IMPROVED THERMOPLASTIC CARBON PRECURSOR MATERIAL FOR APPLICATION IN COATING, BINDING, AND IMPREGNATION PROCESSES FOR THE MANUFACTURING OF ELECTRODES FOR STEEL AND ALUMINIUM PRODUCTION AND BATTERIES

    公开(公告)号:EP4215597A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-26

    申请号:EP22152942.3

    申请日:2022-01-24

    摘要: The present invention is directed to a carbon precursor material characterized by a flashpoint above 290°C and a softening point between 110 and 300°C Mettler and comprising petroleum-derived pitch product derived from a petroleum-based raw material having a concentration of less than 40% by weight of asphaltenes as measured by SARA analysis. Further, the present invention is directed to the use of such carbon precursor material in binding/coating/impregnation processes in the production of graphite electrodes for electric arc furnaces used in steel/ferro-alloy/silicon production or in carbon electrodes for aluminum production and/or manufacture of graphite particles for the manufacturing of battery electrodes. The present invention is further directed to a carbon or graphite electrode comprising said pitch binder in converted state, and in particular a battery electrode. The present invention provides also a process for producing a coating and/or binding and/or impregnation carbon precursor material comprising a petroleum-derived pitch product, the process comprising the steps of providing petroleum-based raw material having a concentration of less than 40% by weight of asphaltenes measured by SARA analysis, thermally treating said petroleum-based raw material above 300°C at atmospheric pressure, and subsequently distill the thermally treated material, thereby obtaining a distillation residue being said petroleum-derived pitch product.

    AN IMPROVED CARBON PRECURSOR MATERIAL
    2.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP4215481A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-26

    申请号:EP22152935.7

    申请日:2022-01-24

    IPC分类号: C01B32/05 H01M4/00

    摘要: A carbon precursor material is provided comprising a distillation residue from a distillate, said distillate being a distillate fraction of coal tar and/or petroleum-based raw material, or of coal tar-based and/or petroleum-based pitch, wherein the distillation residue has a softening point between 70 and 120°C Mettler. Further, the present invention provides the use of the carbon precursor material as a binder and/or impregnation material in the manufacturing of graphite electrodes for electric arc furnaces and carbon anodes for aluminum production, and/or the use of the carbon precursor material as coating material for carbon-coated particles for the manufacturing of battery electrodes. In addition, the present invention provides a process for obtaining a carbon precursor material comprising the steps of providing coal tar and/or petroleum-based raw material, or a coal tar-based and/or petroleum-based pitch, exposing the raw material or the pitch to a first vacuum distillation process, thereby obtaining a raw material-based distillate fraction or a pitch-based distillate fraction, subsequently exposing said distillate fraction to a second vacuum distillation process, thereby obtaining a distillation residue being said carbon precursor material.

    IMPROVED PARTICLE COATING METHOD
    3.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP4215480A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-26

    申请号:EP22152929.0

    申请日:2022-01-24

    IPC分类号: C01B32/05

    摘要: The present invention is directed to a method for producing carbon coated particles or aggregates of carbon coated particles, the method comprising:
    - providing a number of particles to be coated,
    - producing an intermediate molten pitch product,
    - directly dispersing the intermediate pitch product on the particles,
    - subsequently carbonizing the particles.
    In addition, the present invention is directed to a method of manufacturing a battery electrode comprising said method for producing said carbon-coated particles or said aggregates of carbon coated particles.

    IMPROVED CARBONACEOUS COATING FOR BATTERY ELECTRODE MATERIALS

    公开(公告)号:EP4194396A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-14

    申请号:EP21214111.3

    申请日:2021-12-13

    IPC分类号: C01B32/21 C10C3/00 H01M4/583

    摘要: The present invention is directed to use of a petroleum-derived pitch product as coating material for graphite particles for the manufacturing of battery electrodes, characterized in that said pitch product has a melt viscosity index log 10 (visc)*100/SPM between 1.2 and 3.0 at 220°C and between 1.0 and 2.5 at 240°C, wherein visc = melt viscosity (mPa.s) and SPM= softening point °C Mettler.
    Further, the present invention is directed to a battery electrode comprising a coating made of said pitch product, as well as directed to a battery comprising an electrode having a coating made of said pitch product.
    In addition, the present invention is directed to a process for obtaining a petroleum-derived pitch product as mentioned above, said process comprising a petroleum vacuum distillation process step for obtaining petroleum-derived distillation residue. Further, the invention is directed to a process for manufacturing a battery electrode comprising said process for producing a pitch product.