Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator and spacer for use in non-aqueous inorganic electrolyte cells using oxyhalides as both a solvent and cathode active material, and an alkali metal as anode active material. There is provided a non-aqueous inorganic electrolyte cell which has a good discharge performance, preservability, and a safety to resist the charging at 5 V caused due to erroneous operations and accidents, by specifying a content of glass involved in the separator made of mainly glass fibers, specifying the type of synthetic resin of other components than glass fibers, or by specifying an oxyhalide absorbance of materials from which the separator and the spacer are produced.

Abstract: The invention relates to a nonaqueous electrochemical cell comprising an alkali metal anode, an oxyhalide or other cathode-electrolyte solvent which is liquid at ambient temperature, and a porous carbonaceous cathode collector, the cathode-electrolyte containing at least polyethylene terephthalate as an additive for minimizing the voltage delay, i.e. a large voltage drop in an initial stage of discharge.