β Scribed by Samuel C. Levy, Per Bro (auth.)
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
This book is about how to avoid the accidents and injuries that may occur when batteries are abused or mishandled. It is the first book to deal specifically with this subject in a reasonably comprehensive manner accessible to readers ranging from regular consumers to technical specialists. Batteries and battery processes are described in sufficient detail to enable readers to understand why and how batteries cause accidents and what can be done to prevent them. Each year in the United States alone, thousands of individuals are injured by battery accidents, some of which are severely disabling. The tragedy is that such accidents need not occur. The book is intended to satisfy the needs of a varied group of readers: battery users in general, battery engineers, and designers of battery-operated equipment and consumer electronics. Since the book is a reference source of information on batteries and battery chemicals, we believe it may also be useful to those studying the environment as well as to medical personnel called upon to treat battery injuries. There are no prerequisites for an underΒ standing of the text other than an interest in batteries and their safe usage.
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Batteries and Battery Processes....Pages 3-21
The Nature of Battery Hazards and Accidents....Pages 23-39
Front Matter....Pages 41-42
Battery Leakage....Pages 43-85
Ruptures....Pages 87-97
Explosions....Pages 99-111
Thermal Runaway....Pages 113-132
Front Matter....Pages 133-134
Primary Batteries....Pages 135-156
Rechargeable Batteries....Pages 157-186
Front Matter....Pages 187-187
Solid Cathode Lithium Systems....Pages 189-210
Lithium/Thionyl Chloride Batteries....Pages 211-232
Lithium/Sulfur Dioxide Batteries....Pages 233-247
Other Soluble Depolarizer Lithium Systems....Pages 249-255
Rechargeable Lithium Systems....Pages 257-272
High-Temperature Systems....Pages 273-282
Front Matter....Pages 283-285
Safety Evaluation....Pages 287-298
Aqueous Electrolyte Batteries....Pages 299-312
Ambient Temperature Lithium Systems....Pages 313-324
Storage, Transportation, and Disposal of Lithium Cells....Pages 325-332
Back Matter....Pages 333-351
Inorganic Chemistry; Organic Chemistry; Chemistry/Food Science, general; Electrical Engineering; Optical and Electronic Materials; Engineering, general
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