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【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、シール鉛蓄電池の極板等に用いられる格子状の電極集電体及びその製造方法とシール鉛蓄電池に関する。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
一般にシール鉛蓄電池は、複数枚の正極板と負極板をセパレータを介して組み立てられた極板群を、硫酸と共に電槽に収納することで構成されている。正・負極板は、障子の桟のような格子状の開口部を有する電極集電体に、電池反応に関わる活物質が塗り込まれて形成されている。集電体の役割は、反応に関与する活物質の保持と充放電に伴う電流の通路の確保である。従って、集電体の構造は電池の放電特性にも関わり、さらに、正極においては、通常予備電源として使用されると常時充電反応下におかれ、集電体は電気化学的な酸化を受ける。このため、集電体表面が酸化し、長期間使用した場合には活物質の保持が困難になり、電池として機能しなくなる。このため、集電体に使用される合金や集電体の製造方法については従来から種々の検討が行われてきている。
シール鉛蓄電池では、集電体の合金として鉛にカルシウムとスズを添加した鉛合金が使用されており、従来の集電体の製造方法としては、鋳造法やエキスパンド法が適用されてきている。（例えば、非特許文献１参照）。
【０００３】
しかし、前記のカルシウムとスズを含有する鉛合金を用いて鋳造法で集電体を作製すると、合金内に「粒」が形成され、各「粒」間には界面が形成される。電池の使用中、集電体は充電状態にあり、酸化を受けるが、この酸化によって前記の「粒」の界面で酸化が進行しやすい。このため、粒界に酸化による生成物である硫酸鉛が生成し、集電体を構成する合金全体に伸びが生じ活物質の保持が困難になるという問題があった（例えば、非特許文献１参照）。
【０００４】
図２は、エキスパンド法を用いる従来の電極集電体の製造方法を備えた電極の製造方法を示すフローチャートであり、図３はこの従来の電極を製造するための製造ラインを示す図である。この方法では、先と同じ合金を使用し、大きめの合金塊（鉛インゴット）１０を形成し（インゴット鋳造工程ａ）、圧延加工の回数に応じて設けられたｎ対のロールによる圧延加工を多数回施して必要とする厚みのシート状に成形し（圧延工程ｂ）、この後、シート１１に刻みを入れて引っ張り、シート全体に格子状開口部１１ａ（スリット形成工程ｃ、エキスパンド工程ｄ）を形成し、この後、このシートに活物質を塗布し（活物質塗布工程ｅ）、所定形状にカットする（切断工程ｆ）と、極板１２が得られる（例えば、非特許文献２参照）。
この方法は、集電体の形成が全て機械加工で行えるため量産性に優れており、しかも、合金に圧延という機械加工を行うために金属組織に変成が生じ、上記の鋳造法で作製した集電体に見られた様な「粒」は存在しない。このため、エキスパンド法で作製した集電体は、使用中の酸化に対する耐性が高い。
【０００５】
しかし、エキスパンド法を用いる従来の製法においては、鉛合金インゴット１０に圧延処理を施し、その後、刻みを入れて引っ張り、シート全体に格子状開口部１１ａを設けているが、製造性が優先され圧延工程における条件が規定されていないため、シート状合金の作製が強い加圧下での多数回の圧延による場合が多く、金属組織に変成が生じていた（例えば、非特許文献３参照）。従って、従来のエキスパンド法により得られた集電体は、表面組織の耐酸化性が高い反面、電池反応に関与する活物質を保持させた際の集電体と活物質の密着性が低いという問題があった。集電体と活物質の密着性が低いと、電池の充放電時の電流が活物質まで十分に伝わることが難しくなる。このため、本来活物質の末端まで伝わるべき電気量が集電体表面の酸化（充電時）や還元（放電時）に費やされ、格子の腐食が促進され、電池寿命に影響が生じてくるという問題があった。
【０００６】
【非特許文献１】
「ジーエス ニュース テクニカル レポート（ＧＳ Ｎｅｗｓ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｃａｌ Ｒｅｐｏｒｔ）」，１９９８年６月，第５７巻第１号，ｐ．１６
【非特許文献２】
「電池便覧」第３版、平成１３年２月２０日、丸善、ｐ．１６６
【非特許文献３】
「ＹＵＡＳＡ−ＪＩＨＯ」Ｎｏ８４ Ａｐｒｉ１，１９９８年，ｐ．４８
【０００７】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
上述したように従来のシール鉛蓄電池では、極板を構成する集電体が鋳造法やエキスパンド法によって製造されていたが、鋳造法を採用した場合には製造された集電体内に「粒」が形成され、使用中に、この粒界に沿って腐食が進行し極板の伸びが大きくなるという問題があり、エキスバンド法を採用した場合には、量産性が高い反面、金属組織に変成が生じ、電池を構成した際に重要となる集電体と活物質の接合状況に影響が生じ、蓄電池の放電特性や寿命にも影響が生じるという問題があった。
【０００８】
本発明は、上記の課題を解決するためになされたものであって、電池反応に関与する活物質の密着性を向上できる電極集電体とその製造方法を提供することを目的する。
また、本発明は、電極集電体の耐食性の向上と、電池反応に関与する活物質の密着性を向上できる電極集電体とその製造方法を提供することを目的する。
また、本発明は、上記のように耐食性が向上し、活物質の密着性を向上した電極集電体を極板に備えることにより、放電特性や寿命を向上できるシール鉛蓄電池を提供することを目的とする。
【０００９】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明者は、上記の課題を解決するために鋭意研究および検討を重ねた結果、鋳造法またはエキスパンド法で製造された鉛合金（鉛を主成分とする合金）からなる電極集電体に特殊な表面処理を施すことにより、耐食性が向上し、しかも活物質との密着性が向上した電極集電体が得られることを究明し、本発明を完成したのである。すなわち、本発明の電極集電体は、鉛を主成分とする合金からなる電極集電体の表面に鉛の酸化層が形成されていることを特徴とする。
【００１０】
本発明の電極集電体が正極板に用いられる場合、前記鉛の酸化層はα−ＰｂＯ２であることが好ましい。
また、本発明のシール鉛蓄電池は、本発明の電極集電体に活物質を保持させてなる極板を備えたことを特徴とする。
【００１１】
また、本発明の電極集電体の製造方法は、鉛を主成分とする合金からなる電極集電体を、鉛イオンを含むアルカリ性水溶液中に浸漬し、電解による電析処理を施すことを特徴とする。
また、前記鉛を主成分とする合金からなる電極集電体は、鋳造によって作製された物であってもよい。
【００１２】
また、前記鉛を主成分とする合金からなる電極集電体は、エキスパンド法によって作製された物であってもよい。また、エキスパンド法により電極集電体を作製する場合、鉛を主成分とする合金を最終加工品の３倍以下の厚みで鋳造して平板状の電極集電体予備成形体を作製し、次いで、前記鋳造時に前記電極集電体予備成形体内に生成した粒状組織が少なくとも芯部に残るような圧延条件によって前記予備成形体を最終加工品とほぼ同じ厚みを有するシート状に圧延した後、刻みを入れて展開し、次いで、このシートを切断して電極集電体を得るようにしてもよい。この後、電極集電体に上記の電析処理が施される。あるいは上記の電析処理はシートを切断する前に行ってもよい。
