ZINC HALOGEN BATTERY ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION WITH LEAD ADDITIVE

摘要

ZINC HALOGEN BATTERY ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION WITH LEAD ADDITIVE This disclosure relates to a zinc halogen battery electrolyte composition containing an additive providing improved zinc-on-zinc recyclability. The improved elecbrolyte composition involves the use of a lead additive to inhibit undesirable irregular plating and reduce nodular or dendritic growth on the electrode surface. The lead-containing electrolyte composition of the present invention appears to influence not only the morphology of the base plate zinc, but also the morphology of the zinc-on-zinc replate. In addition, such lead-containing electrolyte compositions appear to reduce hydrogen formation.