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Anode for electrochemical system

an electrochemical system and anode technology, applied in the direction of negative electrodes, cell components, transportation and packaging, etc., to achieve the effects of improving stability, improving protection, and improving storage li

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-09-22
YAKOVLEVA MARINA +7
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Benefits of technology

"The present invention provides a way to protect lithium metal powder from oxidation and improve its stability. By using a continuous layer of wax, the resulting powder is much more stable than other methods, such as CO2 passivation. The wax-protected powder is also more stable in common solvents used in battery fabrication, such as N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) and gamma-butyrolactone (GBL). This technology ensures a higher quality and longer storage life for lithium metal powder, which is crucial for the production of high-quality batteries."

Problems solved by technology

The CO2-passivated lithium metal powder, however, can be used only in air with low moisture levels for a limited period of time before the lithium metal content decays because of the reaction of the lithium metal and air.

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[0031]Lithium dispersion in oil, 55.72 grams, (11.275%) containing 6.28 grams of lithium with a medium particle size of 58 micron was charged into 120 ml hastelloy can equipped with a 1″ Teflon coated stir bar. The solution was heated to 75° C. and 0.63 grams of Luwax A (BASF) in a form of 10% solution in p-xylene (Aldrich) pre-dissolved at 72° C. was added to the lithium dispersion. This mixture was continuously stirred at 200 rpm for 22 hours. Sample was allowed to cool to the room temperature and transferred to the storage bottle. Further, lithium dispersion was filtered and washed three times with hexane in an enclosed, sintered glass filter funnel and twice with n-pentane to remove the hydrocarbon oil medium. The funnel was heated with a heat gun to remove traces of the solvents and the resulting free-flowing powder was transferred to a tightly capped storage bottles.

[0032]FIG. 1 shows that no exothermic effects were observed when Example 1 was mixed at room temperature in dry ...

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[0035]Lithium dispersion in oil, 780 g, (32.1%) that contained 250 g of lithium with a medium particle size of 63 micron was charged under constant flow of dry argon at room temperature to a 5 liter three neck glass flask reactor fitted with a stirring shaft connected to a fixed high speed stirrer motor. The reactor was equipped with bottom heating mantles. The reactor was then heated to about 75° C. and gentle stirring was maintained to ensure uniform distribution and heat transfer. 25 g of Luwax A (BASF) in a form of a 10% solution pre-dissolved in p-xylene at 72° C. was charged into the reactor and stirring continued for another 8 hours. The solution was then cooled slowly and kept at room temperature while being further stirred for 14 hrs and then transferred to the storage bottles. Further, lithium dispersion was filtered and washed three times with hexane in an enclosed, sintered glass filter funnel and twice with n-pentane to remove the hydrocarbon oil medium. The funnel was ...

example 3

[0037]Lithium dispersion in mineral oil 21.45 grams (27.5%) that contained 5.90 g of lithium and had medium particle size of 63 microns and 0.62 g Luwax A powder were charged under constant flow of dry argon at room temperature to a 125 ml glass flask reactor with a magnetic stirrer bar controlled by super magnetic stirrer. The reactor was equipped with bottom heating mantle. The reactor was then heated to the temperature range of 90° C. to 100° C. and stirring was maintained at ˜400 rpm to ensure uniform distribution and heat transfer for a period of about 1 hour followed by a natural cooling.

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Abstract

The present invention provides an anode including a host material capable of absorbing or desorbing lithium in an electrochemical system. A stabilized lithium metal powder coated with a wax is dispersed in the host material.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 11 / 870,544, filed Oct. 11, 2007, currently pending, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 829,378, filed Oct. 13, 2006, the disclosures of which are incorporated by reference in their entirety.FIELD OF INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to stabilized lithium metal powder (“SLMP”) having better stability and a longer storage life. Such improved SLMP can be used in a wide variety of applications including organo-metal and polymer synthesis, rechargeable lithium batteries, and rechargeable lithium ion batteries.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]The high surface area of lithium metal can be a deterrent for its use in a variety of applications because of its pyrophoric nature. It is known to stabilize lithium metal powder by passivating the metal powder surface with CO2 such as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,567,474, 5,776,369, and 5,...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H01M4/40B22F1/00B22F1/102
CPCB22F1/0062B22F1/02B22F2998/10B22F2999/00H01M4/40H01M10/052B22F1/0077H01M4/386H01M4/387Y02E60/10B22F1/102B22F1/108B22F1/00H01M4/02H01M4/131H01M4/1315H01M4/133H01M4/134H01M4/366H01M4/485H01M4/587H01M4/628H01M2004/027
Inventor YAKOVLEVA, MARINAGAO, YUANFITCH, KENNETH BRIANDOVER, B. TROYPALEPU, PRAKASH THYAGALI, JIAN-XINCARLIN, BRIAN ANTHONY CHRISTOPHERLI, YANGXING
Owner YAKOVLEVA MARINA