【００１３】
また、本発明の電極集電体の製造方法においては、前記鉛を主成分とする合金からなる電極集電体に電析処理を施す際のアルカリ性水溶液が、ＮａＯＨまたはＫＯＨを含んでいることを特徴とする。
また、本発明においては、前記鉛を主成分とする合金からなる電極集電体が、鉛とカルシウムとスズを必須として含み、さらにアルミニウム及び／または銀のを含有していてもよい。
【００１４】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、本発明の実施形態を図面を参照して説明するが、本発明は以下の実施形態に限定されるものではない。
（第１の実施形態）
図１は、本実施形態の電極集電体を備えた電極の製造方法を示すフローチャートである。以下に述べる本実施形態の電極集電体の製造方法では、本発明の電極集電体の製造方法をエキスパンド法を用いる電極集電体の製造方法に適用した場合について説明する。
まず、鉛を主成分とする合金（鉛合金ということもある。）を出発材料とし、板状の鋳造体（平板状の電極集電体予備成形体）を作製する（Ｓ１：板状の鋳造体作製工程）。
上記出発材料の鉛合金は、鉛とカルシウムとスズを必須として含み、さらにアルミニウムおよび／または銀を含有するものである。各元素の含有量としては、カルシウム０．０４〜０．１重量％と、スズ０．１〜２．５重量％、アルミニウム及び／又は銀０．００５〜０．０５重量％、残部が鉛である。
【００１５】
ここでの電極集電体予備成形体は、金型に上記出発材料と同様の組成の溶融合金を流し込むことで作製する。ここで作製された予備成形体（鋳造体）は、粒状組織から構成されている。
ここで作製する平板状の電極集電体予備成形体の厚みｔは、最終形態の電極集電体（最終加工品あるいはエキスパンド成形体）の厚みｔｅｘｐの３倍以下、好ましくは１〜３倍の厚み、より好ましくは２〜３倍の厚み、即ち、ｔ≦（２〜３）×ｔｅｘｐの条件を満たしていることがより好ましい。なお、エキスパンド成形体とは、後述する圧延加工により形成したシート状の圧延体にエキスパンド加工により開口部を形成したものである。
【００１６】
次に、上記平板状の電極集電体予備成形体に、この予備成形体内の金属組織に影響が生じないような加圧力と回数に従う圧延条件、言い換えれば、鋳造時に予備成形体内に生成した粒状組織が少なくとも芯部に残るような圧延条件で圧延処理を施し、目的とする厚みのシートを成形する（Ｓ２：圧延工程）。
ここで圧延回数は１〜２回とすることが好ましい。
【００１７】
本実施形態では、圧延工程Ｓ２に供される鉛合金（平板状の電極集電体予備成形体）の厚みｔを最終形態の電極集電体ｔｅｘｐの３倍以下、より好ましくは２〜３倍とするので、エキスパンド法を用いる従来の製法のような多数回の圧延過程を必要とせず、１〜２回の圧延処理で最終形態の電極集電体とほぼ厚みを有するシート状の圧延体を得ることができ、この後の工程のスリットを設けて広げる（エキスパンド）工程に回すことができる。
ここでの圧延工程では鉛合金の組織には大きな変成が起こらず、鋳造時に生成する粒状組織の大部分を残した状態でシート状の圧延体を得ることができる。
【００１８】
次いで、上記シートにスリット加工を行い（Ｓ３：スリット形成工程）、左右に引っ張って開口部を形成する（Ｓ４：エキスパンド工程）。
次いで、開口部が形成されたシートから格子状の開口部を有する電極集電体（エキスパンド成形体）を切り出す（Ｓ５：切断工程）。
次いで、切り出したエキスパンド成形体を鉛イオンを含むアルカリ性水溶液中に浸漬し、電解による電析処理によってエキスパンド成形体の表面に鉛の酸化層を形成する（Ｓ６：電析処理工程）。
鉛の酸化層としては、α−ＰｂＯ２層又はβ−ＰｂＯ２層が挙げられ、正極用の集電体の場合はα−ＰｂＯ２層を形成する。鉛の酸化層の厚みとしては、５０〜２００μｍの範囲とされる。電析処理を行う際の通電時間は、鉛の酸化層が目標とする厚みとなるような時間通電する。
この後、アルカリ性水溶液からエキスパンド成形体を取り出すと、目的とする格子状の開口部を有する電極集電体が得られる。
【００１９】
上記のような電析処理を行った理由について以下に述べる。
先に述べたように本発明の製造方法に係わる圧延工程では、従来の製法のような多くの工程を必要としないので、鉛合金組織の変成は少ない。しかし、圧延工程によって部分的に粒状組織に変成が生じ、圧延体の表面に近い部分において組織変化が生じる。圧延工程で生じた組織は、鋳造時の粒が押しつぶされ、層状を呈しており、このような層状の金属組織は耐食性が高い反面、極板の製造工程で電極集電体の表面に塗布される活物質との密着性が低い。そこで、本発明では、特に、正極に使用される集電体に関しては、活物質と集電体表面との密着性を改善するため、表面に鉛の酸化層を設けるようにしている。
【００２０】
鉛合金を酸化させた場合の生成物には、α−ＰｂＯ２とβ−ＰｂＯ２の２種類があるが、これらは結晶構造が異なるため反応性にも違いが生じており、正極活物質としては、後者のβ型の方が放電しやすい特性を有している。このようなβ−ＰｂＯ２ 層が正極用集電体表面に存在すると、活物質を塗布して電極を形成し電池として放電させた際、この表面のβ−ＰｂＯ２ の放電が優先され、正極の集電体表面にＰｂＳＯ４ が生成し抵抗層となってしまう。従って、本来放電に関与すべき、活物質層の放電が阻害され十分な電気量の取り出しが不可能になる。
【００２１】
そこで、本発明では、集電体表面に放電性が劣るα−ＰｂＯ２層を形成することとしている。このα−ＰｂＯ２層の形成は、溶液中の場合ｐＨの高い条件が必要である。このような水溶液としては、ＮａＯＨ成分を含む水溶液にＰｂ（ＮＯ３）２、またはＰｂＯを添加させた物が知られているが、本実施形態ではＮａＯＨ成分を含む水溶液にＰｂＯを添加した物も使用できる。具体的には、２ＭのＮａＯＨにＰｂＯを飽和させた水溶液を使用できる。
【００２２】
次に、表面に鉛の酸化層が析出した電極集電体に活物質を塗布する（Ｓ７：活物質塗布工程）と、目的とする極板が得られる。
即ち、図１の工程Ｓ１〜Ｓ６が電極集電体の製造工程であり、工程Ｓ１〜工程Ｓ７が極板の製造工程である。
【００２３】
本実施形態の電極集電体の製造方法では、鋳造で形成する平板状の電極集電体予備成形体の厚みを最終加工品の３倍以下の厚みとしたことにより、後工程の圧延処理が少なくて済み、金属組織の変成が抑制され、この結果、電極集電体の耐食性を向上でき、さらに、電析処理により電極集電体の表面に鉛の酸化層を形成したことにより、活物質との密着性を向上できる。
本実施形態の電極集電体の製造方法により製造された電極集電体は、従来の鋳造法で製造された電極集電体のような「粒」は存在していないので、電極集電体を備えた極板を用いてシール鉛電池を作製し充放電しても、粒界に硫酸鉛が生成することがなく、集電体に伸びが生じることがない。従って、本実施形態の電極集電体の製造方法により製造された電極集電体は、耐食性が優れ、しかも活物質の密着性が優れるいう利点がある。そして、このような電極集電体に活物質を保持させてなる極板が備えられたシール鉛蓄電池は、従来のエキスパンド法により製造された電極集電体が極板に備えられたシール鉛蓄電池に比べて放電特性や寿命を向上できるという利点がある。
【００２４】
（第２の実施形態）
次に、本実施形態の電極集電体を備えた電極の製造方法の他の例について説明する。以下に述べる本実施形態の電極集電体の製造方法では、本発明の電極集電体の製造方法を鋳造法を用いる電極集電体の製造方法に適用した場合について説明する。
