Methanol-Air Battery,
Abstract
These investigations have demonstrated the feasibility of long-term operation of methanol-air battery components through life testing of more than 8000 hours. Fuel utilization efficiency, using bulk or single charge fuel/electrolyte storage techniques, has increased to 82% with changes in cell design and fabrication techniques. Each attempt to get long-term operation from multicell stacks and batteries resulted in short operational life caused by mechanical leakage, forcing termination of test. A continued investigation will be directed toward improving fabrication techniques, selecting better bonding cements, or alternatively, changing cell frame materials. Studies showed that these methanol-air batteries can operate at extremely low temperatures with anolyte solutions containing 3 M HCOOCH (methyl formate) in 5.5 M KOH.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- ADA037743
Entities
People
- John Perry Jr
Organizations
- United States Army Communications-Electronics Command