Abstract: An electrode for use in an electrolytic cell and an associated process, wherein the electrode includes a current collecting substrate, an electrode active material having at least one component including inclusions no greater than one micron within a carbon particle. The electrode includes degradation preclusion mean which comprise the inclusions having a volumetric variation which is less than the maximum elasticity of the associated carbon particle.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 20, 1997
Date of Patent:
October 12, 1999
Assignee:
Mitsubhish Chemical Corporation
Inventors:
Denis G. Fanteux, Jie Shi, Wlodek Krawiec