Talk:Zinc–air battery

The reaction at the anode is obviously wrong because the charges don't add up. I'd correct it but I don't know the correct reaction. --Alistair

Well thank you for discovering this, 2 problems

1. The electrochemistry is erroneous, with two sites stating different reactions, it could be that several different zinc air reactions types exist. [1] [2]

2. Zinc-Air Fuel Cells has a reaction of its own. [3]

I think all of these reactions need to be displayed, but information is needed for why they are different. --BerserkerBen 06:17, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for trying to fix this. There isn't much knowledge about these reactions on the web, is there!The charges in these reactions still don't add up:

 Anode:  Zn + 2OH- → Zn(OH)42- + 2e- → ZnO + H2O

While I have absolutely no authority for the following reactions, they are at least not transparently wrong:

 Anode:  Zn + 4OH- → Zn(OH)42- + 2e-
 Fluid:  Zn(OH)42- → ZnO + H2O + 2OH-

Can anybody help? --Alistair

Aha! I've found a reference. [4] Its "At the anode" reaction matches mine but omits the zincate intermediate. I'm therefore still not sure what to do to the page. --Alistair