阅读说明：本技术 铅蓄电池 (Lead-acid battery ) 是由 小嶋力郎 于 2018-04-26 设计创作，主要内容包括：一种铅蓄电池,具备负极板和正极板。上述负极板具备负极集电体和含有碳材料的负极电极材料。上述碳材料包含具有32μm以上的粒径的第1碳材料和具有小于32μm的粒径的第2碳材料。上述第2碳材料的粉体电阻R2与上述第1碳材料的粉体电阻R1之比即R2/R1为15～155。上述负极集电体由含有超过0.06质量％且为0.15质量％以下的Ca和0.10质量％～0.80质量％的Sn的Pb合金构成。(A lead storage battery includes a negative electrode plate and a positive electrode plate. The negative electrode plate includes a negative electrode collector and a negative electrode material containing a carbon material. The carbon material includes a1 st carbon material having a particle diameter of 32 μm or more and a2 nd carbon material having a particle diameter of less than 32 μm. The ratio of the powder resistance R2 of the 2 nd carbon material to the powder resistance R1 of the 1 st carbon material, namely R2/R1, is 15 to 155. The negative electrode current collector is composed of a Pb alloy containing more than 0.06 mass% and 0.15 mass% or less of Ca and 0.10 to 0.80 mass% of Sn.)

1. A lead-acid battery is provided,

The lead storage battery comprises a negative electrode plate and a positive electrode plate,

The negative electrode plate comprises a negative electrode collector and a negative electrode material containing a carbon material,

The carbon material comprises a1 st carbon material having a particle diameter of 32 [ mu ] m or more and a2 nd carbon material having a particle diameter of less than 32 [ mu ] m,

The ratio R2/R1 of the powder resistance R2 of the 2 nd carbon material to the powder resistance R1 of the 1 st carbon material is 15 to 155,

The negative electrode current collector is composed of a Pb alloy containing more than 0.06 mass% and 0.15 mass% or less of Ca and 0.10 to 0.80 mass% of Sn.

2. The lead-acid battery according to claim 1, wherein the ratio S2/S1 of the specific surface area S2 of the 2 nd carbon material to the specific surface area S1 of the 1 st carbon material is 20 or more.

3. The lead-acid battery according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ratio S2/S1 of the specific surface area S2 of the 2 nd carbon material to the specific surface area S1 of the 1 st carbon material is 240 or less.

4. A lead storage battery according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the 1 st carbon material has an average aspect ratio of 1.5 or more.

5. The lead-acid battery according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the 1 st carbon material has an average aspect ratio of 30 or less.

6. the lead-acid battery according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the content of the 1 st carbon material in the negative electrode material is 0.03 mass% or more.

7. The lead-acid battery according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the content of the 1 st carbon material in the negative electrode material is 3.0 mass% or less.

8. The lead-acid battery according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the content of the 2 nd carbon material in the negative electrode material is 0.03 mass% or more.

9. The lead-acid battery according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the content of the 2 nd carbon material in the negative electrode material is 1.5% by mass or less.

10. The lead-acid battery according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the total content of the 1 st carbon material and the 2 nd carbon material in the negative electrode material is 0.1 to 3.5 mass%.

11. A lead-acid battery according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the content of Ca in the Pb alloy is 0.065 mass% or more.

12. The lead storage battery according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein a content of Ca in the Pb alloy is 0.070 mass% or more.

13. the lead storage battery according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the content of Ca in the Pb alloy is 0.12 mass% or less.

14. The lead storage battery according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein a content of Sn in the Pb alloy is 0.75 mass% or less.

15. The lead storage battery according to any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the 1 st carbon material contains at least graphite, and the 2 nd carbon material contains at least carbon black.

16. A lead storage battery according to any one of claims 1 to 15, wherein the ratio R2/R1 is 152 or less.

17. The lead storage battery according to claim 2, wherein the negative electrode material further comprises an organic shrinkproof agent.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a lead storage battery.

Background

Lead storage batteries are used for various applications other than vehicles and industrial applications. The lead storage battery includes a negative electrode plate, a positive electrode plate, and an electrolyte. The negative electrode plate includes a current collector (such as a grid-shaped current collector) and a negative electrode material. Lead or a lead alloy can be used as the current collector. The negative electrode material contains a negative electrode active material, a carbon material, and the like.

Patent document 1 proposes the use of a negative electrode current collector made of a Pb — Ca — Sn alloy in a valve regulated lead acid battery. Patent document 2 proposes to use a negative electrode grid made of a Pb — Ca — Sn alloy that does not substantially contain Sb in a lead-acid battery. Patent document 2 describes adding acetylene black and expanded graphite to a negative electrode active material.

