1997results about "Manganese oxides/hydroxides" patented technology

Nanowires useful as heterogeneous catalysts are provided. The nanowire catalysts are useful in a variety of catalytic reactions, for example, the oxidative coupling of methane to ethylene. Related methods for use and manufacture of the same are also disclosed.

Disclosed is a method of exfoliating a layered material (e.g., graphite and graphite oxide) to produce nano-scaled platelets having a thickness smaller than 100 nm, typically smaller than 10 nm, and often between 0.34 nm and 1.02 nm. The method comprises: (a) subjecting the layered material in a powder form to a halogen vapor at a first temperature above the melting point or sublimation point of the halogen at a sufficient vapor pressure and for a duration of time sufficient to cause the halogen molecules to penetrate an interlayer space of the layered material, forming a stable halogen-intercalated compound; and (b) heating the halogen-intercalated compound at a second temperature above the boiling point of the halogen, allowing halogen atoms or molecules residing in the interlayer space to exfoliate the layered material to produce the platelets. Alternatively, rather than heating, step (a) is followed by a step of dispersing the halogen-intercalated compound in a liquid medium which is subjected to ultrasonication for exfoliating the halogen-intercalated compound to produce the platelets, which are dispersed in the liquid medium. The halogen can be readily captured and re-used, thereby significantly reducing the impact of halogen to the environment. The method can further include a step of dispersing the platelets in a polymer or monomer solution or suspension as a precursor step to nanocomposite fabrication.

Metal oxide catalysts comprising various dopants are provided. The catalysts are useful as heterogenous catalysts in a variety of catalytic reactions, for example, the oxidative coupling of methane to C2 hydrocarbons such as ethane and ethylene. Related methods for use and manufacture of the same are also disclosed.

Nanowires useful as heterogeneous catalysts are provided. The nanowire catalysts are useful in a variety of catalytic reactions, for example, the oxidative coupling of methane to C2 hydrocarbons. Related methods for use and manufacture of the same are also disclosed.

Nanowires useful as heterogeneous catalysts are provided. The nanowire catalysts are prepared by polymer templated methods and are useful in a variety of catalytic reactions, for example, the oxidative coupling of methane to ethane and / or ethylene. Related methods for use and manufacture of the same are also disclosed.

Disclosed are primary materials, precursor materials and final materials as well as methods to prepare these materials. The final materials are mixed lithium transition metal oxides, useful as performance optimized cathode materials for rechargeable lithium batteries. The transition metal is a solid solution mixture of manganese, nickel and cobalt, M=(Mn1-uNiu)1-u-yCoy, with 0.2

The present invention describes methods for preparing high quality nanoparticles, i.e., metal oxide based nanoparticles of uniform size and monodispersity. The nanoparticles advantageously comprise organic alkyl chain capping groups and are stable in air and in nonpolar solvents. The methods of the invention provide a simple and reproducible procedure for forming transition metal oxide nanocrystals, with yields over 80%. The highly crystalline and monodisperse nanocrystals are obtained directly without further size selection; particle size can be easily and fractionally increased by the methods. The resulting nanoparticles can exhibit magnetic and / or optical properties. These properties result from the methods used to prepare them. Also advantageously, the nanoparticles of this invention are well suited for use in a variety of industrial applications, including cosmetic and pharmaceutical formulations and compositions.

The present invention is directed to a process for making an amorphous nanostructured cation-doped manganese oxide material useful as an ion intercalation host for rechargeable batteries, including the steps of preparing a solution containing cation permanganate combined optionally with a cation donor compound, mixing the solution with a reducing agent to yield a hydrogel comprising a manganese oxide compound, cryogenically freezing the hydrogel, drying the frozen gel to yield a cryogel amorphous nanostructured cation-doped manganese oxide, and heat treating the dried cryogel.

