Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for converting water-soluble, condensed phosphates of the following general formula (I)M.sub.2 O(MPO.sub.3).sub.n (I)in which M stands for sodium, potassium or ammonium and n stands for a number between 4 and about 100, to granulate, wherein the pulverulent, water-soluble, condensed phosphate is thoroughly agitated and granulated in the presence of water and of a phosphate salt other than the condensed phosphate. More specifically, the condensed phosphate of general formula (I) or a mixture of the phosphate with an anhydrous or partially hydrated alkali metal phosphate is thoroughly agitated and granulated in the presence of water and an ammonium polyphosphate of the following general formula (II)H.sub.(n-m)+2 (NH.sub.4).sub.m P.sub.n O.sub.3n+1 (II)in which n stands for an integral average value of 3 to 1000, m stands for a whole number of up to n+2, and the m/n-ratio is between about 1.0 and 1.67.
Abstract:
A process of using microwave radiation to effect condensation polymerization of phosphorus oxyacids and their salts having at least two free hydroxyl groups attached to the same phosphorus atom.
Abstract:
A method is provided for forming a high-capacity, high-rate lithium ion battery cathode material. The method includes providing a synthesized material of electrochemically active plate-shaped nanoparticles and adding a plurality of appropriately sized diluent particles to the plate-shaped nanoparticles to form a suspension. Any liquid is removed from the solution to form a composite material. The method also includes processing the composite material to form a high-capacity, high-rate lithium ion battery cathode material.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a novel solid state process for the preparation of metal-containing compounds comprising the steps i) forming a reaction mixture comprising one or more metal-containing precursor compounds and optionally one or more non-metal-containing reactants, and ii) using one or more hypophosphite-containing materials as a reducing agent; wherein one or more of the hypophosphite-containing materials is used as an agent to reduce one or more of the metal-containing precursor compounds; and further wherein the process is performed in the absence of an oxidizing atmosphere. Materials made by such a process are useful, for example, as electrode materials in alkali metal-ion battery applications.
Abstract:
LMFP cathode materials are made in a mechanochemical/solid state process. The precursors are dried in a preliminary step to reduce the water content of the precursors of less than 1% by weight and preferably less than 0.25% by weight. The dried precursors are then dry milled and calcined to form particles of an olivine LMFP. The product has excellent specific capacity and capacity retention.