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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2014
Applicant:
Encell Technology, Inc., Alachua, FL (US);
Inventors:
Randy Gene Ogg, Newberry, FL (US);
Craig Welch, Sarasota, FL (US);
Alan Seidel, High Springs, FL (US);
Assignee:
ENCELL TECHNOLOGY, INC., Alachua, FL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/62 (2006.01); H01M 4/04 (2006.01); H01M 4/24 (2006.01); H01M 4/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/622 (2013.01); H01M 4/0404 (2013.01); H01M 4/248 (2013.01); H01M 4/26 (2013.01); Y02E 60/124 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides one with an iron electrode employing a binder comprised of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) binder. In one embodiment, the invention comprises an iron based electrode comprising a single layer of a conductive substrate coated on at least one side with a coating comprising an iron active material and a binder, wherein the binder is PVA. This iron based electrode is useful in alkaline rechargeable batteries, particularly as a negative electrode in a Ni—Fe battery.