MG/MNO(2) NON-AQUEOUS BATTERY

A MAGNESIUM-MANAGANES DIOXIDE NON-AQUEOUS BATTERY IS BEING PROPOSED. BY USING NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE, MAJOR PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE COULD BE SOLVED, THUS WOULD MAKE THIS NON-AQUEOUS BATTERY COMPARABLE TO THE PRESENT DAY LITHIUM BATTERY. ADDED ADVANTAGE OF THIS SYSTEM WOULD BE ITS SAFETY, AND HIGH ENERGY DENSITY. OUR APPROACH TO ARRIVE AT NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE INVOLVES USE OF MIXTURE OF TWO OR MORE SOLVENS AND SALTS, ALLOWING US TO TAILOR MAKE A DOPED FILM ON MAGNESIUM. THE FILM WILL BE ENOUGH TO PROTECT THE METAL, AND ALSO ALLOW IONIC CONDUCTIVITY TO OCCUR THRU ITS FILM. PHASE I WILL FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENT OF NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE AND ITS COMPATIBILITY AND CHARACTERISTICS WITH MAGNESIUM ELECTRODE. PHASE II WILL FOCUS ON OPTIMIZATION OF THE BATTERY COMPONENTS, NON-AQUEOUS ELECTRODE, CATHODE, AND SEPARATOR. ALSO, EXTENSIVE BATTERY TESTING WILL BE CARRIED OUT TO IDENTIFY APPLICATIONS FOR THIS NEW BATTERY SYSTEM.