A Heavy Duty Chlorine-Depolarized Cell

Chlorine can readily be activated electrochemically at carbon electrodes, these, in combination with conventional metal anodes, giving primary cells of high initial voltage (2.05–2.12 with zinc; 2.85–2.92 with magnesium) and good operating characteristics. Two chlorine‐depolarized reserve‐type cells are described, one of high capacity at moderate drain (6 amp. per sq. ft. [0.65 amp./dm.2]), the other designed for an exceedingly heavy discharge rate (75–150 amp. per sq. ft. [8–16 amp./dm.2]) for periods of only a few minutes.