Patent ID: 9647260
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: H01M

Claim:
1. A method of manufacturing an anode for a thermally activated reserve battery using a thin metal foam and a cup, comprising: 1) rolling a metal foam; 2) coating the metal foam with a molten eutectic salt; 3) impregnating the coated metal foam with lithium; and 4) providing the impregnated metal foam with an electrode cup and a conductive separation membrane, wherein the metal foam comprises a porous material having electrical conductivity, wherein the metal foam has a porosity of 90% of a total volume thereof, for the metal foam being impregnated with lithium, and wherein pores of the metal foam are formed into an average diameter of 800 μm, for preventing the impregnated lithium escaping from the pores.