Advanced Separator Materials For Batteries

Due to environmental control requirements, the sources of advanced separator materials for existing Ni-H2 batteries are going out of business. We are proposing to develop a cost-competitive, high-performance battery separator that can replace the currentNi-H2 separators without major cell design/assembly changes. We are planning to develop an environmentally benign battery separator and demonstrate a prototype that will meet or exceed the current performance, shelf life and calendar-life requirements.The proposed battery separator can be mass-produced at a low cost, and can be utilized for other high-performance alkaline batteries both for commercial/HEV and military applications.