CN104112844B - Seawater battery - Google Patents

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CN104112844B
CN104112844B CN201410153697.6A CN201410153697A CN104112844B CN 104112844 B CN104112844 B CN 104112844B CN 201410153697 A CN201410153697 A CN 201410153697A CN 104112844 B CN104112844 B CN 104112844B
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李光哲
叶银田
李庭鹃
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A seawater battery comprises an electrolyte, a cathode and an anode. The electrolyte is seawater, the cathode and the anode are separated from each other and are respectively contacted with the electrolyte, so that the electrolyte and the cathode and the anode respectively carry out an electrochemical reaction, and a potential difference is generated between the cathode and the anode. The anode comprises a first material, and at least one of the anode and the cathode comprises a plurality of carbon nanotubes, so that the invention utilizes the carbon nanotubes to prepare the electrode of the seawater battery, improves the current density of a current formed by the potential difference, and effectively improves the power supply efficiency of the seawater battery.

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Seawater battery
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of seawater battery, particularly relate to the sea water electricity that a kind of anode comprises nano carbon tube material Pond.
Background technology
The structure of battery is constantly weeded out the old and bring forth the new along with the progress in epoch, the most common aneroid battery, electric power storage Pond, mercury electrode, air cell, nickel-cadmium cell, Ni-MH battery, lithium ion battery, solaode, Fuel cell, seawater battery etc., wherein seawater battery is owing to just need to carry out contacting generating with sea water when using, When storage usually, electrode does not contact electrolyte (sea water), not only needs with general electrode and electrolyte is deposited jointly Accumulator compare, it has a preferably safety, and is particularly suitable for relevant to ocean needing again The product of electric power is provided.
In Chinese utility model patent announces No. CN2331087, i.e. disclose a kind of seawater battery, this sea Water battery is mainly made up of anti-corrosion steel negative electrode, seawater electrolysis liquid and porous base metal anode.Wherein, these are many Hole base metal anode uses the Zn-Al alloy powder of 50 to 80 microns and is less than the alumina powder of 60 microns by 3: 1 ratio is sufficiently mixed, PM technique cast.The seawater battery made not only adds anode surface Area, and maintain anode active material and participate in the real table area of chemical reaction.It is that one can relatively be stablized The seawater battery of supply larger current.
But, above-mentioned porous base metal anode, produce in this seawater battery constituted and be about 400mA cm-2Electric current density, be about 0.2V with effective potential difference of this steel negative electrode, and less than normal in electric current density aspect, Therefore still have the space of improvement.
Summary of the invention
The main object of the present invention, is to solve existing seawater battery, the problem that its electric current density is on the low side.
For reaching above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides a kind of seawater battery, include an electrolyte, an anode and One negative electrode, this anode includes multiple CNT and first material mixed with this CNT, this moon Pole includes one second material, and this negative electrode be separated by with this anode and respectively with this electrolyte contacts;Its In, this electrolyte is a sea water, and this electrolyte carries out an electrochemical reaction respectively with this negative electrode and this anode, And produce a potential difference in this negative electrode and this anode.
The present invention also provides another kind of seawater battery, includes an electrolyte, an anode and a negative electrode, should Anode includes one first material, and this negative electrode comprises multiple CNT, and this negative electrode and this anode phase each other Every and respectively with this electrolyte contacts;Wherein, this electrolyte is a sea water, this electrolyte and this negative electrode and should Anode carries out an electrochemical reaction respectively, and produces a potential difference in this negative electrode and this anode.
The present invention still provides a kind of seawater battery, includes an electrolyte, an anode and a negative electrode, this sun Pole includes multiple CNT and first material mixed with this CNT, and this negative electrode includes many Individual CNT, and this negative electrode and this anode be separated by and respectively with this electrolyte contacts;Wherein, this electricity Solving liquid is a sea water, and this electrolyte carries out an electrochemical reaction respectively with this negative electrode and this anode, and in this moon Pole and this anode produce a potential difference.
Consequently, it is possible to the present invention contains this CNT by the electrode package of seawater battery, utilize CNT High activity and high-specific surface area, improve the electric current density of the electric current formed because of this potential difference, effectively carry Rise this seawater battery supplies electrical efficiency.
