Battery Council International

Storage Tattery Technical Service Manual 10th ed.. Battery Council International, Chicago, 1987. 

K. Murata and S. Hattori, "Advantageous Features of Microporous Thin Embossed Waffle Shape Separator," 89th Battery Council International... 

D. Feder, Performance Measurement and Reliability of VRLA Batteries, Paper presented at Battery Council International, 106th Convention (Technical Committee Workshop), San Diego, CA, 1994. 

J. Hoover, Failure Modes of Batteries Removed from Service, Paper presented at Batteries Council International, 107th Convention, Orlando, FL, 1995. 

Battery Council International. 1992. 1990 National recycling rate study. Chicago, IL Battery Council International. 

N. I. Palmer, Proceedings of the 87th Battery Council International Meeting Hollywood-by-the-sea, Fla., April 1975, p. 105. 

The stability of BaPbOs and its effect on the performance of a battery over its useful life have also been investigated for automotive applications [12-14]. A conventional automotive cell with 1 wt.% BaPbOs in the positive paste and a control cell were formed by means of a standard high-rate formation procedure. Cell performance was then evaluated by means of a standard Battery Council International (BCI) sequence of reserve capacity and cold-cranking tests. The cell containing BaPbOs formed three times faster with 12% less input capacity. The BCI test results of the two cells were comparable. 

Battery Council International, Battery Technical Manual Test Methods for Recombinant Battery Separator Mat (RBSM) 5/93 (1993). 

The net result of these various considerations is that neurobehaviour and reproductive ability are the major factors in the health debate at present, with 40 pg/dl looking increasingly likely as the blood lead limit towards which legislation will gravitate. In practice fhis figure has already been anticipated by industry. In North America, the Lead Industries Association and Battery Council International laimched a voluntary commitment in 1997 under which the medical removal level will be reduced to 40 pg/dl (with a return to work below 35 Jig/dl) by 2001. In Europe, several major lead producers have pursued internal programmes to reduce the blood lead levels of all their employees to less than 40 pg/dl by 2000 or thereabouts. These initiatives are not unique, so it is to be hoped that the likely downward trend in legal limits will not cause the industry too many problems. 

Looking beyond bottle recycling, over 200 million pounds of polypropylene are recycled each year from automotive batteries [14]. The lead and acid are also recovered. The recycling rate for lead-acid automotive batteries is greater than 90% according to Battery Council International (www.batterycouncil.org). 

Battery Council International Battery Recycling Report, Chicago, IL, 2001. 

Lead-acid batteries are prohibited from MSW disposal facilities in 37 U.S. states, primarily due to concern about the effects of lead. Several states impose deposits on batteries. Effective recycling programs for these batteries have existed for a number of years. The Battery Council International reports a 2003 recycling rate of more than 97 percent for lead-acid batteries. Polypropylene makes up about 7 percent of the battery, by weight, and is recovered along with the lead. The primary market for the recovered PP is new battery cases. A typical battery contains 60 to 80 percent recycled PP. The recycling rate for the cases can be assumed similar to that for batteries. ... 

Battery Council International, Battay Recycling, http //www.batterycouncil.org/recycling.html. Recycline, Inc., Recycling Partnership with Recycline Gives New Life to More Than 1 Million... 

Battery Council International (BCI), 401 North Michigan Ave, 24th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60611 267. www.batterycouncil.org... 

Battery Council International, 111 East Wacker Drive, Chicago,IL 60601. 

J. K. Whear, Separator for Processing Expanded Metal Grids, presented at 114th Annual Convention of Battery Council International, Orlando, EL, April 2002. 

Battery Council International Battery Replacement Lead-acid... 

SLI battery sizes have been standardized by both the automotive industry through the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), Warrendale, PA and the battery industry through the Battery Council International (BCI), Chicago, The BCI nomenclature follows the standards adopted by its predecessor, the American Association of Battery Manufacturers (AABM). The latest standards are published annually by the Battery Council International. Table 4.10 is a listing of the Standard SLI and other lead-acid batteries abstracted from the BCI publication. ... 

Battery Council International, Battery Replacement Data Book, 2000. 

SLI-type batteries are also used on motorcycles and boats. Batteries for recreational marine use generally have thicker plates (to give more capacity) and higher-density paste. They have the same Battery Council International type designations as automotive batteries. See Sec. 4.10 for a listing of BCI battery types. Marine batteries are also manufactured in fourcell 8-V monoblocs. 

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