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Other components of the battery are the current collectors. Figure 1 shows the current collectors for the positive and negative electrodes in the lithium-ion cell. The active materials for the positive and negative electrodes (in this case) consist of thick layers of porous materials coated onto the current collectors. The current collector works as a support for the active material and provides a conducting path for the active material paste reducing the resistance of the battery [4]. Current collectors are used only in porous electrodes metal electrodes do not require current collectors. The current collectors should be chemically stable and resistant to corrosion. They should also have a high electronic conductivity to reduce the internal resistance of the battery. Copper and aluminum are the current collectors used in lithium-ion batteries for the negative and positive electrodes, respectively. 

Cathode One of the two electrodes in an electrolytic cell represented as a positive terminal of a cell. Reduction takes place at the cathode and electrons are consumed. Example, carbon electrode in a battery, copper electrode in a Daniel cell. Figure 2.3 shows the reduction of hydrogen ion. The electron is always a reducing agent. 

Primary batteries, silver oxide-zinc seawater batteries, copper-type seawater batteries. 

Primary batteries, magnesium perchlorate-manganese dioxide remote or manually activated types, remotely activated silver-zinc, silver-seawater batteries, copper-seawater types silver-cadmium, nickel-zinc, zinc-air types. 

Wrought lead—calcium—tin alloys contain more tin, have higher mechanical strength, exhibit greater stabiUty, and are more creep resistant than the cast alloys. RoUed lead—calcium—tin alloy strip is used to produce automotive battery grids in a continuous process (13). Table 5 Hsts the mechanical properties of roUed lead—calcium—tin alloys, compared with lead—copper and roUed lead—antimony (6 wt %) alloys. 

Silver reduces the oxygen evolution potential at the anode, which reduces the rate of corrosion and decreases lead contamination of the cathode. Lead—antimony—silver alloy anodes are used for the production of thin copper foil for use in electronics. Lead—silver (2 wt %), lead—silver (1 wt %)—tin (1 wt %), and lead—antimony (6 wt %)—silver (1—2 wt %) alloys ate used as anodes in cathodic protection of steel pipes and stmctures in fresh, brackish, or seawater. The lead dioxide layer is not only conductive, but also resists decomposition in chloride environments. Silver-free alloys rapidly become passivated and scale badly in seawater. Silver is also added to the positive grids of lead—acid batteries in small amounts (0.005—0.05 wt %) to reduce the rate of corrosion. 

Wrought or extmded lead—teUurium (0.035—0.10 wt %) aUoys produce extremely fine grains. The binary aUoy is, however, susceptible to recrysta11i2ation. The addition of copper or sUver reduces grain growth and retains the fine grain si2e. Because teUurium is a poison for sealed lead—acid batteries, the teUurium content of lead and lead aUoys used for such purposes is usuaUy restricted to less than 1 ppm. 

Additional areas for growth are expected to be ia copper leaching, caprolactam, pulp and paper, methyl methacrylate, and batteries (144). 

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). 

Silver [7440-22-4] Ag, as an active material in electrodes was first used by Volta, but the first intensive study using silver as a storage battery electrode was reported in 1889 (5) using silver oxide—iron and silver oxide—copper combinations. Work on silver oxide—cadmium followed. In the 1940s, the use of a semipermeable membrane combined with limited electrolyte was introduced by Andrir in the silver oxide—2inc storage battery. 

Electrodes. AH of the finished silver electrodes have certain common characteristics the grids or substrates used in the electrodes are exclusively made of silver, although in some particular cases silver-plated copper is used. Material can be in the form of expanded silver sheet, silver wire mesh, or perforated silver sheet. In any case, the intent is to provide electronic contact of the external circuit of the battery or cell and the active material of the positive plate. Silver is necessary to avoid any possible oxidation at this junction and the increased resistance that would result. 

Zinc—bromine storage batteries (qv) are under development as load-leveling devices in electric utilities (64). Photovoltaic batteries have been made of selenium or boron doped with bromine. Graphite fibers and certain polymers can be made electrically conductive by being doped with bromine. Bromine is used in quartz—haUde light bulbs. Bromine is used to etch aluminum, copper, and semi-conductors. Bromine and its salts are known to recover gold and other precious metals from their ores. Bromine can be used to desulfurize fine coal (see Coal conversion processes). Table 5 shows estimates of the primary uses of bromine. 

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Of the elements commonly found in lead alloys, zinc and bismuth aggravate corrosion in most circumstances, while additions of copper, tellurium, antimony, nickel, silver, tin, arsenic and calcium may reduce corrosion resistance only slightly, or even improve it depending on the service conditions. Alloying elements that are of increasing importance are calcium especially in maintenance-free battery alloys and selenium, or sulphur combined with copper as nucleants in low antimony battery alloys. Other elements of interest are indium in anodesaluminium in batteries and selenium in chemical lead as a grain refiner ". 

In recent years it has been regarded as somewhat passe to refer to Sir Humphrey Davy in a text on cathodic protection. However, his role in the application of cathodic protection should not be ignored. In 1824 Davy presented a series of papers to the Royal Society in London in which he described how zinc and iron anodes could be used to prevent the corrosion of copper sheathing on the wooden hulls of British naval vessels. His paper shows a considerable intuitive awareness of what are now accepted as the principles of cathodic protection. Several practical tests were made on vessels in harbour and on sea-going ships, including the effect of various current densities on the level of protection of the copper. Davy also considered the use of an impressed current device based on a battery, but did not consider the method to be practicable. 

An external battery provides 3 amperes for 70 minutes and 20 seconds with 100% efficiency. What is the mass of the copper strip after the battery has been disconnected ... 

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