Martha, S.K. and Hariprakash, B. and Gaffoor, S.A. and Trivedi, D.C. and Shukla, A.K. (2006) A low-cost lead-acid battery with high specific-energy. Journal of Chemical Sciences, 118 (1). pp. 93-98. ISSN 0974-3626

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Abstract

Lightweight grids for lead-acid battery grids have been prepared from acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) copolymer followed by coating with lead. Subsequently, the grids have been electrochemically coated with a conductive and corrosion-resistant layer of polyaniline. These grids are about 75% lighter than those employed in conventional lead-acid batteries. Commercial-grade 6V/3×5Ah (C20-rate) lead-acid batteries have been assembled and characterized employing positive and negative plates constituting these grids. The specific energy of such a lead-acid battery is about 50 Wh/kg. The batteries can withstand fast charge–discharge duty cycles.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Lead-acid battery; specific energy; polyaniline; corrosion
Subjects:	Lead acid batteries Electrochemical Power Sources
Divisions:	UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User:	ttbdu cecri
Date Deposited:	06 Apr 2012 15:30
Last Modified:	06 Apr 2012 15:30
URI:	http://cecri.csircentral.net/id/eprint/690

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