まず、第１の実施形態で作製したものと同様の組成の鉛を主成分とする合金を出発材料とし、ブックモールド鋳造法によって格子状の開口部を有する鋳造体（電極集電体）を製造する。
ここで製造される鋳造体の全体寸法や電極集電体の格子骨のサイズは、鋳型全体の大きさと彫り込みで決定される。
【００２５】
次に、上記の鋳造した格子状の開口部を有する電極集電体を第１の実施形態で用いるものと同様の鉛イオンを含むアルカリ性水溶液中に浸漬し、電解による電析処理によって電極集電体の表面に鉛の酸化層を形成する。
この後、アルカリ性水溶液から電極集電体を取り出すと、目的とする電極集電体が得られる。
次に、鉛の酸化層が析出した電極集電体に活物質を塗布すると、目的とする極板が得られる。
【００２６】
本実施形態の電極集電体の製造方法では、電析処理により電極集電体の表面に鉛の酸化層を形成したことにより、活物質との密着性を向上できる。
このように活物質との密着性が向上した電極集電体を用いた極板が備えられたシール鉛蓄電池は、従来の鋳造法により製造された電極集電体を用いた極板が備えられたシール鉛蓄電池に比べて放電特性や寿命を向上できるという利点がある。
【００２７】
【実施例】
（実施例１）
まず、鉛（９８．９３重量％）−カルシウム（０．０５重量％）−スズ（１．０重量％）−アルミニウム（０．０２重量％）合金を出発材料とし、厚さ１０ｍｍ、幅５ｃｍの板状の鋳造体を作製する（Ｓ１：板状の鋳造体作製工程）。ここでの板状の鋳造体は、幅５ｃｍ、深さ１０ｍｍに加工された金型に上記出発材料と同様の組成の溶融合金を流し込むことで作製した。最終的に作製する電極集電体（最終加工品）の厚みを５ｍｍとした場合、ここで作製する板状の鋳造体の厚みは最終仕上がり品の２倍である。
次に、板状の鋳造体に１〜２回の圧延処理を施し、幅７ｃｍ、厚み５ｍｍのシートを形成した（圧延工程Ｓ２）。
次いで、このシートにスリット加工を行い（Ｓ３：スリット形成工程）、左右に引っ張って開口部を形成した（Ｓ４：エキスパンド工程）。切り出し前の電極集電体は、このエキスパンド加工によって幅２１ｃｍ、厚み５ｍｍとなった。
【００２８】
次いで、上記シートから格子状の開口部を有する電極集電体（エキスパンド成形体）を切り出した（Ｓ５：切断工程）。切り出し後の電極集電体の長さは１５ｃｍとした。
次に、２ＭのＮａＯＨにＰｂＯを飽和させた水溶液中に、作製した電極集電体を浸積し、５ｍＡ／ｃｍ２程度の電流で表面にα−ＰｂＯ２層を析出させた（Ｓ６：電析処理工程）。なお、ここで析出させるα−ＰｂＯ２層の厚みは１００μｍを目標とし、このような厚みとなるような時間、通電させた。
この後、上記水溶液から電極集電体を取り出し、表面にα−ＰｂＯ２層が析出した電極集電体に正極活物質を塗布し（Ｓ７：活物質塗布工程）、目的とする正極板を得た。
【００２９】
本実施例で作製した電極集電体を使用した正極板を用いて実施例１のシール鉛蓄電池を作製した。また、比較のために従来のエキスパンド法によって作製した電極集電体を使用した正極板を用いて比較例１のシール鉛蓄電池を作製した。
作製した実施例１と比較例１の電池についてそれぞれ充放電サイクル試験を行った。作製した電池の容量は、２００Ａｈであり、充放電サイクル試験の条件は以下の通りとした。
【００３０】
このサイクル試験の結果、従来のエキスパンド法により作製した集電体を備えた比較例１のシール鉛電池では８００サイクルで容量が低下したのに対し、本発明の製造方法を実施して作製した集電体を備えた実施例１のシール鉛蓄電池では、１２００サイクルまで使用可能であった。試験後の電池を解体した結果、従来の製法による比較例１の電池では、電極集電体近傍にＰｂＳＯ４の層が検出されたが、本発明の製造方法を実施した実施例１の電池では、顕著なＰｂＳＯ４ は見られなかった。これは、電極集電体表面に形成したα−ＰｂＯ２層によって電極集電体と活物質の密着性が改善されたためと考えられる。
【００３２】
（実施例２）
まず、先の実施例１と同じ、鉛（９８．９３重量％）−カルシウム（０．０５％）−スズ（１．０％）−アルミニウム（０．０２％）合金を出発材料とし、ブックモールド鋳造法によって格子状の開口部を有する鋳造体（電極集電体）製造した。
ここで作製した鋳造体は、全体寸法で２０×１５ｃｍ、厚みは周囲骨部で５ｍｍである。
次に、上記の鋳造した電極集電体を、１ＭのＮａＯＨ水溶液に０．１ＭのＰｂ（ＮＯ３）２を溶解させた溶液に浸漬し、電解による電析処理によって電極集電体の表面に厚さ１２０μｍのα−ＰｂＯ２層を形成した。
この後、上記水溶液から電極集電体を取り出し、表面にα−ＰｂＯ２層が析出した電極集電体に正極活物質を塗布し、目的とする正極板を得た。
【００３３】
本実施例で作製した電極集電体を使用した正極板を用いて実施例２のシール鉛蓄電池を作製した。また、比較のために上記の電析処理が施されていない電極集電体（従来の鋳造法によって作製した電極集電体）を用いた以外は実施例２と同様のシール鉛蓄電池を作製し、比較例２とした。
作製した実施例２と比較例２の電池についてそれぞれ充放電サイクル試験を行った。作製した電池の容量は、１５０Ａｈであり、充放電サイクル試験の条件は先の実施例と同じ条件にした。
このサイクル試験の結果、従来の鋳造法により作製した集電体を備えた比較例２のシール鉛電池はサイクル数が６００サイクルで容量が低下したのに対し、本発明の製造方法を実施して作製した集電体を備えた実施例２のシール鉛蓄電池では８００サイクルまで使用可能であった。従って、電極集電体に本発明のような表面処理を施すことによりサイクル数の改善効果が得られることが分かる。
【００３４】
以上のように、本発明の製造方法は電池の寿命特性の改善効果を有しており、特に、金属組織の変成が生じているエキスパンド法による集電体に適用した場合、格段に優れた効果が得られる。
【００３５】
【発明の効果】
以上、詳細に説明したように本発明は、鋳造法、もしくはエキスパンド法で製造された電極集電体に特殊な表面処理を施すことを特徴とする。
さらに、エキスパンド法で電極集電体を製造する工程においては、鉛を主成分とする合金を最終加工品状態の３倍以下の厚み、より好ましくは２倍以下の厚みで平板状に鋳造し、次いで、先に鋳造した平板内の金属組織に影響が生じないような条件内の圧力と加圧回数に従う圧延工程によってシート状に圧延して厚さを整え、しかる後、刻みを入れて引っ張り、シート全体に格子状開口部を設けることを特徴としている。
上記のような方法により、エキスパンド法による電極集電体においては金属組織の変成が抑制され、この結果、耐食性が向上し、さらに、本発明に係わる表面処理を施すことによって活物質との密着性も向上することができ、このように耐食性が優れ、活物質の密着性が優れた電極集電体を用いた極板が備えられたシール鉛蓄電池によれば寿命特性の改善に大きな効果を奏する。
また、従来から主流技術になっている鋳造法による集電体においても、本発明に係わる表面処理を施すことによって活物質との密着性が改善され、シール鉛蓄電池の寿命特性の改善に大きな効果を奏する。
以上述べたように、本発明は、シール鉛蓄電池の主要部材である電極集電体の耐食性の向上と、電極集電体と活物質との密着性の向上に大きな効果を有しており、産業用大容量シール鉛蓄電池のみならず各種用途用小型シール鉛蓄電池にも適用可能であり、産業上、極めて大きな効果を有している。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明の第１の実施形態の電極集電体の製造方法を備えた電極の製造方法を示すフローチャート。
【図２】エキスパンド法を用いる従来の電極集電体の製造方法を備えた電極の製造方法を示すフローチャート。
