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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2014
Nickel iron battery employing an untreated polyolefin separator with a surfactant in the electrolyte
Applicant:
Encell Technology, Inc., Alachua, FL (US);
Inventors:
Randy Ogg, Newberry, FL (US);
Alan P. Seidel, High Springs, FL (US);
Assignee:
ENCELL TECHNOLOGY, INC., Alachua, FL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/26 (2006.01); H01M 10/30 (2006.01); H01M 2/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/26 (2013.01); H01M 2/1653 (2013.01); H01M 10/30 (2013.01); H01M 2300/0014 (2013.01); Y02E 60/124 (2013.01); Y02P 70/54 (2015.11);
Abstract
Provided is a nickel-iron battery. The battery comprises a positive nickel electrode, an iron negative electrode, an electrolyte comprising a surfactant, and a non-polar separator. In one embodiment, the non-polar separator is comprised of a polyolefin, and the surfactant comprises a zwitterionic surfactant.