The invention discloses a preparation method for preparing manganese dioxides in various crystal forms, comprising the following steps of: with divalent manganese salt as a reducing agent and potassium permanganate as an oxidant, adjusting the ratio of raw materials, and reacting in a reaction kettle at 160 DEG C for 1-12h to synthesize both one-dimensional alpha-MnO2 nano fibers and beta-MnO2 nano bars and gamma-MnO2 flower-like structures. The preparation method is simple in preparation process and low in cost; and the product can be used for the research in fields such as super capacitor direction, catalysis and the like.

The invention discloses a method for preparing a manganese series lithium ion sieve adsorbent, and relates to a method for preparing an inorganic adsorbent for adsorbing lithium from liquid lithium resources such as brine of salt lake, seawater and the like. In the method, a cubic crystal ion sieve precursor Li1.6Mn1.6O4 is prepared from Mn2O3 and LiOH or Li2CO3 serving as raw materials by using two sections of solid-phase reactions, wherein the precursor also can be used as an anode material of a lithium ion battery. The precursor is acidized to obtain a lithium ion sieve adsorbent MnO2.0.5H2O (or expressed as H1.6Mn1.6O4), and the ion sieve is the lithium adsorbent which has high selectivity on lithium. The method has the advantages of simple and readily available raw materials, simple process, high adsorption capacity of the ion sieve, low cost, high purity of products and is easy to realize industrial production.

Coagulated particles of nickel-cobalt-manganese hydroxide wherein primary particles are coagulated to form secondary particles are synthesized by allowing an aqueous solution of a nickel-cobalt-manganese salt, an aqueous solution of an alkali-metal hydroxide, and an ammonium-ion donor to react under specific conditions; and a lithium-nickel-cobalt-manganese-containing composite oxide represented by a general formula, LipNixMn1-x-yCoyO2-qFq (where 0.98≦p≦1.07, 0.3≦x≦0.5, 0.1≦y≦0.38, and 0≦q≦0.05), which is a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary cell having a wide usable voltage range, a charge-discharge cycle durability, a high capacity and high safety, is obtained by dry-blending coagulated particles of nickel-cobalt-manganese composite oxyhydroxide formed by making an oxidant to act on the coagulated particles with a lithium salt, and firing the mixture in an oxygen-containing atmosphere.

The invention provides methods for reduction of metal oxide particles using a high temperature solar aerosol reactor. The invention also provides metal-oxide based processes for the generation of hydrogen from water splitting using a high temperature solar aerosol reactor. In addition, the invention provides solar thermal reactor systems suitable for use with these processes.

The invention provides a method for continuously synthesizing a precursor of a lithium ion battery positive material, relating to an improvement of a synthesis method of a nickle cobalt manganese termary positive material nickle cobalt lithium manganate of the lithium ion battery positive material. The method is characterized in that the synthesis process is as follows: merging a complexing agent ammonia, an aqueous solution of metal nickle cobalt manganese ions and a precipitator sodium hydroxide solution and then continuously adding the substances into a reaction kettle for a synthesis reaction under the strong stirring condition in the presence of protective gas; and aging, filtering and washing the effluent from the reaction kettle, and then drying to obtain the lithium ion battery positive material precursor spherical nickle cobalt manganese termary hydroxide. The method has the advantages that the preparation process is continuous, the particle size of the prepared nickle cobalt manganese compound hydroxide powder is controlled in a range of 5-20 microns, and the prepared nickle cobalt manganese compound hydroxide powder is even in distribution and excellent in electrochemistry property. The method has the advantages of high production efficiency, low production cost and significant economic and social benefits, and the energy is saved.

The present invention includes a method of producing a crystalline metal oxide nanostructure. The method comprises providing a metal salt solution and providing a basic solution; placing a porous membrane between the metal salt solution and the basic solution, wherein metal cations of the metal salt solution and hydroxide ions of the basic solution react, thereby producing a crystalline metal oxide nanostructure.

