US Patent:
20090053594, Feb 26, 2009
Inventors:
Lonnie G. Johnson - Atlanta GA, US
Prabhakar A. Tamirisa - Atlanta GA, US
Ji-Guang Zhang - Richland WA, US
International Classification:
H01M 2/02
Abstract:
An air battery having an air cathode having a porous carbon based air cathode containing a non-aqueous organic solvent based electrolyte including a lithium salt and an alkylene carbonage additive. The battery also includes a separator loaded with an organic solvent based electrolyte including a lithium salt and an alkylene carbonate additive, a cathode current collector, an anode, an anode current collector, and a housing. The housing contains the cathode, separator, cathode current collector, anode, anode current collector, and a supply of air.