Abstract: There is described an alloy metal hydride for storing and releasing hydrogen at predetermined temperatures and pressures intended for storing and transporting said hydrogen and also for use as a hydrogen supply source of a fuel cell and fuel electrode. The alloy of this invention consists of 30 to 80 percent by weight Ti and 20 to 70 percent by weight Mn having a high dissociation pressure, easy hydrogen activation, low heat of formation of hydrides and a very fast rate of absorption and desorption, also the alloy is of light weight and of low cost, therefore being of great industrial use.

Abstract: An improved active material for the positive electrode of a battery comprising carbon fluoride obtained by fluorinating carbon having a lattice constant of 3.40-3.50 A in its (002) plane. The carbon is selected from among petroleum cokes and coal cokes. The resulting battery has excellent discharge and shelf life characteristics.

Abstract: An economical metallic material for storage of hydrogen constituted by an intermetallic compound which exists as a Laves phase, has a hexagonal crystal structure of the MgZn.sub.2 type, (C14 type) and in which the crystal lattice parameters a and c are in the ranges a=4.80.about.5.10 (A) and c=7.88.about.8.28 (A). The material of the invention permits absorption of large amounts of hydrogen and efficient desorption thereof under close to normal temperature and pressure conditions, and for reduced cost of material preferably includes as principal components manganese and at least titanium or zirconium.

Abstract: An enzyme electrode, which comprises an oxidoreductase including, where necessary, a coenzyme; a redox polymer acting as an electron mediator in an enzymatic reaction; and an electron collector, wherein the oxidoreductase and the redox polymer are both maintained in the immobilized state on or in the neighborhood of the electron collector by either one of the methods of; entrapping them with a semi-permeable membrane in the neighborhood of the electron collector, or chemically superimposing them on the electron collector or moulding them including the electron collector in a unit with the help of chemical treatment.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a hydrogen storage material composed of a Ti-Mn-M alloy in which M represents at least one metal selected from the group consisting of vanadium, chromium, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper and molybdenum, and which defines an alloy phase of a Laves phase having a hexagonal crystal structure of MgZn.sub.2 (C.sub.14) type and crystal lattice parameters a=4.86.about.4.90A and C=7.95.about.8.02A. The hydrogen storage material is economical and suited to practical purposes, since it readily absorbs a large amount of hydrogen at room temperature and reversibly discharges a large amount of hydrogen with safety through variations of ambient hydrogen pressure, temperature conditions or electro-chemical conditions.

Abstract: An economical metallic material for storage of hydrogen comprising an alloy representable by the formula AB.alpha. in which "A" comprises from 50 to under 100 atomic percent of titanium and the remainder which is at least one element selected from the group I consisting of zirconium and hafnium, B comprises from 30 to below 100 atomic percent of manganese and the remainder which is at least one element selected from the group II consisting of chromium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, molybdenum, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper and rare earth elements, and .alpha. is a value indicating a ratio of B to A, and is in the range of 1.0 to 3.0.The materials of the invention very easily absorb large amounts of hydrogen and efficiently release it at other predetermined temperatures, pressures and electrochemical conditions, whereby it is able to store hydrogen safely, usefully and economically.

Abstract: An economical metallic material for storage of hydrogen constituted by an intermetallic compound which exists as a Laves phase, has a hexagonal crystal structure of the MgZn.sub.2 type (C14 type), and in which the crystal lattice parameters a and c are in the ranges a= 4.80.about. 5.10 (A) and c= 7.88.about. 8.28 (A). The material of the inventon permits absorption of large amounts of hydrogen and efficient desorption thereof under close to normal temperature and pressure conditions, and for reduced cost of material preferably includes as principal components manganese and at least titanium or zirconium.

Abstract: The present invention relates a method of making a hydrogen storage alloy comprising the steps of: preparing an alloy having, as main elements, 37 to 42 atomic percent of titanium and 58 to 63 atomic percent of manganese, which alloy is produced directly in an argon arc furnace or an induction furnace; heating the prepared alloy in an electric furnace at a high temperature below the melting temperature of the alloy under vacuum or an inert atmosphere; and cooling the heated alloy down to room temperature. The method of the present invention allows the alloy to have a homogeneous single phase, thereby providing an alloy with excellent hydrogen storage characteristics.

Abstract: A fuel cell is constructed in such a manner that a porous film which is electrolyte-resistant and inactive to fuel is allowed to adhere to one surface of a fuel electrode and an electrolyte containing hydrazine fuel supplied to the cell and passing through said porous film and fuel electrode reaches the side of an oxidation electrode. In such fuel cell, self-decomposition of fuel due to direct contact with the fuel electrode occurs in a small degree and utilization efficiency of fuel is high. Furthermore, such fuel cell can be operated with an electrolyte containing fuel in a high concentration.

Abstract: This specification discloses a gas diffusion electrode for a battery, wherein a layer which is formed of a binding agent and substance such as graphite, nickel oxide, aluminum oxide or the like so as to represent no catalytic action with respect to a fuel is provided on the electrolyte side of a high-porosity sintered member of which the constituent is nickel, thereby preventing a decrease in the electrode potential due to the active fuel and in the utilization rate of such fuel, while at the same time restraining permeation of a gas supplied to the electrode into the electrolyte and leakage of such electrolyte into the gas.