Disclosure of Invention

In the lead-acid battery, an ear portion for collecting current from the negative electrode plate and connecting to an external terminal of the lead-acid battery is formed at an end portion of the negative electrode current collector. In the lead-acid battery for idle stop, the negative electrode tab portion may be corroded and broken due to charge and discharge. The reason is considered to be that: lead contained in the negative electrode tab portion is oxidized during discharge in a charge-discharge cycle, and is not completely reduced to lead during charge, and this repetition causes the inside of the tab portion to be gradually corroded. In a liquid lead-acid battery or a valve-regulated lead-acid battery, there is a case where the ear portion enters a specific potential and corrodes.

One aspect of the present invention relates to a lead storage battery,

The lead-acid battery comprises a negative electrode plate and a positive electrode plate,

The negative electrode plate comprises a negative electrode collector and a negative electrode material containing a carbon material,

The carbon material comprises a1 st carbon material having a particle diameter of 32 [ mu ] m or more and a2 nd carbon material having a particle diameter of less than 32 [ mu ] m,

The ratio R2/R1 of the powder resistance R2 of the 2 nd carbon material to the powder resistance R1 of the 1 st carbon material is 15 to 155,

The negative electrode current collector is composed of a Pb alloy containing more than 0.06 mass% and 0.15 mass% or less of Ca and 0.10 to 0.80 mass% of Sn.

According to the above aspect of the present invention, corrosion of the ear portion of the negative electrode plate can be suppressed in the lead-acid battery.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a partially cut-away exploded perspective view showing the external appearance and internal structure of a lead-acid battery according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

A lead-acid battery according to one aspect of the present invention includes a negative electrode plate and a positive electrode plate. The negative electrode plate includes a negative electrode collector and a negative electrode material containing a carbon material. The carbon material includes a1 st carbon material having a particle diameter of 32 μm or more and a2 nd carbon material having a particle diameter of less than 32 μm. The ratio of the powder resistance R2 of the 2 nd carbon material to the powder resistance R1 of the 1 st carbon material, namely R2/R1, is 15 to 155. The negative electrode current collector is composed of a Pb alloy containing more than 0.06 mass% and 0.15 mass% or less of Ca and 0.10 to 0.80 mass% of Sn.

It is known that the corrosion of the ear portion occurs when the ear portion of the negative electrode plate is repeatedly exposed to a specific potential in the vicinity of the equilibrium potential of Pb and PbSO4 (specifically, a potential in the vicinity of +40mV during discharge and a potential in the vicinity of-80 mV during charge). Conventionally, it has been studied to suppress corrosion of the ear portion by changing the alloy composition of the negative electrode current collector.

The present inventors have noticed that the electric potential of the ear portion of the negative electrode plate is affected by the composition of the negative electrode material. For example, when the carbon material contained in the negative electrode material is carbon black, the electric potential of the ear portion of the negative electrode plate easily falls within the above-described specific electric potential range where corrosion is likely to occur. Moreover, it was found that: when carbon black is used as the carbon material, corrosion of the ear portion cannot be greatly suppressed even if the alloy composition of the negative electrode current collector is changed. The inventors of the present invention have repeatedly conducted experiments and found that: by using 2 types of carbon materials (the 1 st carbon material and the 2 nd carbon material) having different particle diameters in the negative electrode carbon material and adjusting the powder resistance ratio R2/R1 of these carbon materials, the effect of suppressing corrosion by controlling the alloy composition of the negative electrode current collector is easily obtained, and corrosion of the ear portion of the negative electrode plate is remarkably suppressed.

In the above aspect of the present invention, the negative electrode material uses the 1 st carbon material and the 2 nd carbon material having a powder resistance ratio R2/R1 of 15 to 155, and the negative electrode current collector is made of a Pb alloy containing more than 0.06 mass% and 0.15 mass% or less of Ca and 0.10 to 0.80 mass% of Sn. With this configuration, corrosion of the ear portion of the negative electrode plate is greatly suppressed. The mechanism of suppressing corrosion of the ear portion is not clear in detail, but it is presumed that when the powder resistance ratio R2/R1 of the carbon material in the negative electrode material is in the above range, the polarization characteristics of the negative electrode plate change, and therefore the potential of the ear portion during charge and discharge deviates from the specific potential at which corrosion proceeds, and corrosion of the negative electrode ear portion decreases. When the powder resistance ratio R2/R1 is in the above range, accumulation of lead sulfate can be suppressed, and high low-temperature high-rate performance can be obtained. The reason is considered to be that: since a conductive network is easily formed in the negative electrode material, corrosion of the ear portion is suppressed, and a state in which a conductive path of the ear portion is secured is maintained, so that the conductivity of the entire negative electrode plate is improved. The reason why the accumulation of lead sulfate is reduced is considered to be: by increasing the conductivity of the entire negative electrode plate, the reduction reaction of lead sulfate is easily performed.

