Development of Advanced Cathode Materials and Electrode Structures for Flatplate Rechargeable MnO2/Zn Alkaline Batteries

全球普通不可充电碱性电池的年销售额约为50亿美元。这些电池包括许多家用设备中使用的典型的AA、AAA和D型电池。最先进的可充电碱性电池(AA和AAA)由加拿大公司Pure Energy Solutions销售，可提供多达100次充电循环，该公司在新斯科舍省阿默斯特经营着一家制造厂。人们强烈希望采用和修改可充电碱性技术，并将其扩大到具有备用电源系统应用的平板型电池。碱性电池使用的材料成本低、资源丰富、环境友好。混合能源技术(HET)现在拥有平板可充电碱性电池技术的独家开发权和商业化。这里提出的研究计划是UBC和HET合作研发的项目，旨在研究平板充电电池的重要基础和应用特性。

Global sales of common non-rechargeable alkaline batteries are about 5 billion dollars per annum. These include the typical AA, AAA and D type batteries used in many household devices. State-of-the-art and rechargeable alkaline batteries (AA and AAA), offering up to 100 charge cycles, have been marketed by the Canadian company Pure Energy Solutions, which operates a manufacturing plant in Amherst, Nova Scotia. There is a strong desire in adopting and modifying the rechargeable alkaline technology, and scaling it up for flat-plate type batteries with applications for backup power systems. The materials used in alkaline batteries are low cost, abundant and environmentally friendly. Hybrid Energy Technology (HET), now possess the exclusive rights for development and commercialization of flat-plate rechargeable alkaline battery technology. The research program proposed here is a collaborative research and development project between UBC and HET to examine important fundamental and applied features of flat-plate rechargeable batteries.