CHEMOELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION FOR NONAQUEOUS RESERVE BATTERY SYSTEMS.

Abstract

Experimental cell studies in the ionic melt system Mg/KSCN-NaSCN-kaolin/UO3-electrolyte-C/Ni were completed. New studies, which include electrical conductivity, polarography, and chronopotentiometry, were begun on electrolytes with dimethyl sulfone solvent (m.p. 109C). Electrode reaction studies of nitrobenzene in neutral liquid ammonia electrolytes indicate the formation of a phenyl NO2 negative radical with a half-life of approximately half an hour, which can be expected to influence short-life battery discharge performance. Liquid ammonia hardware cells with Mg/ metadinitrobenzene (mDNB) electrodes 1 sq cm in area were tested at 25C. The best performance was obtained from Mg/KSCN/NH4SCN-mDNB-C/Ag cells at 25C, which averaged 2.12 volts peak, with a 10% drop during a 5-min discharge into a constant 100-ohm load (21 ma/sq cm peak cursity). (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 15, 1964
Accession Number
AD0601912

Entities

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Compounds
  • Conductivity
  • Conversion
  • Drops
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Electrodes
  • Electrolytes
  • Energy
  • Energy Conversion
  • Ionic Liquids
  • Liquids
  • Nitrobenzenes
  • Polarography
  • Reserve Batteries

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