It is generally known that carbon materials have various powder resistances. It is known that the powder resistance of a powder material varies depending on the shape, particle size, internal structure of the particles, crystallinity of the particles, and the like. According to conventional technical common knowledge, it is considered that the powder resistance of the carbon material does not affect the corrosion of the ear portion of the negative electrode plate.

The ratio of the specific surface area S2 of the 2 nd carbon material to the specific surface area S1 of the 1 st carbon material, namely S2/S1, is preferably 20 to 240. When the specific surface area ratio S2/S1 is in such a range, high low-temperature high-rate performance can be ensured. When the specific surface area ratio S2/S1 is within the above range, the negative electrode material generally contains an organic shrink-proofing agent, and the organic shrink-proofing agent is inhibited from adsorbing to the carbon material to exhibit a shrink-proofing effect, thereby improving the low-temperature high-rate performance.

The average aspect ratio of the 1 st carbon material is preferably 1.5 to 30. In this case, since a conductive network is easily formed in the negative electrode material, high low-temperature high-rate performance can be obtained. Further, since the formation of many conductive networks facilitates the reduction reaction of lead sulfate, the accumulation of lead sulfate can be reduced.

The content of the 1 st carbon material in the negative electrode material is 0.03 to 3.0 mass%, and more preferably 2.5 mass% or less. The content of the 2 nd carbon material is 0.03 to 1.5% by mass, preferably 0.05% by mass or more. In this case, corrosion of the ear portion is suppressed, and a conductive network is easily formed in the negative electrode material, so that the low-temperature high-rate performance can be improved, and the accumulation of lead sulfate can be reduced.

Hereinafter, a lead-acid battery according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the respective main constituent elements, but the present invention is not limited to the following embodiment.

(negative plate)

a negative electrode plate for a lead-acid battery comprises a negative electrode material and a negative current collector. The negative electrode material is obtained by removing the negative current collector from the negative electrode plate.

A gasket, a water absorbing paper (blotting paper), or the like may be attached to the negative electrode plate. When the negative electrode plate includes such a member (attached member), the negative electrode material is a portion excluding the negative electrode current collector and the attached member. However, the thickness of the electrode plate is the thickness including the gasket. In the case where the spacer is attached to the spacer, the thickness of the spacer is also included in the thickness of the spacer.

The negative electrode material contains a negative electrode active material (lead or lead sulfate) that develops capacity by an oxidation-reduction reaction. The negative electrode active material in a charged state is spongy metallic lead, but a negative electrode plate that has not been chemically converted can be generally produced using lead powder. The negative electrode material contains a carbon material. The negative electrode material may further contain an organic shrinkproof agent, barium sulfate, etc., and may also contain other additives as necessary.

(carbon Material)

the carbon material includes a1 st carbon material having a particle diameter of 32 μm or more and a2 nd carbon material having a particle diameter of less than 32 μm. The 1 st carbon material and the 2 nd carbon material are separated by the steps described later.

Examples of the carbon material include carbon black, graphite, hard carbon, and soft carbon. Examples of the carbon black include acetylene black, ketjen black, furnace black, and lamp black. The graphite may be any carbon material as long as it has a graphite-type crystal structure, and may be either artificial graphite or natural graphite.

In the carbon material 1, a carbon material having an intensity ratio ID/IG of 0 to 0.9 or less between a peak (D band) appearing in a range of 1300 cm-1 to 1350 cm-1 and a peak (G band) appearing in a range of 1550 cm-1 to 1600 cm-1 in a Raman spectrum is referred to as graphite.

The kind, specific surface area and/or aspect ratio of the carbon material used for preparing the negative electrode material can be selected or adjusted for the 1 st carbon material and the 2 nd carbon material so that the ratio of the powder resistance R2 of the 2 nd carbon material to the powder resistance R1 of the 1 st carbon material, namely R2/R1, is 15 to 155. In addition to these elements, the particle size of the carbon material to be used may be further adjusted. By selecting or adjusting these elements, the powder resistance of each of the carbon materials 1 st and 2 nd carbon materials can be adjusted, and as a result, the powder resistance ratio R2/R1 can be adjusted.

As the 1 st carbon material, for example, at least one selected from graphite, hard carbon, and soft carbon is preferable. Particularly, the 1 st carbon material preferably contains at least graphite. The 2 nd carbon material preferably contains at least carbon black. When these carbon materials are used, the powder resistance ratio R2/R1 can be easily adjusted.

