Claims
- 1. A negative electrode for battery containing a hydrogen-absorbing alloy comprising magnesium, wherein when the negative electrode is immersed in a 6N to 9N aqueous solution of an alkali hydroxide, (a) either the elution rate of magnesium ion into the aqueous solution of alkali hydroxide of normal temperature is 0.2 mg/kg alloy/hr˜0.5 mg/kg alloy/hr, or the elution rate of magnesium ion into the aqueous solution of alkali hydroxide of 60° C. is 0.5 mg/kg alloy/hr˜4 mg/kg alloy/hr, and (b) either the elution rate of a component element of alloy into the aqueous solution of alkali hydroxide of normal temperature is 1 mg/kg alloy/hr˜1.5 mg/kg alloy/hr, or the elution rate of a component element of alloy into the aqueous solution of alkali hydroxide of 60° C. is 3.4 mg/kg alloy/hr˜20 mg/kg alloy/hr.
- 2. An alkali secondary battery comprising a negative electrode containing a hydrogen-absorbing alloy comprising magnesium, said negative electrode being accommodated in a case; a positive electrode accommodated in said case in such a manner as to face said negative electrode with a separator sandwiched therebetween, and an alkali electrolyte filled therein, whereina magnesium ion concentration in the alkali electrolyte 30 days after filling and sealing the alkali electrolyte in the case is 1.1 mg/liter˜2.2 mg/liter.
- 3. The negative electrode according to claim 1, wherein the aqueous solution of alkali hydroxide contains at least one selected from the group consisting of sodium hydroxide, lithium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide.
- 4. The negative electrode according to claim 1, wherein said component element of alloy contains Mg.
- 5. The negative electrode according to claim 1, wherein said component element of alloy contains Mg and Al.
- 6. The negative electrode according to claim 1, wherein the hydrogen absorbing alloy contains a composition represented by the following formula (I):Mg2M1y (I) wherein M1 is at least one element selected (excluding Mg, elements which cause an exothermic reaction with hydrogen, Al and B) from elements which do not cause an exothermic reaction with hydrogen; and y is defined as 1<y≦1.5.
- 7. The negative electrode according to claim 1, wherein the hydrogen absorbing alloy contains a composition represented by the following formula (V):(Mg1−xM3x)20−yM4 (V) wherein M4 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ni, Fe, Co, Cu, Zn, Sn and Si; M3 is at least one element selected (excluding the elements of M4) from the group consisting of elements which are more electronegative than Mg; x is defined as 0<x<0.5; and y is defined as 0<y<18.
- 8. The alkali secondary battery according to claim 2, wherein said alkali electrolyte contains at least one selected from the group consisting of sodium hydroxide, lithium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide.
- 9. The alkali secondary battery according to claim 2, wherein the hydrogen absorbing alloy contains a composition represented by the following formula (I):Mg2M1y (I) wherein M1 is at least one element selected (excluding Mg, elements which cause an exothermic reaction with hydrogen, Al and B) from elements which do not cause an exothermic reaction with hydrogen; and y is defined as 1<y≦1.5.
- 10. The alkali secondary battery according to claim 2, wherein the hydrogen absorbing alloy contains a composition represented by the following formula (V):(Mg1−xM3x)20−yM4 (V) wherein M4 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ni, Fe, Co, Cu, Zn, Sn and Si; M3 is at least one element selected (excluding the elements of M4) from the group consisting of elements which are more electronegative than Mg; x is defined as 0<x<0.5; and y is defined as 0≦y<18.
- 11. An alkali secondary battery according to claim 2, wherein said hydrogen-absorbing alloy further comprises Ni.
- 12. An alkali secondary battery according to claim 2, wherein said hydrogen-absorbing alloy further comprises Ni and Al.
- 13. An alkali secondary battery according to claim 2, wherein said alkali electrolyte contains an alkaline solution whose concentration is in the range 6N to 10N.
Priority Claims (5)
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6-170903 |
Jul 1994 |
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6-198513 |
Aug 1994 |
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7-083453 |
Mar 1995 |
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8-008219 |
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8-008220 |
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/787,101, filed Jan. 22, 1997 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,962,165 which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/505,154, filed Jul. 21, 1995, now abandoned.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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08/505154 |
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