The invention provides a preparation method of a nano porous metal oxide / carbon lithium ion battery cathode material. The preparation method comprises the following steps: firstly, weighting ferric salt or manganese salt and carboxylate organic ligands, and putting into a high-pressure reaction kettle; and after a polar solvent is added and dissolved, carrying out a hydrothermal reaction for 10-72h at 100-180 DEG C to generate a transition metal coordination polymer precursor; and after the transition metal coordination polymer precursor is washed and dried, decomposing the precursor for 0.5-6h at a temperature of 300-600 DEG C in an inert atmosphere in a tube furnace, thus obtaining a nano porous metal oxide / carbon lithium ion battery cathode material containing iron oxides or manganese oxides. According to the preparation method, since the transition metal coordination polymer precursor which is structurally designable and controllable is used as a template-type precursor, a nano porous metal oxide / carbon lithium ion battery cathode material is obtained by using an in-situ thermal decomposition method. The method is simple in process, and the obtained products have the advantages of high electrical conductivity, high specific capacity, good cycle stability, excellent high-ratio discharge performance and high energy density.

The invention relates to a processing method of stainless steel pickling waste liquid, which is characterized in that the processing method includes the steps that: neutral salt wastewater flows into a neutral reduction cell, and mixed acid pickling waste waters flow into a neutralizing tank; reducing agent is added into the neutral reduction cell, and then the reduced wastewater liquid is put into the neutralizing tank and is mixed with the adjusted mixed acid pickling waste waters, and liquid alkali is added into the neutralizing tank; the separated clear waste liquid removes fluorin ions in a settlement tank; neutralizing liquid is added into a final neutralizing tank to cause the pH value of treatment liquid to adjust to be neutralized wastewater liquid which passes through a sand filter to be discharged. The processing method has the advantages that metal ions and fluorin ions are performed the subsection treatment, and neutralizing agent is changed into the liquid alkali from lime cream, the requirement of reaching the standard of the waste liquid emission is not only achieved, but also the mud quantity produced by a mass of lime cream is greatly reduced, heavy metal mud of a retention pond only contains heavy metal compound, the salts of calcium fluoride and calcium sulphate, etc. are separated from the inclined plate settlement tank during the fluoridation stage, thereby the treatment cost is effectively lowered.

The present invention relates to the preparation of nano material. One-dimensional monocrystalline nano manganese dioxide wire of different crystal form is synthesized selectively via controlling thetemperature, period and material control of the hydrothermal reaction of two-valent manganese salt and ammohnium persulfate as raw material and ammonium sulfate as additive at 100-220 deg.c inside one sealed reactor. The process may be widely used in basic theory research in lithium ion cell, molecular sieve and relevant fields.

Methods are described that have the capability of producing submicron / nanoscale particles, in some embodiments dispersible, at high production rates. In some embodiments, the methods result in the production of particles with an average diameter less than about 75 nanometers that are produced at a rate of at least about 35 grams per hour. In other embodiments, the particles are highly uniform. These methods can be used to form particle collections and / or powder coatings. Powder coatings and corresponding methods are described based on the deposition of highly uniform submicron / nanoscale particles.

The present invention provides for a device for reducing a volatile organic compound (VOC) content of a gas comprising a manganese oxide (MnOx) catalyst. The manganese oxide (MnOx) catalyst is capable of catalyzing formaldehyde at room temperature, with complete conversion, to CO2 and water vapor. The manganese oxide (MnOx) catalyst itself is not consumed by the reaction of formaldehyde into CO2 and water vapor. The present invention also provides for a device for reducing or removing a particle, a VOC and / or ozone from a gas comprising an activated carbon filter (ACF) on a media that is capable of being periodically regenerated.