The powder resistance ratio R2/R1 may be 15 to 155 or 15 to 152. In the lead-acid battery according to one aspect of the present invention, corrosion of the ear portion of the negative electrode plate can be suppressed by setting the powder resistance ratio of the 1 st carbon material and the 2 nd carbon material in the negative electrode material in such a range. The reason is considered to be that: when the powder resistance ratio R2/R1 is in the above range, the polarization characteristics of the negative electrode plate are changed, and the electric potential of the ear portion during charge and discharge is shifted from the electric potential range in which corrosion proceeds. In addition, when the powder resistance ratio is in the above range, the accumulation of lead sulfate can be suppressed, and high low-temperature high-rate performance can be obtained. The reason is considered to be that: when the powder resistance ratio R2/R1 is in the above range, a conductive network can be easily formed in the negative electrode material. On the other hand, even when the negative electrode current collector is made of Pb alloy having the above-described composition, the corrosion inhibiting effect of the ear portion of the negative electrode plate is hardly obtained when the powder resistance ratio R2/R1 is less than 15 or exceeds 155, unlike the present invention. Further, when the powder resistance ratio R2/R1 is less than 15 or exceeds 155, it is difficult to obtain the effect of reducing the amount of lead sulfate accumulated and/or the effect of improving the low-temperature high-rate performance.

In the lead-acid battery according to one aspect of the present invention, the ratio of the specific surface area S2 of the 2 nd carbon material to the specific surface area S1 of the 1 st carbon material, i.e., S2/S1, is, for example, 10 to 500, and preferably 20 or more. Further, it is preferably 400 or less, and more preferably 240 or less. These upper and lower limits may be arbitrarily combined. The specific surface area ratio S2/S1 is preferably 20 to 240 from the viewpoint of easily exhibiting the shrink-proof effect of the organic shrink-proof agent and obtaining high low-temperature high-rate performance. When the specific surface area ratio S2/S1 is in such a range, high corrosion resistance of the ear portion of the negative electrode plate can be ensured.

The average aspect ratio of the 1 st carbon material is, for example, 1 to 100 or less, preferably 1.5 or more. Preferably 35 or less, and more preferably 30 or less. These upper and lower limits may be arbitrarily combined. When the average aspect ratio of the carbon material 1 is 1.5 to 30, a conductive network is easily formed in the negative electrode material, and lead sulfate is easily reduced, so that the low-temperature high-rate performance can be improved, and the accumulation of lead sulfate can be reduced. In addition, the average aspect ratio of the 1 st carbon material is also preferably 1 to 35 or 1.5 to 30 from the viewpoint of high dispersibility of the 1 st carbon material in the negative electrode material.

The total content of the 1 st carbon material and the 2 nd carbon material in the negative electrode material is, for example, 0.1 to 3.5% by mass, preferably 0.3% by mass or more, and more preferably 0.5% by mass or more. Further, it is preferably 2.5% by mass or less, and more preferably 2% by mass or less. These upper and lower limits may be arbitrarily combined. When the total content of the 1 st carbon material and the 2 nd carbon material is in such a range, the conductive network is easily formed, and therefore the effect of improving the low-temperature high-rate performance can be further improved.

The content of the 1 st carbon material in the negative electrode material is, for example, 0.03 to 3.0 mass%, preferably 2.5 mass% or less, and more preferably 2.0 mass% or less. Further, it is preferably 0.05% by mass or more, and more preferably 0.1% by mass or more. These upper and lower limits may be arbitrarily combined. When the content of the 1 st carbon material is in such a range, a conductive network is easily formed in the negative electrode material, so that the low-temperature high-rate performance can be improved and the accumulation of lead sulfate can be reduced.

The content of the 2 nd carbon material in the negative electrode material is, for example, 0.03 to 1.5 mass%, preferably 0.05 mass% or more, and more preferably 0.1 mass% or more. Further, it is preferably 1.0% by mass or less, and more preferably 0.7% by mass or less. These upper and lower limits may be arbitrarily combined. When the content of the 2 nd carbon material is 0.05 mass% or more, a conductive network is easily formed in the negative electrode material. When the content of the 2 nd carbon material is 1.5% by mass or less, the effect of controlling the alloy composition of the negative electrode current collector is easily obtained, and the corrosion inhibiting effect of the ear portion can be further improved.

The method of determining the physical properties of the carbon material or the method of analyzing the same will be described below.

(A) analysis of carbon Material

(A-1) separation of carbon Material

The lead storage battery in a fully charged state, which has been chemically converted, is decomposed, and the negative electrode plate is taken out, washed with water to remove sulfuric acid, and vacuum-dried (dried under a pressure lower than atmospheric pressure). Next, the negative electrode material is collected from the dried negative electrode plate and pulverized. 30mL of a 60 mass% nitric acid aqueous solution was added to 5g of the pulverized sample, and the mixture was heated at 70 ℃. To the mixture were further added 10g of disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate, 30mL of 28 mass% aqueous ammonia and 100mL of water, and heating was continued to dissolve soluble components. The sample thus pretreated was collected by filtration. The collected sample was passed through a sieve having a mesh opening of 500 μm to remove large-sized components such as reinforcing materials, and the components passing through the sieve were collected as a carbon material.

