Abstract: In an alkaline battery in which a positive electrode 2 containing manganese dioxide, a negative electrode 3, and a separator 4 interposed therebetween are housed in a closed-end cylindrical battery case 1 whose opening is sealed with a gasket 5, a half-width of a 110 plane peak of the manganese dioxide measured by a powder X-ray diffraction analysis is in the range of 1.80-2.40 degrees, and anatase titanium dioxide is contained in the positive electrode such that a ratio of anatase titanium dioxide to the positive electrode is in the range of 0.10-1.50 mass %.

Abstract: A lithium primary battery includes a positive electrode 1 using iron sulfide as a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode 2 using a lithium alloy as a negative electrode active material, an electrode group 4 formed by winding the positive and negative electrodes 1, 2 with a separator 3 being interposed therebetween, and a non-aqueous electrolytic solution. The lithium alloy contains at least one of magnesium or tin in a range of 0.02-0.2 mol %.

Abstract: In an alkaline battery, a positive electrode 2 containing manganese dioxide, a negative electrode 3, and a separator 4 interposed therebetween are housed in a closed-end cylindrical battery case 1 whose opening 1b is sealed with a gasket. The positive electrode contains graphite in such a manner that a ratio of graphite to the positive electrode is in the range of 2.5-4.3 mass %. A half-width of a 110 plane of the manganese dioxide measured by a powder X-ray diffraction analysis is in the range of 2.00-2.40 degrees.

Abstract: In an alkaline battery in which a positive electrode 2 containing manganese dioxide, a negative electrode 3, and a separator 4 interposed therebetween are housed in a closed-end cylindrical battery case 1 whose opening is sealed with a gasket 5, a half-width of a 110 plane peak of the manganese dioxide measured by a powder X-ray diffraction analysis is in the range of 1.80-2.40 degrees, and anatase titanium dioxide is contained in the positive electrode such that a ratio of anatase titanium dioxide to the positive electrode is in the range of 0.10-1.50 mass %.

Abstract: In an alkaline battery in which an opening of a battery case 1 containing a power-generating element is sealed via a sealing plate 7 with a gasket 5 interposed between the battery case 1 and the sealing plate 7, the sealing plate 7 has a vent 7a, the gasket 5 has an explosion-proof valve 5a, an electrolyte filter 9 made of a porous membrane is disposed in a space defined by the sealing plate 7 and the gasket 5, a volume of a space defined by the sealing plate 7 and the electrolyte filter 9 is greater than or equal to 0.25 cm3, and a tensile stress of the electrolyte filter 9 at 100% tensile elongation in at least one direction is in a range of 60-4000 N/m.

Abstract: In an alkaline secondary battery including a gelled negative electrode containing zinc alloy powder, an aspect ratio of a particle of the zinc alloy powder is within a range of 2.0-2.4, and the zinc alloy contains 150-350 ppm of bismuth, and 600-1500 ppm of indium.

Abstract: In an alkaline battery in which a positive electrode 2 made of manganese dioxide and a negative electrode 3 are contained in a cylindrical battery case 1 having a closed bottom with a separator 4 interposed between the positive and negative electrodes 2 and 3, and an opening 1b of the battery case 1 is sealed via a sealing plate with a gasket 5 interposed between the battery case 1 and the sealing plate, a thickness of a body 1a of the battery case 1 is in a range of 0.10-0.17 mm, and a half-width of a 110 plane of the manganese dioxide measured by powder X-ray diffraction is in a range of 2.30-2.70 degrees.

Abstract: In an alkaline battery, a positive electrode 2 containing manganese dioxide, a negative electrode 3, and a separator 4 interposed therebetween are housed in a closed-end cylindrical battery case 1 whose opening 1b is sealed with a gasket. The positive electrode contains graphite in such a manner that a ratio of graphite to the positive electrode is in the range of 2.5-4.3 mass %. A half-width of a 110 plane of the manganese dioxide measured by a powder X-ray diffraction analysis is in the range of 2.00-2.40 degrees.

Abstract: A lithium primary battery 10 includes an electrode group in which a positive electrode 1 having iron disulfide as a positive electrode active material and a negative electrode 2 having lithium as a negative electrode active material are wound, with a separator 3 interposed between the positive electrode 1 and the negative electrode, wherein a density of the iron disulfide in a positive electrode mixture containing the positive electrode active material is in a range of 2.2-2.9 g/cm3, and the separator 3 is made of a non-woven fabric whose tensile strength is in a range of 6-30 N/mm2.

Abstract: Reducing an initial voltage degrades intermediate-load discharge performance. In a lithium primary battery containing iron disulfide as a positive electrode active material, a solvent of a nonaqueous electrolyte contains DIOX and DME as main components, and further contains THF. Moreover, the content of THF is 20 vol. % or lower.

