Patent ID: 11916217
Assignee: NANOSCALE COMPONENTS, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  C  Y | IPC C  H

Claim 38:
39. An electrochemical process to alkaliate an anode to produce an alkaliated anode characterized by bare substrate areas free of alkali metals comprising the steps of:
a. Subjecting an anode to a non-aqueous electrolytic solution comprising an alkali metal salt, wherein said anode comprises a conductive substrate comprising at least one surface characterized by at least one area having an alkaliation coating thereon and at least one area that is free of an alkaliation coating;
b. Applying a forward reducing current to alkaliate the anode for a time sufficient to at least partially alkaliate the anode in the areas having an alkaliation coating and deposit alkali metal onto a bare substrate area;
c. Maintaining the anode produced by step (b) in the solution and, optionally, applying a reversed oxidative current to remove any alkali metal deposits from the bare substrate areas; and
d. Repeating steps b and c.