When the collected carbon material was wet-sieved using a sieve having a mesh size of 32 μm, the material that did not pass through the pores and remained on the sieve was defined as the 1 st carbon material, and the material that passed through the pores was defined as the 2 nd carbon material. That is, the particle size of each carbon material is based on the mesh size of the sieve. Wet sieving can be performed according to JIS Z8815: 1994.

Specifically, the carbon material was placed on a sieve having a mesh size of 32 μm, and the sieve was gently shaken for 5 minutes while spraying ion-exchanged water, thereby performing sieving. The 1 st carbon material remaining on the sieve is recovered from the sieve by passing ion-exchanged water therethrough, and separated from the ion-exchanged water by filtration. The 2 nd carbon material passing through the sieve was recovered by filtration using a membrane filter (mesh size 0.1 μm) made of nitrocellulose. The recovered 1 st carbon material and 2 nd carbon material were dried at a temperature of 110 ℃ for 2 hours, respectively. As a sieve having a mesh size of 32 μm, a sieve having a mesh size of JIS Z8801-1: a sieve with a mesh having a nominal mesh size of 32 μm as specified in 2006.

The content of each carbon material in the negative electrode material was determined by measuring the mass of each carbon material separated in the above procedure and calculating the ratio (% by mass) of the mass in 5g of the pulverized sample.

In the present specification, in the case of a flooded battery, the fully charged state of the lead acid battery refers to a state in which the lead acid battery is charged in a water tank at 25 ℃ at a constant current of 0.2CA until 2.5V/cell and then at a constant current of 0.2CA for 2 hours. In the case of the valve-regulated battery, the fully charged state refers to a state in which constant-current constant-voltage charging of 2.23V/cell is performed at 0.2CA in a 25 ℃ gas cell, and charging is terminated when the charging current during constant-voltage charging is 1mCA or less.

In the present specification, 1CA means a current value (a) having the same value as the nominal capacity (Ah) of the battery. For example, as long as the battery has a nominal capacity of 30Ah, 1CA is 30A and 1mCA is 30 mA.

(A-2) powder resistance of carbon Material

The powder resistance R1 of the 1 st carbon material and the powder resistance R2 of the 2 nd carbon material were measured by charging 0.5g of each of the 1 st carbon material and the 2 nd carbon material separated in the above-described step (a-1) into a powder resistance measuring system (MCP-PD 51 type manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical Analytech, ltd.) at a pressure of 3.18MPa in accordance with JIS K7194: 1994 (Loresta-GX MCP-T700, Mitsubishi Chemical Analytich, Ltd.) and measured by the four-probe method.

(A-3) specific surface area of carbon Material

The specific surface areas S1 and S2 of the 1 st carbon material and the 2 nd carbon material are BET specific surface areas of the 1 st carbon material and the 2 nd carbon material, respectively. The BET specific surface area was determined by using the BET equation by a gas adsorption method using the 1 st carbon material and the 2 nd carbon material separated according to the step (a-1) above. Each carbon material was pretreated by heating at a temperature of 150 ℃ for 1 hour in a nitrogen stream. The BET specific surface area of each carbon material was determined using the pretreated carbon material under the following conditions using the following apparatus.

A measuring device: TriStar3000 manufactured by Micromeritics

Adsorbing gas: nitrogen with purity over 99.99 percent

Adsorption temperature: boiling point temperature of liquid nitrogen (77K)

Method for calculating BET specific surface area: according to JIS Z8830: 2013 7.2

(A-4) average aspect ratio of carbon Material 1

The 1 st carbon material separated in the above-described step (A-1) was observed with an optical microscope or an electron microscope, and 10 or more arbitrary particles were selected and a magnified photograph thereof was taken. Next, the photograph of each particle was subjected to image processing to obtain the maximum diameter d1 of the particle and the maximum diameter d2 in the direction orthogonal to the maximum diameter d1, and the aspect ratio of each particle was obtained by dividing d1 by d 2. The obtained aspect ratios were averaged to calculate an average aspect ratio.

(organic shrinkproof agent)

The organic shrinkproof agent contained in the negative electrode material is an organic polymer containing a sulfur element, and usually contains 1 or more, preferably a plurality of, aromatic rings in the molecule and also contains a sulfur element as a sulfur-containing group. Among the sulfur-containing groups, a sulfonic acid group or a sulfonyl group which is a stable form is preferable. The sulfonic acid group may be present in an acid form or a salt form as in the case of Na salt.

Examples of the organic shrinkproof agent include lignin-based organic shrinkproof agents and synthetic organic shrinkproof agents. As the synthetic organic anti-shrink agent, a condensate of an aromatic compound having a sulfur-containing group and formaldehyde can be used. Examples of the lignin include lignin, lignin sulfonic acid, and lignin derivatives such as salts thereof (alkali metal salts such as sodium salts). The organic shrink-proofing agent can be used singly or in combination of two or more. For example, a lignin-based condensate of an aromatic compound having a sulfur-containing group and formaldehyde may be used in combination. As the aromatic compound, bisphenols, biphenyls, naphthalenes, and the like are preferably used.

