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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Louis G. Carreiro, Westport, MA (US);
Steven P. Tucker, Portsmouth, RI (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/08 ; H01M 1/208 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/08 ; H01M 1/208 ;
Abstract
An additive for an aluminum-based semi-fuel cell system includes a combination of components including gallium, oxygen, and a sodium component dissolvable an alkaline electrolyte solution such as seawater and sodium hydroxide. These components form sodium gallium oxide and prevent or reduce formation of an oxide layer on a surface of an aluminum anode in the alkaline electrolyte of the semi-fuel cell system.