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Zinc dendrite inhibitor

US4479856A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 8, 1983
Grant dateOct 30, 1984
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Expiry dateAug 8, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01M10/02
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A dendrite inhibitor includes a quaternary ammonium salt and at least two metal ions selected from the group consisting of lead, tin and cadmium ions, and the inhibitor is used by adding it to an electrolyte for subjecting zinc to electrolysis through an electrochemical reaction.

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