Alkaline cells, secondary

One or more electrochemical cells connected in series constitute an electrical battery . Primary electrochemical (galvanic) cells are ready to produce current immediately and do not need to be charged in the way secondary cells (described below) do. In disposable cells, the chemical half reactions are not easily reversible, so the cells cannot be reliably recharged. Common disposable cells include the zinc-carbon cells and the alkaline cells. Secondary electrochemical cells contain the active materials in the disclWged state, so they must be charged before use. The oldest form of rechargeable cell is the lead-acid battery. 

There are many methods of fabricating the electrodes for these cell systems. The eadiest commercially successhil developments used nickel hydroxide [12054-48-7] Ni(OH)2, positive electrodes. These electrodes are commonly called nickel electrodes, disregarding the actual chemical composition. Alkaline cells using the copper oxide—2inc couple preceeded nickel batteries but the CuO system never functioned well as a secondary battery. It was, however, commercially available for many years as a primary battery (see BatterieS-PRIMARY cells). 

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Primary batteries, 3 434—469. See also Alkaline primary cells Batteries Carbon-zinc cells Lithium primary cells Secondary batteries defined, 3 409... 

The first practical silver—zinc battery was developed more then 60 years ago. Since then, primary and secondary silver—zinc batteries have attracted a variety of applications due to their high specific energy, proven reliability and safety, and the highest power output per unit weight and volume of all commercially available batteries. However, they find very limited use in commercial applications, because of their high price and limited cycle life. Development of a battery separator which will improve the performance and life of zinc based alkaline cells has been... 

The manufacture of secondary batteries based on aqueous electrolytes forms a major part of the world electrochemical industry. Of this sector, the lead-acid system (and in particular SLI power sources), as described in the last chapter, is by far the most important component, but secondary alkaline cells form a significant and distinct commercial market. They are more expensive, but are particularly suited for consumer products which have relatively low capacity requirements. They are also used where good low temperature characteristics, robustness and low maintenance are important, such as in aircraft applications. Until recently the secondary alkaline industry has been dominated by the cadmium-nickel oxide ( nickel-cadmium ) cell, but two new systems are making major inroads, and may eventually displace the cadmium-nickel oxide cell - at least in the sealed cell market. These are the so-called nickel-metal hydride cell and the rechargeable zinc-manganese dioxide cell. There are also a group of important but more specialized alkaline cell systems which are in use or are under further development for traction, submarine and other applications. 

Fig. 2. Photographs of MCF-7 cells recovered from the enriched fraction after immunomagnetic sorting and stained with anti-HEA FITC as primary antibody anti-FITC phosphatase alkaline as secondary antibody and enzyme substrate (FastRed ). In this image, cells appear as medium-grey bodies. In specimens viewed in the laboratory, the cell bodies would appear stained red as opposed to grey. The dark, defined circles are pores in the membrane.

Preparations are incubated with appropriate reagents to allow visualization based upon the detection system associated with the secondary antibody. The secondary antibody may be conjugated to a enzyme (e.g., alkaline phosphatase, horseradish peroxidase). Incubation with the appropriate substrate to the enzyme will result in the production of an insoluble colored product that can be detected upon microscopic analyses of the cells. Secondary antibodies can also be conjugated to fluorochromes (e.g., fluorescein, rhodamine) that can be detected using a microscope equipped to detect fluorescence. Immunohisto-chemistry has proven to be a powerful tool in biochemical toxicology allowing for in situ assessments of protein responses to toxicant exposure. 

All the zinc-based cells, except for the alkaline manganese cell under certain conditions, are primary cells. Secondary (rechargeable) cells are generally based on cadmium rather than zinc, especially in the form of nickel-cadmium cells. 

Senyarich, S., Viaud, P., 2000. Method of forming a separator for alkaline electrolyte secondary electric cell. US Patent 6042970. 

Batteries are sometimes classified as either primary or secondary. A primary battery such as the typical alkaline cell becomes useless once the underlying... 

Rechargeable secondary alkaline cells are connected with two famous names Thomas A. Edison and Valdemar Jungner. While Edison was the inventor of the nickeliron battery, Jungner tried to improve the secondary alkaline battery by using cadmium for the negative electrode. The different constructions are described in detail in Chapter 1, Sec. 1.8.2, and Chapter 7, Sec. 7.3. 

As a result of a variable liquid-junction potential, the measured pH may be expected to differ seriously from the determined from cells without a liquid junction in solutions of high acidity or high alkalinity. Merely to affirm the proper functioning of the glass electrode at the extreme ends of the pH scale, two secondary standards are included in Table 8.14. In addition, values for a 0.1 m solution of HCl are given to extend the pH scale up to 275°C [see R. S. Greeley, Anal. Chem. 32 1717 (I960)] ... 

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