The content of the organic shrink preventing agent contained in the negative electrode material is, for example, 0.01 to 1.0 mass%, preferably 0.02 mass% or more, and preferably 0.8 mass% or less. These upper and lower limits may be arbitrarily combined.

Hereinafter, a method for determining the organic shrinkproof agent contained in the negative electrode material is described. Before quantitative analysis, the lead-acid battery after chemical conversion is fully charged and then disassembled to obtain a negative electrode plate as an analysis object. The obtained negative electrode plate was washed with water and dried to remove the electrolyte from the negative electrode plate. Next, the negative electrode material was separated from the negative electrode plate to obtain an initial sample without pulverization.

[ organic shrinkproof agent ]

The non-pulverized initial sample was pulverized, and the pulverized initial sample was immersed in a 1mol/L NaOH aqueous solution to extract the organic anti-shrinking agent. Insoluble components were removed by filtration from the aqueous NaOH solution containing the extracted organic shrinkproofing agent. The obtained filtrate (hereinafter, also referred to as an analysis target filtrate) is desalted, concentrated, and dried to obtain powder of the organic anti-shrinking agent (hereinafter, also referred to as an analysis target powder). Desalting can be performed by filling the filtrate in a dialysis tube and immersing the tube in distilled water.

The organic shrink-proofing agent is identified by obtaining information from an infrared spectroscopic spectrum of a powder to be analyzed, an ultraviolet-visible absorption spectrum of a solution obtained by dissolving the powder to be analyzed in distilled water or the like, an NMR spectrum of a solution obtained by dissolving the powder to be analyzed in a solvent such as heavy water, or the like, or thermal cracking GC-MS or the like from which information on each compound constituting the material can be obtained.

The ultraviolet-visible absorption spectrum of the filtrate to be analyzed was measured. The content of the organic shrink-proofing agent in the negative electrode material was quantified using the spectral intensity and a calibration curve prepared in advance. In the case where the structural formula of the organic shrinkproof agent to be analyzed cannot be strictly determined and the same calibration curve of the organic shrinkproof agent cannot be used, the calibration curve is prepared using an available organic shrinkproof agent showing an ultraviolet-visible absorption spectrum, an infrared spectroscopic spectrum, an NMR spectrum, or the like similar to the organic shrinkproof agent to be analyzed.

(negative electrode collector)

The lead alloy constituting the negative electrode current collector may contain Ca and Sn, may be a Pb — Ca — Sn 3-membered alloy, and may be a 4-membered or 5-membered Pb alloy containing Ca, Sn, and an additive element.

The content of Ca in the Pb alloy is more than 0.06 mass%, preferably 0.065 mass% or more, and more preferably 0.070 mass% or more. The content of Ca in the Pb alloy is 0.15 mass% or less, preferably 0.12 mass% or less. These lower and upper limits may be arbitrarily combined. The content of Ca in the Pb alloy may be, for example, more than 0.06 mass%, 0.12 mass% or less, 0.065 to 0.15 mass%, 0.065 to 0.12 mass%, 0.070 to 0.15 mass%, or 0.070 to 0.12 mass%. When the content of Ca is in such a range, corrosion of the ear portion of the negative electrode plate can be suppressed. The reason is considered to be that: the metal structure tends to be fine, and the progress of corrosion is slow. When the content of Ca is within such a range, corrosion of the ear portion can be suppressed, and a state in which a conductive path is secured can be maintained. Since the conductivity of the entire negative electrode plate is improved by forming a conductive network in the negative electrode material based on the powder resistance ratio R2/R1 while maintaining the high conductivity of the lug portion in this way, the effect of suppressing the amount of lead sulfate accumulated and the effect of improving the low-temperature high-rate performance are also easily obtained. When the content of Ca exceeds 0.15 mass%, the grid strength decreases.

The content of Sn in the Pb alloy may be 0.10 to 0.80 mass%, preferably 0.10 to 0.75 mass%. When the Sn content is in such a range, corrosion of the ear portion of the negative electrode plate can be suppressed for the same reason as the Ca content. By forming a conductive network in the negative electrode material based on the powder resistance ratio R2/R1 while maintaining high conductivity of the ear portion in this way, the conductivity of the entire negative electrode is improved, and therefore the effect of reducing the amount of lead sulfate accumulated and the effect of improving the low-temperature high-rate performance are easily obtained. When the Sn content is less than 0.10 mass%, grid breakage easily occurs. In particular, when the negative electrode current collector is formed by casting, if the Sn content is less than 0.10 mass%, the fluidity of the molten metal is reduced, and thus grid breakage is likely to occur.

Examples of the additive element of the Pb alloy include at least 1 kind selected from Ba, Ag, Al, Bi, As, Se, Cu, and the like.