【図３】従来の電極を製造するための製造ラインを示す図。
【符号の説明】
Ｓ１…板状の鋳造体作製工程（平板状の電極集電体予備成形体作製工程）、Ｓ２…圧延工程、Ｓ３…スリット形成工程、Ｓ４…エキスパンド工程、Ｓ５…切断工程、Ｓ６…電析処理工程、Ｓ７…活物質塗布工程。[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a grid-like electrode current collector used for an electrode plate or the like of a sealed lead storage battery, a method for manufacturing the same, and a sealed lead storage battery.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In general, a sealed lead-acid battery is configured by storing an electrode plate assembly in which a plurality of positive and negative electrode plates are assembled via a separator together with sulfuric acid in a battery case. The positive / negative electrode plate is formed by applying an active material involved in a battery reaction to an electrode current collector having a lattice-like opening such as a sash screen. The role of the current collector is to maintain an active material involved in the reaction and to secure a current path for charging and discharging. Therefore, the structure of the current collector is related to the discharge characteristics of the battery, and the positive electrode is normally subjected to a charging reaction when used as a standby power source, and the current collector is subjected to electrochemical oxidation. For this reason, the surface of the current collector is oxidized, and when used for a long period of time, it becomes difficult to hold the active material, and the battery does not function. For this reason, various studies have been made on the alloy used for the current collector and the method of manufacturing the current collector.
In a sealed lead-acid battery, a lead alloy obtained by adding calcium and tin to lead is used as an alloy of a current collector, and a casting method and an expanding method have been applied as a conventional method of manufacturing a current collector. (For example, see Non-Patent Document 1).
[0003]
However, when a current collector is produced by a casting method using the above-described lead alloy containing calcium and tin, "grain" is formed in the alloy, and an interface is formed between the "grain". During use of the battery, the current collector is in a charged state and undergoes oxidation, and the oxidation tends to proceed at the interface of the “grain” due to the oxidation. Therefore, there is a problem that lead sulfate, which is a product of oxidation, is generated at the grain boundary, and the entire alloy constituting the current collector is elongated, making it difficult to hold the active material (for example, Non-Patent Document 1). reference).
[0004]
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a method for manufacturing an electrode provided with a conventional method for manufacturing an electrode current collector using an expanding method, and FIG. 3 is a view showing a manufacturing line for manufacturing this conventional electrode. In this method, a large alloy ingot (lead ingot) 10 is formed using the same alloy as above (ingot casting step a), and a number of rolling processes using n pairs of rolls provided according to the number of rolling processes are performed. Then, the
