TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Method: After the separating step, the separated polymer is washed with solution comprising water. The dispersion is treated with solution comprising water and alkali metal sulfide, M2Su, where M is Li, Na, or K and u is 1-6.Preferred Components: The positively charged polymer is ((M(Sm)-x-)n)y polymer, or (M')p(((M(Sm)-x-)n)y)z polymer. The electrolyte comprises liquid electrolytes, gel polymer electrolytes, or solid polymer electrolytes.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The alkali metal sulfide can be sodium sulfide. The sulfide anions comprises Su2-, where u is 1-6. The anion other than sulfide is chloride ion. The anode comprises lithium metal, lithium-aluminum alloys, lithium-tin alloys, lithium-intercalated carbons, and/or lithium-intercalated graphites.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ELECTRICAL POWER AND ENERGY - Preferred Components: The cathode further comprises binders, electrolytes, non-electroactive metal oxides, and/or electroactive transition metal chalcogenides. Preferred Definitions:    M = pyrrole, aniline, indole, phenylene, diamines, thiophene, acetylene, phenylene, vinyl phenylene, vinyl thienylene, or their derivatives;    M' = vinyl imidazole, aminostyrene, vinyl oxazoline, dimethylaminopropyl methacrylamide, diethylaminoethyl methacrylate, vinyl pyridine, acrylamide, diacetone acrylamide, vinylpyrrolidone, diallyldimethyl ammonium salts, methacryloyloxyethyl trimethyl ammonium salts, methacrylamidopropyl trimethyl ammonium salts, vinyl benzyl trimethylammonium salts, or vinyl-1-methyl-pyridinium salts.    EXAMPLE - A solid polymer comprising 7.17% carbon, 1.93% nitrogen, 87% sulfur, and 0.82% chlorine was dispersed in 1 L deionized water. 50 g Sodium sulfide trihydrate was added to the stirred suspension for 30 minutes. The solid product was filtered, then washed with water until it was colorless. The product was washed with acetone, then dried at vacuum at room temperature for 18 hours. The resulting organic polymer (75 parts), 10 parts conductive carbon pigment, and 15 parts graphite were used for formulating cathode. The prepared cathode formulation was prepared on a conductive carbon coated aluminum foil substrate. Visual examination of uncoated surface of the aluminum foil substrate after more than 1 month showed an absence of pits and no evidence of corrosion.