Model based quantification of air-composition impact on secondary zinc air batteries

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 117, Issue , 2014, Pages 541-553

  Schröder, Daniel ^a   Krewer, Ulrike ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Humidity; Mathematical modeling; Oxygen; Potassium hydroxide; Secondary zinc air battery

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE; CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE; GALVANOSTATIC CHARGES; LIQUID ELECTROLYTES; OPERATING STRATEGY; SPECIES CONCENTRATION; ZINC-AIR BATTERY;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTROLYTES; LIQUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; WATER LEVELS;

ZINC;

EID: 84891550580     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.11.116     Document Type: Article

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