The LixMn2O4 powder for cathode active material of a lithium secondary battery of the present invention is prepared by a method of comprising the steps of mixing an acetate aqueous solution using Li acetate and Mn acetate as metal precursors, and a chelating agent aqueous solution using PVB, GA, PAA or GC as a chelating agent; heating the mixed solution at 70 DIFFERENCE 90 DEG C. to form a sol; further heating the sol at 70 DIFFERENCE 90 DEG C. to form a gel precursor; calcining the produced gel precursor at 200 DIFFERENCE 900 DEG C. for 5 DIFFERENCE 30 hours under atmosphere. The cathode active material, LixMn2O4 powder for a lithium secondary battery in accordance with the present invention has a uniform particle size distribution, a high crystallinity and a pure spinel-phase, and a particle size, a specific surface area, a lattice of a cubic structure and the like can be controlled upon the preparing conditions. The present invention also provides a method of preparing LiNi1-xCoxO2 powder, which comprises the steps of providing a gel precursor using PAA as a chelating agent and hydroxide, nitrate or acetate of Li, Co and Ni as metal precursors; heating the gel precursor at 200 DIFFERENCE 900 DEG C. for 5 DIFFERENCE 30 hours to form a powder. The LixMn2O4 and LiNi1-xCoxO2 powder of the present invention can be used for a cathode active material of a lithium secondary battery such as a lithium ion battery or lithium polymer battery.

The invention relates to a preparation method of a graphene and manganese dioxide nanocomposite material, comprising: (1) stirring and mixing graphite, potassium nitrate and concentrated sulfur evenly, adding potassium permanganate, and reacting at 30-40° C. for 20-40 minutes , add deionized water at room temperature, add hydrogen peroxide after reacting for 15 to 30 minutes to obtain graphite oxide; (2) disperse the above graphite oxide in water, add hydrazine hydrate, and react at 95°C for 1 to 24 hours to obtain graphene (3) ultrasonically disperse the graphene in a saturated potassium permanganate solution, add acid, and react at 60-80° C. for 1-5 hours to obtain graphene and manganese dioxide nanocomposite material. The invention has the advantages of simple reaction, easy control, convenient operation and simple process; the obtained composite material has broad application prospects and can be used for catalysts, biosensing materials, electrode materials of lithium ion batteries and supercapacitor electrode materials, and the like.

Nanostructured and layered lithium manganese oxide powders and methods of producing same. The powders are represented by the chemical formula, LixMn1-yMyO2, where 0.5<x<1.33, 0≦y≦0.5 and have an average primary particle diameter from 5 nm to 300 nm, preferably between 5 and 100 nm, and M is at least one cation dopant. The powders can be formed into active cathode materials in Li-ion and Li rechargeable batteries.

A lithium-manganese composite oxide for a lithium ion battery having a good cycle property at high-temperature and battery property of high capacity is provided.A spinel type lithium-manganese composite oxide for a lithium ion battery represented by a general formula: Li1+xMn2−yMyO4 (wherein M is one or more elements selected from Al, Mg, Si, Ca, Ti, Cu, Ba, W and Pb, and, −0.1≦x≦0.2, and 0.06≦y≦0.3), and when D10, D50 and D90 are defined as a particle size at which point the cumulative frequency of volume reaches 10%, 50% and 90% respectively, d10 is not less than 2 μm and not more than 5 μm, d50 is not less than 6 μm and not more than 9 μm, and d90 is not less than 12 μm and not more than 15 μm, and BET specific surface area thereof is greater than 1.0 m2 / g and not more than 2.0 m2 / g, and the tap density thereof is not less than 0.5 g / cm3 and less than 1.0 g / cm3.

The present invention relates to a three-dimensional graphene composite, a preparation method for the same, and a supercapacitor including the same, and more particularly to a three-dimensional graphene composite including at least one electrode material nanoparticle selected from a transition metal hydroxide, a transition metal oxide and a conducting polymer as adsorbed onto the surface of a three-dimensional graphene foam, a preparation method for the three-dimensional graphene composite, and a supercapacitor including the three-dimensional graphene composite.The present invention can be used to provide a supercapacitor electrode with greatly enhanced electrostatic capacity and high energy density, by using a foaming resin structure made of a thin graphene frame to achieve lightweightness and also effectively depositing a nanostructure by a relatively simple and economic method such as the chemical bath deposition method or the electrodeposition method, based on an electron collector with high conductivity.

