Accession Number:

ADA148490

Title:

A New Class of Room Temperature Molten Salts for Battery Applications.

Descriptive Note:

Rept. for Jun 81-Jun 82,

Corporate Author:

FRANK J SEILER RESEARCH LAB UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY CO

Personal Author(s):

• Floreani,D. A.
• Stech,D. J.
• Wilkes,J. S.
• Williams,J. L.
• Piersma,B. J.

Report Date:

1982-06-08

Pagination or Media Count:

4.0

Abstract:

Salts which are molten at and below room temperature could be used as the electrolyte in a battery which might have the high energy density typical of molten salt thermal batteries, but have none of the problems associated with the elevated operating temperatures of thermal batteries. This presentation describes some physical, chemical, and electrochemical properties of a room temperature molten salt formed by combining aluminum chloride with 1-methyl-3-ethylimidazolium chloride. Author

Descriptors:

• *CHLORIDES
• *ELECTROLYTES
• *THERMAL BATTERIES
• *MOLTEN SALTS
• LOW TEMPERATURE
• ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS
• METHYL RADICALS
• ELECTROCHEMISTRY
• ROOM TEMPERATURE
• MELTING POINT
• ETHYL RADICALS

Subject Categories:

• Physical Chemistry
• Electrochemical Energy Storage

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE