303Miscellaneous Applications in Industrial Textiles
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short circuits and at the same time allow rapid transport of ionic charge
carriers that are needed to complete the circuit during the passage of current
in an electrochemical cell. They should be very good electronic insulators
and have the capability of conducting ions by either intrinsic ionic conductor
or by soaking electrolyte.
a. Separator requirements: A number of factors must be considered in
selecting the best separator for a particular battery and application.
The characteristics of each available separator must be weighed
against the requirements and one selected that best fullls these
needs. A wide variety of properties are required of separato ...