Alkaline manganese. primary

Fig. 3.20 Cross-section of a D-size alkaline manganese primary cell. (By courtesy of Union Carbide,)...

D-size cells on 2.25 O continuous test are reported. Cell (a) is a standard Leclanchd cell using a natural ore cell (b) is a HD Leclanche with electrolyte Mn02 cell (c) is a zinc chloride cell and cell (d) is an alkaline manganese primary unit. The differences at this current drain are striking the discharge capacities with a 0.9 V cut-off are in the ratio 0.12 0.24 0.55 1.00 for the four types. However, when less severe tests are considered, the disparities are less pronounced. Thus for the light industrial flashlight (LIF) test, the ratios are 0.40 0.61 0.96 1.00. 

The commercialization of RAM cells has presented a rather novel type of power source to the consumer market. First, they are ready to use as purchased and retain their charge well until used or after charging (Fig. 6.19), and thus behave rather like a primary battery in this respect. Second, they are not much more expensive than an alkaline manganese primary and thus are very cost-effective, even if capacity fade limits their use to 20 or so cycles. It will be interesting to discover how deeply this new technology penetrates the primary cell market in the near future. 

Alkaline manganese primary batteries are ideally suited for use in many types of battery-operated equipment, for example heavy-duty lighting, transistor radios (particularly heavy current drain), electric... 

The demand for electrically operated tools or devices that can be handled independently of stationary power sources led to a variety of different battery systems which are chosen depending on the field of application. In the case of rare usage, e.g., for household electric torches or for long-term applications with low current consumption, such as watches or heart pacemakers, primary cells (zinc-carbon, alkaline-manganese or lithium-iodide cells) are chosen. For many applications such as starter batteries in cars, only rechargeable battery systems, e.g., lead accumulators, are reasonable with regard to costs and the environment. 

Zinc/carbon and alkaline/manganese cells are primary battery systems lead, nickel/cadmium, and nickel/metal hydride accumulators are secondary batteries with aqueous electrolyte solutions. Their per-... 

Batteries using an alkaline solution for electrolyte are commonly called alkaline batteries. They are high-power owing to the high conductivity of the alkaline solution. Alkaline batteries include primary batteries, typical of which are alkaline-manganese batteries, and secondary batteries, typical of which are nickel-cadmium and nickel-metal hydride batteries. These batteries are widely used. 

The design of a AA-size alkaline manganese dioxide cell is shown in Fig. 1 (Sec. 3.1). Primary and secondary alkaline batteries are constructed in the same way and can be manufactured on essentially the same machinery. The separator material, electrode formulation, and the Mn02 Zn balance are different. Rechargeable cells are zinc-limited to prevent a discharge beyond the first electron-equivalent of the MnOz reduction. The electrolyte is 7-9 mol L KOH. The electrode reactions are ... 

The problem of low specific surface (which, however, has a beneficial effect on the corrosion rate) cannot be solved so easily. This was one important reason for the development of the alkaline Mn02 / zinc cell known as "alkaline" or "PAM" (primary alkaline manganese dioxide). 

This system, known as primary alkaline manganese cells, has been further devel-... 

There are two major types of household batteries (a) Primary batteries are those that cannot be reused. They include alkaline/manganese, carbon-zinc, mercuric oxide, zinc-air, silver oxide, and other types of button batteries, (b) Secondary batteries are those that can be reused secondary batteries (rechargeable) include lead-acid, nickel-cadmium, and potentially nickel-hydrogen. 

G—Zinc Zinc anode, alkaline Manganese dioxide, nickel Primary and Nickel-zinc batteries and... 

For battery separators, regenerated cellulose is placed on the surface of nonwoven so that the nonwoven is available to promote the wicking of the electrolyte. The nonwovens should not allow the penetration of viscose into itself. Suitable nonwovens are made from polypropylene, poly(vinyl alcohol), and hardwood hemps. Regenerated cellulose films are commonly used in alkaline manganese cells, both primary and secondary, in NiCd industrial batteries, as well as in silver—zinc batteries. 

Fig, 3.22 Comparison of the performances of Zn-Mn02 primary systems under 2,25 ft continuous lest (a) standard Lcclanchfi cell based on natural ore (b) high power Leclanche cell based on electrolytic Mn02 (c) zinc chloride cell (d) alkaline manganese cell... 

K. Kordesch, Primary batteries - alkaline manganese dioxide/zinc batteries, in Comprehensive Treatise of Electrochemistry. Vol. 3, J. O M. Bockris, B. E. Conway, E. Yeager and R. E. White, editors. Plenum Press, New York, 1981, pp. 219-232. 

Continuous research in primary alkaline manganese batteries ended up in the development of rechargeable alkaline manganese (RAM) cells. The design of these cells dated to 1975 [1], These batteries are basically an extension of the primary alkaline batteries. They also use zinc for the negative electrode, manganese dioxide for the positive electrode, and an aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide for the electrolyte. 

The term primary battery is used to describe any single use battery system. These include, amongst others, alkaline-manganese, zinc-carbon, lithium, mercuric oxide and zinc-air chemistries. Primary batteries are lightweight and convenient, relatively inexpensive and eonsequently are used by households throughout the world to power portable electrical and electronic devices, radios, torches, toys and a whole host of other every day appliances. 

---