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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
May. 19, 2006
Applicants:
Patrick Bernard, Bordeaux, FR;
Bernard Knosp, Bordeaux, FR;
Michele Baudry, Eysines, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAFT, Bagnolet, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/46 (2006.01); H01M 4/58 (2006.01); H01M 4/36 (2006.01); C22C 28/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An active material composition for an alkaline storage battery comprises a) an alloy capable of forming a hydride, of formula RMgNiMin which R is La, optionally substituted by Nd and/or Pr, M is at least one element chosen from the group comprising Mn, Fe, Al, Co, Cu, Zr and Sn, in which 0.1≦y≦0.4, 3.2≦t≦3.5, and z≦0.5, and of which the equilibrium hydrogen pressure with the alloy, for a hydrogen insertion into the alloy of 0.5 H/Metal at 40°, is less than 0.7 bar, and b) a yttrium-based compound in a mixture with alloy a).