Abstract
Gas evolution in primary alkaline cells depends on discharge time. This dependence can be so strong that acceptable volumes of gas are evolved in cells when discharged over relatively long periods, whereas shorter times may lead to gassing beyond the limits of the cell design. The dependency of gassing on discharge time was investigated for a number of commercial cells and for different zinc-alloy powders. An indication of a relation between certain alloying elements and the gas evolution at short discharge times was found. The most important result of the investigations, however, was the development of a modified zinc powder production process which leads to zinc powders with reduced gas evolution rates for both short and long discharge times.
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