Claims
- 1. A method for reducing the gassing of an anode subject to gassing, said method comprising the steps of making single crystal particles of the metal utilized as the active anode of said cell; forming said single crystal particles ino an anode for said cell wherein said anode comprises mercury amalgamated single crystal particles and wherein said mercury is present in said anode in an amount less than about 1.5% by weight thereof; and adding a surface active heteropolar material having a polar affinity to said anode to said cell, wherein said heteropolar material comprises an organic phosphate ester having the formula: ##STR2## where x+y=3 M=H, ammonia, amino, or an alkali or alkaline earth metal and R=phenyl or alkyl or alkylaryl of 6-28 carbon atoms.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 919,412, filed 11-24-87 which application is a division of application Ser. No. 700,836 both now abandoned.
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