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- noun chemistry The
replacement of ahydrogen atom of anorganic compound with asulfate (-OSO2OH)functional group , or the replacement of the hydrogen atoms of two molecules to form a sulfate (R-OSO2O-R)
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While the automakers can get better start-stop performance by using ultra-premium lead-acid batteries, even premium batteries have problems with a chemical process known as sulfation which is the primary reason lead-acid batteries fail.
AltEnergyStocks.com 2010
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While the automakers can get better start-stop performance by using ultra-premium lead-acid batteries, even premium batteries have problems with a chemical process known as sulfation which is the primary reason lead-acid batteries fail.
SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page John Petersen 2010
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Axion's hope was that its PbC devices would reduce the amount of lead used in a battery, eliminate sulfation, which is the primary cause of lead-acid battery failure, and bring supercapacitor-like power to the lead-acid world.
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For a lead-acid car battery, the failure mechanism is called sulfation, where the discharged material undergoes a phase transformation after which it can’t recharge.
Archive 2010-02-01 Venkat's Energy Blog 2010
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For a lead-acid car battery, the failure mechanism is called sulfation, where the discharged material undergoes a phase transformation after which it can’t recharge.
Battery Rules. Venkat's Energy Blog 2010
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While the carbon components do not change the basic electrochemistry, they increase specific power and reduce a chemical reaction called "sulfation" that occurs during charging cycles and is the principal reason ordinary lead-acid batteries fail.
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Remember that sulfation occurs in the discharged state.
Archive 2010-09-01 Venkat's Energy Blog 2010
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In general for your car lead acid batteries you have to keep them topped off to prevent sulfation.
Pull the plug. Your battery will thank you. Venkat's Energy Blog 2010
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So one could do something complicated like let the battery charge, and then let it discharge a bit, but come back the next day and charge it back up before sulfation kicks in.
Battery Rules. Venkat's Energy Blog 2010
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Remember that sulfation occurs in the discharged state.
A Brief History of Batteries- Part 2 Venkat's Energy Blog 2010
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