Processes taking place in the paste of lead-acid battery plates
During the production of lead-acid batteries, when pasted and cured plates are soaked in H 2 SO 4 solution before formation, sulfuric acid reacts with the cured paste whereby the paste is sulfated. The reaction between H 2 SO 4 and the paste proceeds in a reaction layer between the zones of cured paste and sulfated paste. With the time of soaking, the reaction