This method is excellent in mass productivity because all the current collectors can be formed by machining. In addition, since the metal structure is denatured because the alloy is subjected to machining by rolling, the collector formed by the casting method described above is produced. There are no "grains" as seen in the conductor. Therefore, the current collector manufactured by the expanding method has high resistance to oxidation during use.
[0005]
However, in the conventional manufacturing method using the expanding method, the
[0006]
[Non-patent document 1]
"GS News technical Report", June 1998, Vol. 57, No. 1, p. 16
[Non-patent document 2]
"Battery Handbook," 3rd edition, February 20, 2001, Maruzen, p. 166
[Non-Patent Document 3]
"YUASA-JIHO" No84 April 1, 1998, p. 48
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, in the conventional sealed lead-acid battery, the current collector constituting the electrode plate is manufactured by a casting method or an expanding method. However, when the casting method is adopted, “grain” is contained in the manufactured current collector. During use, there is a problem that corrosion progresses along the grain boundaries and the elongation of the electrode plate increases.When the ex-band method is used, mass production is high, but the metal structure is transformed. This causes a problem in that the state of junction between the current collector and the active material, which is important when a battery is constructed, is affected, and the discharge characteristics and life of the storage battery are also affected.
[0008]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and has as its object to provide an electrode current collector capable of improving the adhesion of an active material involved in a battery reaction, and a method for manufacturing the same.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an electrode current collector capable of improving the corrosion resistance of an electrode current collector and improving the adhesion of an active material involved in a battery reaction, and a method of manufacturing the same.
In addition, the present invention provides a sealed lead-acid battery that has improved corrosion resistance as described above, and has an electrode current collector with improved adhesion of an active material provided on an electrode plate, whereby discharge characteristics and life can be improved. Aim.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present inventor has conducted intensive studies and studies to solve the above problems, and as a result, has specially developed an electrode current collector made of a lead alloy (an alloy containing lead as a main component) manufactured by a casting method or an expanding method. The present inventors have completed the present invention by investigating that it is possible to obtain an electrode current collector having improved corrosion resistance and improved adhesion to an active material by performing a suitable surface treatment. That is, the electrode current collector of the present invention is characterized in that a lead oxide layer is formed on the surface of an electrode current collector made of an alloy containing lead as a main component.
[0010]
When the electrode current collector of the present invention is used for a positive electrode plate, the lead oxide layer is preferably α-PbO 2 .
