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Lifetime estimates for sterilizable silver-zinc battery separatorsThe lifetime of separator membranes currently employed in the electrolyte environment of silver-zinc batteries was estimated at 3 to 5 years. The separator membranes are crosslinked polyethylene film containing grafted poly (potassium acrylate)(PKA), the latter being the hydrophilic agent which promotes electrolyte ion transport. The lifetime was estimated by monitoring the rate of loss of PKA from the separators, caused by chemical attack of the electrolyte, and relating this loss rate to a known relationship between battery performance and PKA concentration in the separators.
Document ID
19720021298
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Authors
Cuddihy, E. F.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Walmsley, D. E.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Moacanin, J.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1972
Publication Information
Publication: JPL Quarterly Tech. Rev., Vol. 2, No. 1
Subject Category
Auxiliary Systems
Accession Number
72N28948
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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