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销售额每年约为50亿美元。 这些包括许多家用设备中使用的典型AA，AAA和D型电池。 加拿大公司Pure Energy Solutions在新斯科舍省的阿默斯特经营一家制造厂，销售最先进的可充电碱性电池（AA和AAA），可提供多达100次充电循环。 人们强烈希望采用和修改可再充电碱性技术，并将其扩大到平板型电池，用于备用电源系统。 碱性电池所用的材料成本低，来源丰富，对环境友好。 混合能源技术（HET），现在拥有平板可充电碱性电池技术的开发和商业化的独家权利。 这里提出的研究计划是UBC和HET之间的合作研究和开发项目，以研究平板可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.