Further, a sealed lead storage battery of the present invention is characterized in that the electrode current collector of the present invention includes an electrode plate in which an active material is held.
[0011]
Further, the method for producing an electrode current collector of the present invention is characterized in that an electrode current collector made of an alloy containing lead as a main component is immersed in an alkaline aqueous solution containing lead ions and subjected to an electrodeposition treatment by electrolysis. And
Further, the electrode current collector made of an alloy containing lead as a main component may be a product manufactured by casting.
[0012]
In addition, the electrode current collector made of an alloy containing lead as a main component may be one manufactured by an expanding method. In addition, when producing an electrode current collector by the expanding method, an alloy containing lead as a main component is cast with a thickness of three times or less the final processed product to produce a plate-shaped electrode current collector preform, and then Rolling the preformed body into a sheet having substantially the same thickness as the final processed product under rolling conditions such that a granular structure generated in the electrode current collector preformed body during the casting remains at least in the core, , And then the sheet may be cut to obtain an electrode current collector. Thereafter, the above electrodeposition treatment is performed on the electrode current collector. Alternatively, the above electrodeposition treatment may be performed before cutting the sheet.
[0013]
Further, in the method for producing an electrode current collector of the present invention, it is preferable that the alkaline aqueous solution when the electrode current collector made of an alloy containing lead as a main component is subjected to electrodeposition treatment contains NaOH or KOH. Features.
Further, in the present invention, the electrode current collector made of an alloy containing lead as a main component may contain lead, calcium, and tin as essential components, and may further contain aluminum and / or silver.
[0014]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments.
(1st Embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a method for manufacturing an electrode including the electrode current collector of the present embodiment. In the method for manufacturing an electrode current collector of the present embodiment described below, a case in which the method for manufacturing an electrode current collector of the present invention is applied to a method for manufacturing an electrode current collector using an expanding method will be described.
First, a plate-like cast body (a plate-shaped electrode current collector preform) is prepared using an alloy containing lead as a main component (sometimes referred to as a lead alloy) as a starting material (S1: plate-like casting). Body production step).
The lead alloy as the starting material contains lead, calcium, and tin as essential components, and further contains aluminum and / or silver. The content of each element is as follows: 0.04 to 0.1% by weight of calcium, 0.1 to 2.5% by weight of tin, 0.005 to 0.05% by weight of aluminum and / or silver, and the balance being lead. is there.
[0015]
The electrode current collector preform is prepared by pouring a molten alloy having the same composition as the above-mentioned starting material into a mold. The preform (cast body) manufactured here is composed of a granular structure.
The thickness t of the plate-shaped electrode current collector preformed body manufactured here is 3 times or less, preferably 1 to 3 times the thickness t exp of the final form of the electrode current collector (finally processed product or expanded molded body). It is more preferable that the condition of t ≦ (2-3) × t exp is satisfied. In addition, the expanded molded body is a sheet-shaped rolled body formed by a rolling process described later, in which an opening is formed by an expanding process.
[0016]
Next, rolling conditions according to the pressing force and the number of times such that the metal structure in the preformed body is not affected are formed on the flat electrode current collector preformed body, in other words, the granules generated in the preformed body during casting. Rolling is performed under rolling conditions such that the structure remains at least in the core, and a sheet having a desired thickness is formed (S2: rolling step).
Here, the number of times of rolling is preferably 1-2 times.
[0017]
In the present embodiment, the thickness t of the lead alloy (plate-shaped electrode current collector preform) supplied to the rolling step S2 is set to be three times or less the electrode current collector t exp in the final form, more preferably 2-3. Since it is twice as large, it does not require a large number of rolling steps as in the conventional manufacturing method using the expanding method, and the electrode current collector in the final form and a sheet-shaped rolled body having almost a thickness in one to two rolling processes. Can be obtained, and can be transferred to a subsequent step of providing a slit and expanding (expanding).
In the rolling step, no significant alteration occurs in the structure of the lead alloy, and a rolled sheet can be obtained in a state where most of the granular structure generated during casting remains.
[0018]
Next, slit processing is performed on the sheet (S3: slit forming step), and the sheet is pulled left and right to form an opening (S4: expanding step).
Next, an electrode current collector (expanded molded body) having a lattice-shaped opening is cut out from the sheet in which the opening is formed (S5: cutting step).
Next, the cut-out expanded molded article is immersed in an alkaline aqueous solution containing lead ions, and a lead oxide layer is formed on the surface of the expanded molded article by an electrolytic deposition treatment (S6: electrodeposition treatment step).
Examples of the lead oxide layer include an α-PbO 2 layer and a β-PbO 2 layer. In the case of a current collector for a positive electrode, the α-PbO 2 layer is formed. The thickness of the lead oxide layer is in the range of 50 to 200 μm. The energization time for performing the electrodeposition treatment is such that the lead oxide layer has a target thickness.
Thereafter, when the expanded molded body is taken out from the alkaline aqueous solution, an electrode current collector having a target lattice-shaped opening is obtained.
[0019]
The reason why the above electrodeposition treatment was performed will be described below.
As described above, the rolling process according to the manufacturing method of the present invention does not require many steps as in the conventional manufacturing method, so that the transformation of the lead alloy structure is small. However, the grain structure is partially transformed by the rolling process, and the structure changes in a portion near the surface of the rolled body. The structure generated in the rolling process has a layered structure in which grains at the time of casting are crushed, and such a layered metal structure has high corrosion resistance, but is applied to the surface of the electrode current collector in the manufacturing process of the electrode plate. Adhesion to active material is low. Therefore, in the present invention, particularly with respect to the current collector used for the positive electrode, a lead oxide layer is provided on the surface in order to improve the adhesion between the active material and the current collector surface.