The content of the additive element in the Pb alloy is, for example, 0.01 mass% or less, and preferably 0.001 mass% or less.

The Pb alloy sometimes inevitably contains impurities in addition to Pb, Ca, and Sn and the above-described additive elements. The content of impurities in the Pb alloy is preferably 0.001 mass% or less.

The content of the element contained in the Pb alloy constituting the negative electrode current collector was determined by performing ICP emission spectrometry on a solution obtained by dissolving the negative electrode current collector in nitric acid using an Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) emission spectrometer (ICPs-8000, manufactured by shimadzu corporation). When the content of the element in the negative electrode current collector of the negative electrode plate taken out from the manufactured lead-acid storage battery is analyzed, a negative electrode current collector is used in which the negative electrode material is peeled off from the negative electrode current collector by washing and drying the negative electrode plate with water and applying vibration, and the negative electrode current collector is wiped with a brush or the like to remove the entire negative electrode material.

the negative electrode current collector may be formed by casting lead (Pb) or a lead alloy, or may be formed by processing a sheet obtained by rolling a lead or lead alloy billet. Examples of the processing method include an expanding processing (expanding) and a Punching processing (Punching).

(others)

The negative electrode plate can be formed by filling a negative electrode paste into a negative electrode current collector, aging and drying the negative electrode paste to produce a non-chemically-converted negative electrode plate, and then chemically converting the non-chemically-converted negative electrode plate. The negative electrode paste is prepared by adding water and dilute sulfuric acid to lead powder, a carbon material, and, if necessary, an organic shrinkage inhibitor and/or various additives, and kneading them. At the time of aging, the negative electrode plate that has not been chemically converted is preferably aged at a temperature higher than room temperature and at a high humidity.

The chemical conversion of the negative electrode plate can be performed by charging the electrode plate group including the non-chemically converted negative electrode plate in a state where the electrode plate group is immersed in an electrolytic solution containing sulfuric acid in a battery can of the lead-acid battery. However, the chemical conversion may also be carried out before the assembly of the lead accumulator or the plate package. The sponge-like metallic lead is produced by chemical conversion.

(Positive plate)

The positive plate of the lead storage battery has a pasted type and a clad (cladding) type.

the paste-type positive electrode plate is provided with a positive electrode collector and a positive electrode material. The positive electrode material is held by a positive current collector. The positive electrode current collector may be formed in the same manner as the negative electrode current collector, and may be formed by casting lead or a lead alloy, or processing a lead or lead alloy sheet.

The clad positive electrode plate includes a plurality of porous tubes, a core rod inserted into each tube, a current collecting portion connected to the core rod, a positive electrode material filled in the tube into which the core rod is inserted, and a connection base connecting the plurality of tubes. The mandrel and the current collecting portion to which the mandrel is connected are collectively referred to as a positive electrode current collector.

The lead alloy used for the positive electrode current collector is preferably a Pb — Ca alloy, a Pb — Sb alloy, or a Pb — Ca — Sn alloy in terms of corrosion resistance and mechanical strength. The positive electrode current collector may have lead alloy layers having different compositions, and the number of the alloy layers may be plural.

The positive electrode material contains a positive active material (lead dioxide or lead sulfate) that exhibits capacity by an oxidation-reduction reaction. The positive electrode material may contain other additives as needed.

The paste-type positive electrode plate that is not chemically converted is obtained by filling a positive electrode paste into a positive electrode current collector, curing the paste, and drying the paste, depending on the negative electrode plate. The positive electrode paste is prepared by kneading lead powder, an additive, water, and sulfuric acid.

The clad positive electrode plate is formed by filling a tube into which a core rod is inserted with lead powder or slurry-like lead powder, and connecting the plurality of tubes with a connection base.

The formed non-chemically transformed positive plate is chemically transformed. Lead dioxide is generated by chemical conversion. The chemical conversion of the positive plates can be carried out before the assembly of the lead accumulator or of the plate group.

(spacer)

A separator is generally disposed between the negative and positive electrode plates. The separator may be a nonwoven fabric, a microporous film, or the like. The thickness and the number of the separators interposed between the negative electrode plate and the positive electrode plate may be selected according to the inter-electrode distance.

the nonwoven fabric is a mat formed by winding fibers without weaving, and mainly includes fibers. For example, 60% by mass or more of the separator is formed of fibers. As the fibers, glass fibers, polymer fibers (polyolefin fibers, acrylic fibers, polyester fibers such as polyethylene terephthalate fibers, and the like), pulp fibers, and the like can be used. Among them, glass fiber is preferable. The nonwoven fabric may contain components other than fibers, for example, acid-resistant inorganic powder, a polymer as a binder, and the like.

