Abstract:
Method for producing silicon particles for use as anode material in lithium ion rechargeable batteries, distinctive by the steps: a)optionally, to introduce silicon seed particles and/or lithium seed particles into, or producing silicon or lithium seed particles or inner core material in a rotatable reactor, as a separate optional step or as included in step b), b)to introduce a silicon-containing first reaction gas for CVD into the reactor, setting the reactor in rotation under CVD-conditions; to grow silicon-rich core particles on the seed particles while the reactor is rotated at a rotational speed creating a centripetal acceleration exceeding at least 1000 times the natural acceleration of gravity on said core particles, c)optionally, to introduce a second reaction gas, liquid or material into the reactor of steps a) and b) or a second reactor into which the core particles of step b) have been introduced; to grow a second material of lower silicon contents than the core material, and the second reaction gas, liquid or material is different from the first reaction gas. The invention also provides silicon particles for use as anode material in lithium ion rechargeable batteries, use of a rotating reactor for the method, and a reactor for operating the method.
Abstract:
The invention provides a reactor for the manufacture of silicon by chemical vapour deposition (CVD), the reactor comprises a reactor body that can rotate around an axis with the help of a rotation device operatively arranged to the reactor, at least one sidewall that surrounds the reactor body, at least one inlet for reaction gas, at least one outlet for residual gas and at least one heat appliance operatively arranged to the reactor. The reactor is characterised in that during operation for the manufacture of silicon by CVD, the reactor comprises a layer of particles on the inside of, at least, one sidewall.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device for processing a sheet of dough (3) in order to reduce the thickness of this, where the device comprises a plurality of roller (7) arranged in series on a roller assembly (17, 17', 22). The invention is distinctive in that each roller (7) is configured to follow a curved path (5, 6, 26) when the roller (7) is in contact with the sheet of dough (3) so that curved structures (10, 11, 13) are created in the sheet of dough (3) after processing. The invention also comprises a method for processing a sheet of dough (3).