Describe the present invention below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments, but not as to the present invention's Limit.
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Fig. 1, for the structural representation of first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2, for the structural representation of another embodiment of the present invention.
Detailed description of the invention
Detailed description for the present invention and technology contents, existing just cooperation accompanying drawing is described as follows:
Refer to shown in Fig. 1, for the structural representation of first embodiment of the invention, as shown in the figure: the present invention For a kind of seawater battery, in the first embodiment, this seawater battery includes electrolyte 10, one anode 20 and a negative electrode 30, this electrolyte 10 for using a sea water, is just consisting predominantly of band at this in this sea water The sodium ion of electricity and electronegative chloride ion, this anode 20 is to use one first material to make, this first material Material can be selected for the conductive material such as metal, metal-oxide, superconductor, graphite, conducting polymer, for example, Polyacetylene, polythiophene class and polyaniline compound etc..
The material of this negative electrode 30 includes multiple CNT, and in the present invention, this negative electrode 30 can be a big portion Point material that is made up of this CNT of ground, or be one to be combined into by this CNT and one second material Composite.If this negative electrode 30 is made up of this CNT completely, the manufacture of this negative electrode 30 can be as follows State: first this CNT and a macromolecular material being mixed, this macromolecular material can be phenolic resin (Polyacrylonitrile is called for short for (Phenolic Resin), epoxy resin (Epoxy), polyacrylonitrile Or furane resins (Furan Resin) PAN), a heat pressing process and C1 chemical industry skill are the most sequentially carried out, This heat pressing process is to make this CNT and this macromolecular material be in one between 110 DEG C to 220 DEG C Heating temperature, and one between 5Kgf/cm2To 200Kgf/cm2Between forming pressure, make this nano-sized carbon Pipe and this macromolecular material form the bulk of a tool rigidity stereochemical structure;This carbonization technique is by this CNT Being placed among a reducing atmosphere with this macromolecular material, this reducing atmosphere can be argon or nitrogen, and is heated to One between 500 DEG C to 3, the carburizing temperature between 000 DEG C, to remove this macromolecular material, in this bulk shape Become a porosity between 5% to 50%.Additionally, by the state modulator of this carbonization technique, can be at this Bulk produces a material with carbon element being attached between this CNT further, and can increase this negative electrode 30 Conduction and thermal conductive property.
Please continue to refer to shown in Fig. 1, the present invention is in time using, and this anode 20 and negative electrode 30 are for being separated by And it is soaked in this electrolyte 10 respectively, but it is not limited system, this anode 20 is each with this negative electrode 30 and is somebody's turn to do Electrolyte 10 is formed and contacts, and this electrolyte 10 and this anode 20 and this negative electrode 30 carry out an electricity respectively Chemical reaction, wherein, this electrolyte 10 carries out this electrochemical reaction for oxidation in this anode 20, and it is anti- Answer formula as follows:
M→M2++2e-
Then carrying out this electrochemical reaction for reduction in this negative electrode 30, its reaction equation is as follows:
O2+2H2O+4e-→4OH-
In above-mentioned electrochemical reaction, M represents the metal participating in reaction in this anode 20, can be magnesium at this (Mg), the alloy that formed of aluminum (Al), this CNT of this negative electrode 20 then provides electron transmission platform, Itself it is not involved in reaction.
Accordingly, between this electrolyte 10 and this anode 20 and this negative electrode 30, produce potential difference V, and can Form an electric pathway and produce an electric current, in this embodiment, when this potential difference V is 1.4 to 2V, this electricity Flow and the highest there is 650mA cm-2Electric current density.