On the other hand, the microporous membrane is a porous sheet mainly composed of components other than fiber components, and is obtained, for example, by extrusion-molding a composition containing a pore-forming agent (polymer powder, oil, or the like) into a sheet shape, and then removing the pore-forming agent to form pores. The microporous membrane is preferably made of a material having acid resistance, and preferably mainly contains a polymer component. As the polymer component, polyolefins such as polyethylene and polypropylene are preferable.

The separator may be composed of only a nonwoven fabric or only a microporous film, for example. The separator may be a laminate of a nonwoven fabric and a microporous film, a body formed by bonding different types or the same type of materials, a body formed by embedding irregularities in different types or the same type of materials, or the like, as required.

(electrolyte)

The electrolyte is an aqueous solution containing sulfuric acid, and can be gelled as necessary. The specific gravity of the electrolyte in the lead-acid battery in a fully charged state after chemical conversion at 20 ℃ is, for example, 1.10g/cm3 to 1.35g/cm3, preferably 1.20g/cm3 to 1.35g/cm 3.

Fig. 1 shows an external appearance of an example of a lead-acid battery according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The lead storage battery 1 includes a battery case 12 that accommodates a group of plates 11 and an electrolyte (not shown). The battery case 12 is partitioned into a plurality of battery cells 14 by partition walls 13. Each battery cell 14 accommodates one electrode group 11. The opening of the battery case 12 is sealed by a lid 15 provided with a negative electrode terminal 16 and a positive electrode terminal 17. The cover 15 is provided with a liquid port plug 18 at each battery cell. When replenishing water, the liquid port plug 18 is opened to replenish the replenishing liquid. The liquid port plug 18 may have a function of discharging gas generated in the battery cell 14 to the outside of the battery.

The electrode group 11 is formed by laminating a plurality of negative electrode plates 2 and positive electrode plates 3 with separators 4 interposed therebetween. Here, the bag-like separator 4 that houses the negative electrode plate 2 is shown, but the form of the separator is not particularly limited. In the battery cell 14 located at one end of the battery case 12, the negative electrode sheds 6, which are formed by connecting the lug portions 2a of the plurality of negative electrode plates 2 in parallel, are connected to the penetration connector 8, and the positive electrode sheds 5, which are formed by connecting the lug portions 3a of the plurality of positive electrode plates 3 in parallel, are connected to the positive electrode post 7. The positive post 7 is connected to a positive terminal 17 on the outside of the cover 15. In the battery cell 14 located at the other end of the battery container 12, the negative electrode post 9 is connected to the negative electrode housing portion 6, and the penetration connector 8 is connected to the positive electrode housing portion 5. The negative electrode tab 9 is connected to a negative electrode terminal 16 on the outside of the cover 15. Each of the through-connectors 8 connects the electrode plate groups 11 of the adjacent battery cells 14 in series through-holes provided in the partition walls 13.

The lead-acid battery according to one aspect of the present invention is summarized below.

(1) One aspect of the present invention is a lead storage battery,

The lead-acid battery comprises a negative electrode plate and a positive electrode plate,

the negative electrode plate comprises a negative electrode collector and a negative electrode material containing a carbon material,

The carbon material comprises a1 st carbon material having a particle diameter of 32 [ mu ] m or more and a2 nd carbon material having a particle diameter of less than 32 [ mu ] m,

The ratio of the powder resistance R2 of the 2 nd carbon material to the powder resistance R1 of the 1 st carbon material, namely R2/R1, is 15 to 155,

The negative electrode current collector is composed of a Pb alloy containing more than 0.06 mass% and 0.15 mass% or less of Ca and 0.10 to 0.80 mass% of Sn.

(2) In the above (1), the ratio of the specific surface area S2 of the 2 nd carbon material to the specific surface area S1 of the 1 st carbon material, that is, S2/S1 is preferably 20 to 240.

(3) In the above (1) or (2), the 1 st carbon material preferably has an average aspect ratio of 1.5 to 30.

(4) In any one of the above (1) to (3), the content of the 1 st carbon material in the negative electrode material is 0.03 to 2.5% by mass, and the content of the 2 nd carbon material is preferably 0.05 to 1.5% by mass.

(5) In any one of the above (1) to (4), the total content of the 1 st carbon material and the 2 nd carbon material in the negative electrode material is preferably 0.1 to 3.5% by mass.

(6) In any of the above (1) to (5), the content of Ca in the Pb alloy is preferably 0.065 to 0.15 mass%, and more preferably 0.070 mass% or more. Further, it is preferably 0.12% by mass or less.

(7) In any one of the above (1) to (6), the Sn content in the Pb alloy is preferably 0.10 mass% or more, and preferably 0.75 mass% or less.

(8) In any one of the above (1) to (7), it is preferable that the 1 st carbon material contains at least graphite, and the 2 nd carbon material contains at least carbon black.

(9) In any one of the above (1) to (8), the ratio R2/R1 is preferably 15 to 152.

(10) In the above (2), the negative electrode material may further contain an organic shrinkproof agent.