Preparation of organic rechargeable battery using phenols

Phenols are antioxidant compounds and have the property of electrochemical oxidation. exploiting the antioxidant properties of the phenol a rechargeable battery was prepared by coupling phenol with resorcinol through salt bridge. the voltage power and stability of this battery was found to depend upon the concentration of the phenols,concentration of the electrolyte,power/voltage of charger and porosity of the salt bridge which connects the two solutions. the salt bridges used for this battery include piece of card board and wicks made of the loose and tightly woven cotton threads i.e. the wick of spirit lamp and the wick used in lantern. sodium hydroxide solution was used as electrolyte and conductivity improving medium. the concentration of the electrolyte was investigated using its solutions of various concentrations in separate experiments. the voltage of the charger was investigated by using charger/transformers of 6.15 and 3 volt. this five cell phenol battery gives a maximum voltage of 8000 millivolt at the optimum conditions. this battery was recharged using a 15 volt dc power supply. the charging and theoretical aspects of the battery are also discussed in this communication.