Abstract: In an alkaline battery in which a positive electrode 2 made of manganese dioxide and a negative electrode 3 are contained in a cylindrical battery case 1 having a closed bottom with a separator 4 interposed between the positive and negative electrodes 2 and 3, and an opening 1b of the battery case 1 is sealed via a sealing plate with a gasket 5 interposed between the battery case 1 and the sealing plate, a thickness of a body 1a of the battery case 1 is in a range of 0.10-0.17 mm, and a half-width of a 110 plane of the manganese dioxide measured by powder X-ray diffraction is in a range of 2.30-2.70 degrees.

Abstract: In an alkaline battery in which an opening of a battery case 1 containing a power-generating element is sealed via a sealing plate 7 with a gasket 5 interposed between the battery case 1 and the sealing plate 7, the sealing plate 7 has a vent 7a, the gasket 5 has an explosion-proof valve 5a, an electrolyte filter 9 made of a porous membrane is disposed in a space defined by the sealing plate 7 and the gasket 5, a volume of a space defined by the sealing plate 7 and the electrolyte filter 9 is greater than or equal to 0.25 cm3, and a tensile stress of the electrolyte filter 9 at 100% tensile elongation in at least one direction is in a range of 60-4000 N/m.

Abstract: A lithium primary battery includes a positive electrode 1 using iron sulfide as a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode 2 using a lithium alloy as a negative electrode active material, an electrode group 4 formed by winding the positive and negative electrodes 1, 2 with a separator 3 being interposed therebetween, and a non-aqueous electrolytic solution. The lithium alloy contains at least one of magnesium or tin in a range of 0.02-0.2 mol %.

Abstract: An alkaline secondary battery including: a hollow cylindrical positive electrode; a negative electrode containing zinc as an active material; a separator arranged between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; an alkaline electrolytic solution; and a battery case containing the positive electrode, the negative electrode, the separator, and the alkaline electrolytic solution, wherein the positive electrode has a porosity of 34% or higher, and the separator is a hydrophilized microporous polyolefin film.

Abstract: Reducing an initial voltage degrades intermediate-load discharge performance. In a lithium primary battery containing iron disulfide as a positive electrode active material, a solvent of a nonaqueous electrolyte contains DIOX and DME as main components, and further contains THF. Moreover, the content of THF is 20 vol. % or lower.

Abstract: A lithium primary battery including: a positive electrode 1 using iron disulfide as a positive electrode active material, wherein the positive electrode 1 includes a positive electrode mixture containing the positive electrode active material and a conductive agent, and a positive electrode core which is made of a porous metal member, and is filled with the positive electrode mixture, the iron disulfide has an average particle size of 20-50 ?m, the conductive agent has a specific surface area of 300 m2/g or larger, and the iron disulfide and the conductive agent in the positive electrode mixture are mixed in a mass ratio of 97:3-93:7.

Abstract: An AA alkaline battery includes a positive electrode containing larger than or equal to 9.30 g of manganese dioxide. An AAA alkaline battery includes a positive electrode containing larger than or equal to 4.09 g of manganese dioxide. The cumulative pore volume of pores having diameters from 0.97 ?m to 10.2 ?m, both inclusive, is in the range from 0.0035 ml/g to 0.0070 ml/g, both inclusive, in measurement of pore size distribution in the positive electrode performed by mercury intrusion porosimetry.

Abstract: An AA lithium primary battery includes: an electrode group 4 including a positive electrode 1 containing iron sulfide as a positive electrode active material, and a negative electrode 2 containing lithium as a negative electrode active material which are wound with a separator 3 interposed therebetween. Part of the negative electrode 2 facing the positive electrode 1 has a mass of 0.86-1.1 g, a total volume of pores in the separator 3 having a pore size of 0.1-10 ?m is 0.25 ml/g or lower, and a Gurley number of the separator 3 is 100-1000 sec/100 ml.

Abstract: An alkaline battery which is superior in high-rate discharge characteristics and in moderate- and low-rate discharge characteristics is provided. An alkaline battery according to the present invention includes a closed-end cylindrical battery case 8 housing a hollow cylindrical positive electrode 2, a negative electrode 3 disposed in a hollow portion of the positive electrode 2, a separator 4 sandwiched between the positive electrode 2 and the negative electrode 3, and an alkaline electrolyte. The negative electrode 3 is made of a zinc porous body made of a collection of zinc fibers. The alkaline electrolyte includes 0.05% to 0.5% by mass, both inclusive, of at least one of polyacrylate and polyacrylic acid with respect to a mass of zinc in the negative electrode 3.

Abstract: A lithium primary battery 10 includes an electrode group in which a positive electrode 1 having iron disulfide as a positive electrode active material and a negative electrode 2 having lithium as a negative electrode active material are wound, with a separator 3 interposed between the positive electrode 1 and the negative electrode, wherein a density of the iron disulfide in a positive electrode mixture containing the positive electrode active material is in a range of 2.2-2.9 g/cm3, and the separator 3 is made of a non-woven fabric whose tensile strength is in a range of 6-30 N/mm2.