[0020]
There are two types of products when a lead alloy is oxidized, α-PbO 2 and β-PbO 2 , which have different crystal structures and thus different reactivities. Has the characteristic that the latter β-type is easier to discharge. When such a β-PbO 2 layer is present on the surface of the current collector for the positive electrode, when the active material is applied to form an electrode and discharge as a battery, the discharge of β-PbO 2 on this surface is prioritized and the positive electrode is discharged. PbSO 4 is formed on the surface of the current collector and becomes a resistance layer. Therefore, the discharge of the active material layer, which is supposed to be involved in the discharge, is hindered, and it becomes impossible to take out a sufficient amount of electricity.
[0021]
Therefore, in the present invention, an α-PbO 2 layer having a poor discharge property is formed on the surface of the current collector. The formation of the α-PbO 2 layer requires a high pH condition in a solution. As such an aqueous solution, a solution in which Pb (NO 3 ) 2 or PbO is added to an aqueous solution containing a NaOH component is known. In the present embodiment, a solution in which PbO is added to an aqueous solution containing a NaOH component is also used. Can be used. Specifically, an aqueous solution in which PbO is saturated in 2M NaOH can be used.
[0022]
Next, when an active material is applied to the electrode current collector having a lead oxide layer deposited on its surface (S7: active material application step), a target electrode plate is obtained.
That is, steps S1 to S6 in FIG. 1 are steps for manufacturing an electrode current collector, and steps S1 to S7 are steps for manufacturing an electrode plate.
[0023]
In the method for manufacturing an electrode current collector of the present embodiment, the thickness of the flat electrode current collector preform formed by casting is set to be three times or less the thickness of the final processed product, so that the rolling process in the subsequent process can be performed. It is possible to reduce the amount of the metal structure and suppress the metamorphosis of the metallographic structure.As a result, the corrosion resistance of the electrode current collector can be improved. And the adhesiveness with the substrate can be improved.
The electrode current collector manufactured by the method for manufacturing an electrode current collector of the present embodiment has no “grain” unlike the electrode current collector manufactured by a conventional casting method. Even when a sealed lead battery is produced using an electrode plate provided with an electrode and charged and discharged, no lead sulfate is generated at the grain boundary, and the current collector does not grow. Therefore, the electrode current collector manufactured by the method for manufacturing an electrode current collector according to the present embodiment has an advantage that the corrosion resistance is excellent and the adhesion of the active material is excellent. A sealed lead storage battery provided with an electrode plate in which an active material is held on such an electrode current collector is a sealed lead storage battery provided with an electrode current collector manufactured by a conventional expanding method. There is an advantage that the discharge characteristics and the life can be improved as compared with those of the first embodiment.
[0024]
(Second embodiment)
Next, another example of a method for manufacturing an electrode including the electrode current collector of the present embodiment will be described. In the method for manufacturing an electrode current collector of the present embodiment described below, a case will be described in which the method for manufacturing an electrode current collector of the present invention is applied to a method for manufacturing an electrode current collector using a casting method.
First, using a lead-based alloy having the same composition as that manufactured in the first embodiment as a starting material, a cast body (electrode current collector) having a grid-like opening is manufactured by book mold casting. I do.
The overall dimensions of the cast body manufactured here and the size of the lattice bone of the electrode current collector are determined by the size and engraving of the entire mold.
[0025]
Next, the above-described electrode current collector having a grid-shaped opening is immersed in an alkaline aqueous solution containing lead ions similar to that used in the first embodiment, and the electrode current collector is subjected to electrodeposition by electrolysis. Form a lead oxide layer on the body surface.
Thereafter, when the electrode current collector is taken out from the alkaline aqueous solution, a desired electrode current collector is obtained.
Next, when an active material is applied to the electrode current collector on which the lead oxide layer has been deposited, a target electrode plate is obtained.
[0026]
In the method for manufacturing an electrode current collector of the present embodiment, the adhesion to the active material can be improved by forming a lead oxide layer on the surface of the electrode current collector by electrodeposition.
The sealed lead storage battery provided with the electrode plate using the electrode current collector having improved adhesion with the active material as described above is provided with the electrode plate using the electrode current collector manufactured by the conventional casting method. There is an advantage that the discharge characteristics and the life can be improved as compared with the sealed lead storage battery.
[0027]
【Example】
(Example 1)
First, a lead (98.93% by weight) -calcium (0.05% by weight) -tin (1.0% by weight) -aluminum (0.02% by weight) alloy is used as a starting material, and has a thickness of 10 mm and a width of 5 cm. A plate-like casting is produced (S1: plate-like casting production step). The plate-like cast body here was produced by pouring a molten alloy having the same composition as the above-mentioned starting material into a mold processed to a width of 5 cm and a depth of 10 mm. Assuming that the thickness of the electrode current collector (final processed product) to be finally manufactured is 5 mm, the thickness of the plate-shaped cast body manufactured here is twice the thickness of the final finished product.
Next, the plate-like cast body was subjected to rolling treatment once or twice to form a sheet having a width of 7 cm and a thickness of 5 mm (rolling step S2).
Next, slit processing was performed on this sheet (S3: slit forming step), and the sheet was pulled left and right to form an opening (S4: expanding step). The electrode current collector before cutting out became 21 cm in width and 5 mm in thickness by this expanding process.
[0028]
Next, an electrode current collector (expanded molded body) having a lattice-shaped opening was cut out from the sheet (S5: cutting step). The length of the electrode current collector after cutting was 15 cm.
Next, the prepared electrode current collector was immersed in an aqueous solution in which PbO was saturated in 2 M NaOH, and an α-PbO 2 layer was deposited on the surface with a current of about 5 mA / cm 2 (S6: Electrode). Analysis process). The thickness of the α-PbO 2 layer deposited here was targeted at 100 μm, and electricity was supplied for such a time as to achieve such a thickness.
