Abstract:
Free-flowing, dense solid particles are prepared via a process comprising providing a solids suspension in a vessel with stirring, directing the suspension to a separation device, which device separates the suspension into a high solids stream and a low solids stream, subjecting the high solids stream to high shear conditions in a high shear compartment and circulating both streams back to the vessel, where the solids suspension is continuously circulated through an integrated apparatus. The integrated apparatus comprises a vessel equipped with a stirring mechanism, a separation device capable of separating a solids suspension into a high solids stream and a low solids stream and a compartment capable of subjecting the high solids stream to high shear conditions, where the separation device is connected to the vessel via a first feed line, the compartment is in-line in a second feed line connecting the separation device and the vessel and the separation device and the vessel are connected via a third feed line, where the first, second and third feed lines are capable of continuously circulating the solids suspension from the vessel to the separation device, circulating the high solids stream from the separation device through the compartment to the vessel and circulating the low solids stream from the separation device to the vessel, respectively and where the apparatus is capable of continuously circulating a solids suspension.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed towards a process for making a particulate material according to the general formula (I): NiaCObMncMd(O)x(OH)y, wherein M is selected from Al and Ti, x is in the range of from 0.01 to 0.9, y is in the range of from 1.1 to 1.99, a is in the range of from 0.3 to 0.85, b is in the range of from 0.05 to 0.4, c is in the range of from 0.1 to 0.5, d is in the range of from 0.001 to 0.03, with a+b+c+d=1 said process comprising the following steps: (a) providing an aqueous slurry of particles of aluminum hydroxide or titanium dioxide, (b) adding an aqueous solution of water-soluble salts of nickel, cobalt and manganese and a solution of alkali metal hydroxide to the slurry according to step (a), thereby co-precipitating a layer of a mixed hydroxide of nickel and cobalt and manganese hydroxide on the particles according to step (a), (c) removing particles of (NiaCObMncAld)(OH)2+d or (NiaCObMncTid)(OH)2+2d so obtained and drying them in the presence of oxygen.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed towards a process for preparing a nickel composite hydroxide with a mean particle diameter in the range from 3 to 20 µm (d50) comprising the step(s) of combining (a) an aqueous solution of water-soluble salts of nickel and of at least one of cobalt and manganese, and, optionally, at least one of Al, Mg, B, or transition metals other than nickel, cobalt, and manganese, (b) with an aqueous solution of an alkali metal hydroxide and (c) with an organic acid or alkali or ammonium salt of an organic acid or an anhydride of an organic acid wherein said organic acid whose nickel(+II) salt has a solubility of 1g/l or less in water at 20°C and, optionally, with (d) an aqueous solution of alkali metal aluminate.
Abstract:
The invention relates to spherical particles containing a lithiated mixed transition metal oxide having nickel, cobalt and manganese and optionally at least one additional transition metal, each in cationic form, characterized in that the content of carbonate, calculated as Li 2 CO 3 , lies in the range from 0.01 to 0.3 wt% relative to the entire particle and in that the content of nickel, applied over the radius of the respective particles, in the outer region of the particles is at least 10 mol% below the content in the core, and in that the content of manganese, applied over the radius of the respective particles, in the outer region of the particles is at least 10 mol% above the content in the core, and wherein mol% relates to the total content of transition metal.
Abstract:
The invention relates to spherical particles, containing (A) at least one mixed transition metal hydroxide or mixed transition metal carbonate comprising at least 3 different transition metals selected from nickel, cobalt, manganese, iron, chromium and vanadium, (B) at least one fluoride, oxide or hydroxide of Ba, Al, Zr or Ti, wherein the transition metals in transition metal hydroxide (A) or transition metal carbonate (A) are predominantly present in oxidation stage +2, wherein at least 75% of fluoride (B) or oxide (B) or hydroxide (B) is present in the form of domains in an outer shell of the spherical particles and are at least 90% covered by transition metal hydroxide (A) and/or transition metal carbonate (A).