Patent ID: 8771883
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. An alkaline battery comprising: a negative electrode including a negative electrode mixture that contains a zinc alloy as an active material, said zinc alloy containing at least aluminum; an alkaline electrolyte; and a positive electrode, wherein said alkaline electrolyte comprises an aqueous KOH solution and LiOH and aluminum hydroxide that are dissolved in said aqueous KOH solution, wherein a portion of the alkaline electrolyte is contained in the negative electrode mixture, wherein the amounts of the LiOH and the aluminum hydroxide contained in the portion of the alkaline electrolyte in said negative electrode mixture are 0.1 to 2 wt % and 0.001 to 0.2 wt % of the negative electrode mixture, respectively; and wherein the positive electrode is an air electrode.