A technique for bonding an organic group with the surface of fine particles such as nanoparticles through strong linkage is provided, whereas such fine particles are attracting attention as materials essential for development of high-tech products because of various unique excellent characteristics and functions thereof. Organically modified metal oxide fine particles can be obtained by adapting high-temperature, high-pressure water as a reaction field to bond an organic matter with the surface of metal oxide fine particles through strong linkage. The use of the same condition enables not only the formation of metal oxide fine particles but also the organic modification of the formed fine particles. The resulting organically modified metal oxide fine particles exhibit excellent properties, characteristics and functions.

The invention discloses a method for producing a Ni-Co-Mn ternary hydroxide, and relates to a continuous synthesis method for a Ni-Co-Mn ternary hydroxide for a lithium ion battery. The method is characterized by comprising the following steps in a production process: first, adding a sodium hydroxide solution and an ammonia water solution into a Ni-Co-Mn metal salt solution, controlling the pH value of a reaction system to be 10.0-12.0, and carrying out a crystal nucleus creating reaction till the granularity of a created crystal nucleus reaches 3-5 [mu]m, so as to obtain a mixed solution containing the crystal nucleus; then, converging the mixed solution containing the crystal nucleus, the Ni-Co-Mn metal salt solution, the sodium hydroxide solution and the ammonia water solution, controlling the pH value of a system to be 9.5-11.5, carrying out a crystal nucleus growth reaction, and carrying out aging, filtration, washing and drying to obtain the Ni-Co-Mn ternary hydroxide. The Ni-Co-Mn ternary hydroxide produced according to the method is stable in product performance, narrow in granularity distribution, less in micro powder, and controllable in morphology.

Nanoplatelet forms of metal hydroxide and metal oxide are provided, as well as methods for preparing same. The nanoplatelets are suitable for use as fire retardants and as agents for chemical or biological decontamination.

The invention relates to manganese department positive electrode material of a lithium secondary battery, which can combine with electrolyte solution or solid electrolyte, and negative electrode active material to form lithium secondary battery. Its characteristics are: the positive electrode material of lithium secondary battery is LiMn1-x-y NixMyO2(x is not less than 0.2 and not larger than 0.8, y is not less than 0 and not larger than 0.6, and x+y is not larger than 1.), M is chosen from Li, Mg, Co, Ni, Fe, Al, Cr. The manufacturing method for manganese department positive electrode material of the lithium secondary battery, includes preparation of usher containing Mn; decorate to the covering of usher particle containing Mn; mix with lithium salt and prepare particle; sintering and other steps. By decoration of the surface of particle to usher 6 of positive electrode containing Mn or active material itself, state of material or apparent condition of material can be changed and its capacity of powerful charge and discharge, cycle performance and thermal stability can be raised. The invention has notable advantages including low cost, capacity of powerful charge and discharge, super-long cycle performance, excellent safety, super-long circulation property and resistance to overcharge .

The invention discloses a graphene / manganese tetraoxide nanocomposite and a preparation method thereof. The method comprises the following steps of firstly, diluting graphite oxide concentrated solution to be 0.1-5mg / mL with deionized water, stirring uniformly, after water bath ultrasonic at room temperature, putting a beaker into ice-water bath, and carrying out ultrasonic treatment by a probe ultrasonic processor to obtain graphene oxide solution; secondly, adding permanganate into the graphene oxide solution, stirring till the permanganate is dissolved completely, adding a reducing agent, and stirring uniformly; thirdly, reacting the solution obtained in step two at 80-120 DEG C, after reacting, cooling, centrifuging and washing, and vacuum-drying, so as to obtain the graphene / manganese tetraoxide nanocomposite. The graphene / manganese tetraoxide nanocomposite is prepared by one-step hydrothermal method, the reducing agent simultaneously reduces the two raw materials, and the method is simple and easy to operate.