ANy chemists in the crowd?
I need to maintain a fully sulfated battery in a state of sulfatation, while still allowing it to conduct current. I assume this would mean replacing the dialectic with something OTHER than water since as the electricity is applied to the battery the water molecules start being broken down to produce hydrogen and oxygen, and the oxygen combines with the Lead at the positive plate to produce Lead Peroxide. The Hydrogen stays in the electrolyte, as a charged ion, and strips the sulfate ions out of both plates to re-form the sulfuric acid. We don't want that to happen.
I ASSUME we need a nonpolar solvent like carbon tetrachloride (CCl4), benzene (C6H6) or diethyl ether ( CH3CH2OCH2CH3). We would need something that reacts or partially disassociates to form ions, like ammonia or carbonic acid, but they work in polar solvents, not non polar, and I am afraid of mixing something and gassing myself to death.
Hence the request for a chemist. Anybody out there have the background in this area to assist? I want a battery that will barely conduct current, and a sulfated battery is my best candidate.
BBOb
I need to maintain a fully sulfated battery in a state of sulfatation, while still allowing it to conduct current. I assume this would mean replacing the dialectic with something OTHER than water since as the electricity is applied to the battery the water molecules start being broken down to produce hydrogen and oxygen, and the oxygen combines with the Lead at the positive plate to produce Lead Peroxide. The Hydrogen stays in the electrolyte, as a charged ion, and strips the sulfate ions out of both plates to re-form the sulfuric acid. We don't want that to happen.
I ASSUME we need a nonpolar solvent like carbon tetrachloride (CCl4), benzene (C6H6) or diethyl ether ( CH3CH2OCH2CH3). We would need something that reacts or partially disassociates to form ions, like ammonia or carbonic acid, but they work in polar solvents, not non polar, and I am afraid of mixing something and gassing myself to death.
Hence the request for a chemist. Anybody out there have the background in this area to assist? I want a battery that will barely conduct current, and a sulfated battery is my best candidate.
BBOb