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The results obtained were assessed in conjunction with published data, and a comprehensive picture of the various antimony (III) and antimony (V) reaction paths occurring in the lead-acid battery has been presented. The placing of a suitable ion-exchange material between the separator and the negative plate, with the object of removing antimony (III), could be a feasible method of limiting the problem of 'Antimony Poisoning'.","abstract_html":"One of the technological problems associated with the lead-acid battery is the self-discharge of the negative plate as a result of the deposition of antimony onto the sponge lead electrode, a process known as 'Antimony Poisoning'. The rate of deposition (III) from aqueous sulphuric acid onto pure lead electrodes was measured using a tracer technique. 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