Research Article

Role of Indium Alloying with Lead as a Means to Reduce the Passivation Phenomena in Lead/Acid Batteries

Table 2

Apparent activation energy values for Pb and Pb-In alloys in 4 M H2SO4 solution at both peak (I) and passive region.

Pb or alloys (kJ·mol−1) at Peak (I) (kJ·mol−1)
(in passive region at 1.2 V)

Pb24.2052.00
Alloy (I)26.2049.00
Alloy (II)21.3045.60
Alloy (III)18.0041.50
Alloy (IV)16.6026.11
Alloy (V)15.0022.00