S.sup.2- and/or HS.sup.- ions contained in the idler electrolyte to form sulfur, means for the collection of precipitated sulfur and means for the reintroduction of the precipitated sulfur into the -.sup.ve electrolyte.