It addition, in the second embodiment of the present invention, structure configuration and the first embodiment class of this seawater battery Seemingly, as it is shown in figure 1, include electrolyte 10, one anode 20 and a negative electrode 30, this anode 20 It is separated by with this negative electrode 30 and contacts with this electrolyte 10 respectively, same to first embodiment, this electrolyte 10 is a sea water, and this electrolyte 10 carries out an electrochemical reaction respectively with this anode 20 and this negative electrode 30, And produce a potential difference in this negative electrode and this anode.In a second embodiment, this anode 20 includes multiple CNT and this first material mixed with this CNT, this first material can be selected for metal, metal The materials such as oxide, superconductor, conducting polymer or carbon, carbon can be graphite, carbon black or other be made up of carbon Material etc., and can be structurally multiple structure, spherical or bar-shaped structure.Specifically, this anode 20 can be a composite being mixed to form with this CNT by this first material, and this CNT Between there is the porosity that between 5% to 50%, this negative electrode 30 is then made up of this second material, and this is years old Two materials are to select metal, metal-oxide, superconductor, graphite, the conductive material of conducting polymer.As This, is when this anode 20 respectively contacts with this electrolyte 10 with this negative electrode 30, this electrolyte 10 and this anode 20 will carry out the electrochemical oxidation reactions such as following formula:
M→M2++2e-
The electrochemical reducting reaction such as following formula is then carried out in this negative electrode 30:
O2+2H2O+4e-→4OH-
This electrolyte 10 also can produce a potential difference between this anode 20 and this negative electrode 30, and can be formed One electric pathway produces an electric current.
In addition to above-mentioned first embodiment with the second embodiment, the third embodiment of the present invention, this seawater battery Structure configuration also can be similar with first embodiment, as it is shown in figure 1, include electrolyte 10, one anode 20 and a negative electrode 30, this anode 20 includes multiple CNT, and this anode respectively with this negative electrode 30 20 comprise this first material mixed with this CNT further, and in this negative electrode 30, this nano-sized carbon There is between pipe the porosity that between 5% to 50%, and a material with carbon element can be attached with, furthermore, this negative electrode 30 also optional comprises this second material mixed with this CNT, this anode 20 and this negative electrode 30 Be separated by and respectively with this electrolyte contacts, this electrolyte is a sea water, this electrolyte and this anode 20 And this negative electrode 30 carries out an electrochemical reaction respectively, and produce a current potential in this anode 20 and this negative electrode 30 Difference.
Refer to shown in Fig. 2, for the structural representation of another embodiment of the present invention, in this embodiment, be somebody's turn to do Seawater battery further includes a container 40, and this container 40 comprises a reaction compartment 41, one and this reaction compartment The input port 42 and one of 41 connections connects and the output corresponding with this input port 42 with this reaction compartment 41 Mouth 43, as it can be seen, this electrolyte 10 is for be flowed into this reaction compartment 41 by this input port 42, and in this Reaction compartment 41 contacts with this anode 20 and this negative electrode 30 and carries out this electrochemical reaction, more defeated from this Outlet 43 outflow these reaction compartments 41, this electrolyte 10 via this container 40 this input port 42 and Inflow that this delivery outlet 43 is lasting and outflow, and can maintain this electrolyte 10 in this reaction compartment 41 Ion concentration, this electric current stable produced.
In sum, due to the present invention utilize CNT manufacture seawater battery electrode (this anode and should Negative electrode), by high activity and the high-specific surface area of CNT, and the passage providing ion to move, improve Because of the electric current density of this electric current that this potential difference is formed, when potential difference is 1.4 to 2V, this electric current Electric current density can reach 650mA cm-2, effectively promote this seawater battery supplies electrical efficiency.Furthermore, The present invention utilizes this CNT as the electrode of seawater battery, it is possible to decrease this electrode is in this electrochemical reaction Consumption, extend further the service life of this seawater battery.
Disclosure is particularly well suited to be applied to navigate by water in marine boats and ships or be established in marine facility, it is provided that its institute The electric power needed, but the present invention is not limited to this, is broadly applicable in principle at any environment containing sea water. Compare with traditional thermal power generation, the operation of seawater battery of the present invention, can't have danger environment Material;And compared with hydroelectric generation, because of the relationship affect ecological environment of building, therefore environmental protection will not be belonged to again Generation mode.Additionally, relative to solaode, seawater battery of the present invention needn't be limited to the sunshine-duration or Weather condition, it is only necessary to utilize sea water as electrolyte, can generate electricity, therefore more stable generated energy can be provided.
Certainly, the present invention also can have other various embodiments, without departing substantially from present invention spirit and the feelings of essence thereof Under condition, those of ordinary skill in the art work as can make various corresponding change and deformation according to the present invention, but These change accordingly and deform the protection domain that all should belong to appended claims of the invention.

