PROCEDE DE PRODUCTION DE COURANT ELECTRIQUE PAR OXYDATION ELECTROCHIMIQUE DU ZINC, ET APPAREIL POUR SA MISE EN OEUVRE

摘要

Electric power is produced by electrochemical oxidation of zinc in suspension in an alkaline electrolyte. In order to prevent passivation of the zinc particles, the zinc-electrolyte suspension is continuously recycled during discharge so as to provide repeated passage of each zinc particle in an electric power producing manner past a negative current collector, with continual intermediate regeneration of each zinc particle by removal thereof from the collector between successive passages, for diffusion of the discharge by-products into the electrolyte before the particle is returned to the collector for the next passage and for renewed participation in said discharge.