Thereafter, the electrode current collector is taken out from the aqueous solution, and a positive electrode active material is applied to the electrode current collector having an α-PbO 2 layer deposited on its surface (S7: active material application step) to obtain a desired positive electrode plate Was.
[0029]
A sealed lead storage battery of Example 1 was manufactured using a positive electrode plate using the electrode current collector manufactured in this example. Further, for comparison, a sealed lead storage battery of Comparative Example 1 was manufactured using a positive electrode plate using an electrode current collector manufactured by a conventional expanding method.
A charge / discharge cycle test was performed on each of the fabricated batteries of Example 1 and Comparative Example 1. The capacity of the manufactured battery was 200 Ah, and the conditions of the charge / discharge cycle test were as follows.
[0030]
As a result of this cycle test, the capacity of the sealed lead battery of Comparative Example 1 provided with the current collector manufactured by the conventional expanding method was reduced in 800 cycles, whereas the capacity of the sealed lead battery manufactured by the manufacturing method of the present invention was reduced. The sealed lead-acid battery of Example 1 provided with an electric body was usable up to 1200 cycles. As a result of disassembly of the battery after the test, a PbSO 4 layer was detected near the electrode current collector in the battery of Comparative Example 1 according to the conventional manufacturing method. However, in the battery of Example 1 in which the manufacturing method of the present invention was performed, No remarkable PbSO 4 was found. This is probably because the α-PbO 2 layer formed on the surface of the electrode current collector improved the adhesion between the electrode current collector and the active material.
[0032]
(Example 2)
First, a book mold was used, using the same lead (98.93% by weight) -calcium (0.05%)-tin (1.0%)-aluminum (0.02%) alloy as in the first embodiment. A casting (electrode current collector) having a lattice-shaped opening was manufactured by a casting method.
The cast body produced here has an overall size of 20 × 15 cm and a thickness of 5 mm at the surrounding bone.
Next, the above-mentioned cast electrode current collector is immersed in a solution of 0.1 M Pb (NO 3 ) 2 dissolved in a 1 M NaOH aqueous solution, and is deposited on the surface of the electrode current collector by electrolytic deposition. An α-PbO 2 layer having a thickness of 120 μm was formed.
Thereafter, the electrode current collector was taken out from the aqueous solution, and a positive electrode active material was applied to the electrode current collector having an α-PbO 2 layer deposited on the surface, to obtain a desired positive electrode plate.
[0033]
A sealed lead storage battery of Example 2 was manufactured using a positive electrode plate using the electrode current collector manufactured in this example. For comparison, a sealed lead-acid battery similar to that of Example 2 was prepared except that an electrode current collector not subjected to the above-described electrodeposition treatment (an electrode current collector prepared by a conventional casting method) was used. And Comparative Example 2.
A charge / discharge cycle test was performed on each of the fabricated batteries of Example 2 and Comparative Example 2. The capacity of the produced battery was 150 Ah, and the conditions of the charge / discharge cycle test were the same as those in the previous example.
As a result of the cycle test, the sealed lead battery of Comparative Example 2 including the current collector manufactured by the conventional casting method had a reduced capacity at 600 cycles, whereas the sealed lead battery according to the present invention was implemented. The sealed lead storage battery of Example 2 including the produced current collector was usable up to 800 cycles. Therefore, it is understood that the effect of improving the number of cycles can be obtained by performing the surface treatment as in the present invention on the electrode current collector.
[0034]
As described above, the production method of the present invention has the effect of improving the life characteristics of the battery, and particularly when applied to a current collector by the expanding method in which the metamorphosis of the metallographic structure has occurred, a remarkably excellent effect. Is obtained.
[0035]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail, the present invention is characterized in that a special surface treatment is applied to an electrode current collector manufactured by a casting method or an expanding method.
Further, in the step of manufacturing the electrode current collector by the expanding method, an alloy containing lead as a main component is cast into a flat plate having a thickness of three times or less, more preferably twice or less the thickness of the final processed product, Next, the sheet is rolled into a sheet shape by a rolling process in accordance with the pressure and the number of times of pressurization within the conditions such that the metal structure in the previously cast flat plate is not affected, and the thickness is adjusted. A grid-like opening is provided in the entire sheet.
By the method as described above, in the electrode current collector by the expanding method, the denaturation of the metal structure is suppressed, as a result, the corrosion resistance is improved, and the adhesion to the active material is improved by performing the surface treatment according to the present invention. According to the sealed lead-acid battery provided with the electrode plate using the electrode current collector having the excellent corrosion resistance and the excellent adhesion of the active material, the sealing lead storage battery has a great effect in improving the life characteristics. .
In addition, even in a current collector by a casting method, which has been a mainstream technology in the past, the surface treatment according to the present invention improves the adhesion with the active material and greatly improves the life characteristics of the sealed lead-acid battery. To play.
As described above, the present invention has a significant effect on improving the corrosion resistance of the electrode current collector, which is a main member of the sealed lead-acid battery, and improving the adhesion between the electrode current collector and the active material, It is applicable not only to large-capacity sealed lead-acid batteries for industrial use but also to small-sized sealed lead-acid batteries for various applications, and has an extremely large industrial effect.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a method for manufacturing an electrode including a method for manufacturing an electrode current collector according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a method for manufacturing an electrode provided with a conventional method for manufacturing an electrode current collector using an expanding method.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a production line for producing a conventional electrode.
[Explanation of symbols]
S1: plate-like cast body production step (plate-like electrode current collector preform production step), S2: rolling step, S3: slit forming step, S4: expanding step, S5: cutting step, S6: electrodeposition treatment Step, S7: Active material application step.
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