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1. a seawater battery, it is characterised in that include:
One electrolyte;
One include multiple CNT and the anode of first material mixed with those CNTs and One negative electrode including one second material, this negative electrode is separated by with this anode and connects with this electrolyte respectively Touch;
Wherein, this first material is magnesium or magnalium, this second material be selected from metal, metal-oxide, The group that superconductor, graphite, conducting polymer are formed, this electrolyte is a sea water, this electrolyte with should Negative electrode and this anode carry out an electrochemical reaction respectively, and produce a potential difference in this negative electrode and this anode.
Seawater battery the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that further include a container, this appearance Device comprises one for this electrolyte and this negative electrode and the reaction compartment of this positive contact, one connects with this reaction compartment And the input port and supplying this electrolyte to flow into this reaction compartment connects with this reaction compartment and supplies this electrolysis Liquid stream goes out the delivery outlet of this reaction compartment.
Seawater battery the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that in this anode, this nano-sized carbon There is between pipe the porosity that between 5% to 50%.
4. a seawater battery, it is characterised in that include:
One electrolyte;
One anode including one first material, this first material is selected from metal, metal-oxide, superconduction The group that body, graphite and conducting polymer are formed;And
One mixed with multiple CNTs by a macromolecular material after sequentially through a heat pressing process and one heating Temperature is between the negative electrode prepared by the carbonization technique of 500 DEG C to 3000 DEG C, and this negative electrode is with this anode each other Be separated by and respectively with this electrolyte contacts, this negative electrode has multiple CNT and multiple through this carbonization technique The cracking of this macromolecular material is made to be formed between those CNTs and adhere to the hole of a material with carbon element after heating Gap;
Wherein, this electrolyte is a sea water, and this electrolyte carries out an electrochemistry respectively with this negative electrode and this anode Reaction, and produce a potential difference in this negative electrode and this anode.
Seawater battery the most according to claim 4, it is characterised in that further include a container, this appearance Device comprises one for this electrolyte and this negative electrode and the reaction compartment of this positive contact, one connects with this reaction compartment And the input port and supplying this electrolyte to flow into this reaction compartment connects with this reaction compartment and supplies this electrolysis Liquid stream goes out the delivery outlet of this reaction compartment.
Seawater battery the most according to claim 4, it is characterised in that this negative electrode also comprises one and is somebody's turn to do Second material of CNT mixing, this second material is selected from metal, metal-oxide, superconductor, stone The group that ink, conducting polymer are formed.
Seawater battery the most according to claim 4, it is characterised in that in this negative electrode, this nano-sized carbon There is between pipe the porosity that between 5% to 50%.
8. a seawater battery, it is characterised in that include:
One electrolyte;
One anode including multiple CNT and first material mixed with this CNT, this is first years old Material is the group formed with conducting polymer selected from metal, metal-oxide, superconductor, graphite;With And
One mixed with multiple CNTs by a macromolecular material after sequentially through a heat pressing process and one heating Temperature between the negative electrode prepared by the carbonization technique of 500 DEG C to 3000 DEG C, and this negative electrode and this anode that This be separated by and respectively with this electrolyte contacts, this negative electrode has multiple CNT and multiple through this carbonizer The cracking of this macromolecular material is made to be formed between those CNTs and adhere to a material with carbon element after skill heating Hole;
Wherein, this electrolyte is a sea water, and this electrolyte carries out an electrochemistry respectively with this negative electrode and this anode Reaction, and produce a potential difference in this negative electrode and this anode.
Seawater battery the most according to claim 8, it is characterised in that further include a container, this appearance Device comprises one for this electrolyte and this negative electrode and the reaction compartment of this positive contact, one connects with this reaction compartment And the input port and supplying this electrolyte to flow into this reaction compartment connects with this reaction compartment and supplies this electrolysis Liquid stream goes out the delivery outlet of this reaction compartment.
Seawater battery the most according to claim 8, it is characterised in that in this negative electrode, this nano-sized carbon There is between pipe the porosity that between 5% to 50%.
11. seawater batteries according to claim 8, it is characterised in that this negative electrode also comprises one and is somebody's turn to do CNT mixing the second material, this second material be selected from metal, metal-oxide, superconductor, carbon, The group that conducting polymer is formed.
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