Zinc has many uses, that most people may not be aware of. It is...

Zinc has many uses, that most people may not be aware of. It is an industrial staple for many industries. Including the ever popular battery use.

From: http://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/30/zinc
Uses
Most zinc is used to galvanise other metals, such as iron, to prevent rusting. Galvanised steel is used for car bodies, street lamp posts, safety barriers and suspension bridges.

Large quantities of zinc are used to produce die-castings, which are important in the automobile, electrical and hardware industries. Zinc is also used in alloys such as brass, nickel silver and aluminium solder.

Zinc oxide is widely used in the manufacture of very many products such as paints, rubber, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, plastics, inks, soaps, batteries, textiles and electrical equipment. Zinc sulfide is used in making luminous paints, fluorescent lights and x-ray screens.

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Zinc–bromine battery

Features[edit]



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The primary features of the zinc bromine battery are:

• High energy density relative to lead–acid batteries
• 100% depth of discharge capability on a daily basis^[2]
• No shelf life limitations as zinc–bromine batteries are non-perishable, unlike lead–acid and lithium-ion batteries, for example.^[2]
• Scalable capacities