| 摘要 |
A case for a rechargeable electrochemical cell comprises a vent disposed in the case interior, the vent including an oxygen/hydrogen recombination catalyst for catalyzing the recombination of the hydrogen produced by the cell during the recharge mode with oxygen in the case interior to form water in the case interior. The vent comprises a vent support extending inwardly from the cell case shell, a gas permeable, electrolyte impermeable vent cover membrane adjacent the interior surface of the vent support, and a foraminous catalyst support disposed in the case adjacent the interior surface of the vent cover membrane so that the vent cover membrane is sandwiched between the catalyst support and the vent support. Oxygen from the ambient air permeates the vent cover membrane and recombines with the hydrogen in the cell case interior. A rechargeable electrochemical cell comprising the cell case is encompassed and the cell is desirably a metal-air cell.
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