Patent SG-11201808576P-A (SG)
Title: An electrochemical cell and method of making the same
Inventor: TAN MEIN JIN
IPC: H01M6/18
Filed: 2017-03-29
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -, Organization 1111111111111011010101111101011111011010 1101110011111101111111110111111 International Bureau 0.. .... .. ..... ..or::,„, (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/171648 Al 5 October 2017 (05.10.2017) IN I PO I P CT (51) International Patent Classification: hmovis, Singapore 138634 (SG). GE, Xiao Ming; c/o In- HO1M 6/18 (2006.01) stitute of Materials Research and Engineering, 2 Fusiono - polis Way, #08-03, Innovis, Singapore 138634 (SG). (21) International Application Number: PCT/SG2017/050171 (74) Agent: SPRUSON & FERGUSON (ASIA) PTE LTD; P.O. Box 1531, Robinson Road Post Office, Singapore (22) International Filing Date: 903031 (SG). 29 March 2017 (29.03.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (26) Publication Language: English AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, (30) Priority Data: DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, 10201602459U 29 March 2016 (29.03.2016) SG HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, (71) Applicant: AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, AND RESEARCH [SG/SG]; 1 Fusionopolis Way, #20-10 MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, Connexis North Tower, Singapore 138632 (SG). NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, (72) Inventors: TAN, Mein Jin; c/o Institute of Materials Re- TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, search and Engineering, 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03, In- ZA, ZM, ZW. novis, Singapore 138634 (SG). LI, Bing; c/o Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, 2 Fusionopolis Way, (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every _ #08-03, Innovis, Singapore 138634 (SG). LOH, Xian Jun; kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, — c/o Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, 2 Fu- GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, — sionopolis Way, #08-03, Innovis, Singapore 138634 (SG). TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, ZONG, Yun; c/o Institute of Materials Research and En- DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, = gineering, 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03, Innovis, Singapore 138634 (SG). LIU, Zhao Lin; c/o Institute of Materials LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, = Research and Engineering, 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, — — GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). = = [Continued on next page] = (54) Title: AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL = [I -1g I J _- = = Acrylamtde = = 1 Dissolve in DI Water and = de•axsed = (Solution = AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME CHt NH2 (Am) NN-Methylenebisacrylamide Ammonium Personate (NinAam) Dissolve in DI Water, M dry N2 capped tight and under 1) stirring (Solution 2) Solution vigorously petrklish — Il 1 and 2 mixed together and stirred for 2 mins. Immediately poured into and placed under UV illumlnatlan for 45mins Water extracted from PAm films and left to ” , GC 11' absorb fixed amount of KOH ?F‘‘) ► Polyacrylamide V; (PAm) li IN li ---. (57) : This invention relates to INthe group consisting of group 1, group C comprising a catalyst; and a hydrogel located ei cell comprises the anode of Zinc, the catalyst 0 said hydrogel was first synthesized via alkaline electrolyte of potassium hydroxide ical cell and the use of a hydrogel in a metal/air N an electrochemical cell comprising an anode structure 2, group 8, group 12 and group 13 of the Periodic between the anode structure and the cathode of Co0x/C, the hydrogel of free-standing alkaline UV-initiated radical polymerization of acrylamides, (KOH). The invention further relates to a method battery. comprising an element selected from Table of Elements; a cathode structure structure. In a preferred embodiment, the polyacrylamide hydrogel, wherein followed by exchange of water with an of manufacturing such an electrochem- WO 2017/171648 Al 1#11101M01111E111 IIIIIOIDEMOM01011011100111111101110110111111 Declarations under Rule 4.17: Published: — of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) — with international search report (Art. 21(3))