SBIR/STTR Research Award
A NOVEL CONDUCTIVE, REDOX PLYMER FOR BATTERY AND OTHER APPLICATIONS
Award amount
$199,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1988Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Science Foundation
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- EIC LABORATORIES, INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- QXCJLSJ7NPC3
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
THE SYNTHESIS AND EVALUATION OF A CONDUCTIVE, REDOX POLYMER IS PROPOSED FOR USE AS AN ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR RECHAREABLEAQUEOUS AND NON-AQUEOUS BATTERIES. IN AN ELECTRODE, THIS POLYMER WOULD BE CAPABLE OF RAPID AND REVERSIBLE ELECTROCHEMISTRY WITHOUIT THE USE OF METALS. THE POLYMER ALSO HAS A LOW EQUIVALENT WEIGHT ALLOWING FOR HIGH CHARGE DENSITY ELECTRODES. THE PLLYMER MAY FIND ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS IN ELECTROCHROMICS, AS AN ELECTRO-REGENERATIVE ION-EXCHANGE OR REDOX RESIN, AND AS A CATALYST.
Technology keywords
Not reported