1460 results about "Propylene carbonate" patented technology

An alkali metal, solid cathode, nonaqueous electrochemical cell capable of delivering high current pulses, rapidly recovering its open circuit voltage and having high current capacity, is described. The stated benefits are realized by the addition of at least one nitrate additive to an electrolyte comprising an alkali metal salt dissolved in a mixture of a low viscosity solvent and a high permittivity solvent. A preferred solvent mixture includes propylene carbonate, dimethoxyethane and an alkali metal nitrate, alkaline earth metal nitrate and/or an organic alkyl nitrate additive.

An alkali metal, solid cathode, nonaqueous electrochemical cell capable of delivering high current pulses, rapidly recovering its open circuit voltage and having high current capacity, is described. The stated benefits are realized by the addition of at least one phosphonate additive to an electrolyte comprising an alkali metal salt dissolved in a mixture of a low viscosity solvent and a high permittivity solvent. A preferred solvent mixture includes propylene carbonate, dimethoxyethane and an alkyl phosphonate additive.

A method of enhancing removal of photoresist and/or resist residue from a substrate includes exposing the substrate to an environmentally friendly, non-hazardous co-solvent mixture comprising a carbonate, an oxidizer and an accelerator. The stripping process may be performed under ambient conditions, or in the presence of a supercritical fluid such as supercritical carbon dioxide with the supercritical cleaning step itself being a desirable "green" process. In one embodiment, the co-solvent mixture includes propylene carbonate, benzyl alcohol, hydrogen peroxide and an accelerator such as formic acid. If desired, supercritical carbon dioxide in combination with a second co-solvent mixture may be subsequently applied to the substrate to rinse and dry the substrate. In one embodiment, the second co-solvent mixture includes a lower alkyl alcohol such as isopropyl alcohol.

A lithium battery with improved safety that utilizes one or more additives in the battery electrolyte solution wherein a lithium salt is dissolved in an organic solvent, which may contain propylene, carbonate. For example, a blend of 2 wt % triphenyl phosphate (TPP), 1 wt % diphenyl monobutyl phosphate (DMP) and 2 wt % vinyl ethylene carbonate additives has been found to significantly enhance the safety and performance of Li-ion batteries using a LiPF₆ salt in EC/DEC electrolyte solvent. The invention relates to both the use of individual additives and to blends of additives such as that shown in the above example at concentrations of 1 to 4-wt % in the lithium battery electrolyte. This invention relates to additives that suppress gas evolution in the cell, passivate graphite electrode and protect it from exfoliating in the presence of propylene carbonate solvents in the electrolyte, and retard flames in the lithium batteries.

A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: an outer housing; a nonaqueous electrolyte filled in the outer housing, a positive electrode housed in the outer housing, a negative electrode housed in the outer housing and a separator disposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode. The nonaqueous electrolyte comprises a nonaqueous solvent including diethyl carbonate and at least one of ethylene carbonate and propylene carbonate, and the nonaqueous electrolyte has a content of the diethyl carbonate of from 80 to 95% by volume. The positive electrode comprises a positive electrode active substance having a positive electrode potential in a full charged state of 4.4 V or higher with respect to a potential of metallic lithium. The negative electrode comprises a negative electrode active substance having a negative electrode potential in a full charged state of 1.0 V or higher with respect to a potential of metallic lithium.

The invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte for high-voltage lithium ion batteries, which is prepared from the following raw materials in percentage by weight: 70-85% of carbonate, 3-20% of functional additive and 11-17% of lithium hexafluorophosphate. The carbonate is one or mixture of more of ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, butylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, dipropyl carbonate, methylethyl carbonate, methyl propyl carbonate and methyl butyl carbonate; and the functional additive is one or mixture of more of 0.5-10% of negative pole film-forming additive, 0.5-10% of high-temperature additive, 0.5-10% of positive pole film-forming additive, 0.5-10% of high-voltage additive and 0.001-2% of stability additive. The invention solves the problem of adaptation of the lithium ion battery electrolyte to the 4.35V high-voltage battery positive/negative pole, and provides an electrolyte for high-voltage batteries, which has the advantages of high cycle life, low inflation rate and favorable high-temperature properties.

The invention discloses a lithium-ion secondary battery and an electrolyte thereof. The electrolyte comprises a solvent, lithium salt and a film forming additive, wherein the solvent comprises a first solvent and a second solvent; the first solvent comprises linear carboxylic ester and ethylene carbonate; the second solvent is one or more of ethyl methyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, dimethyl carbonate and propylene carbonate; and the film forming additive is one or more of fluoroethylene carbonate, vinylene carbonate, 1,3-propane suhone, succinonitrile, adiponitrile, lithium bis(oxalato)borate, and lithium oxalyldifluoroborate. Due to the collocation of linear carboxylic ester and ethylene carbonate, a solvent system with a higher dielectric constant and low viscosity is obtained; the film forming additive improves poor compatibility between linear carboxylic ester and graphite; and finally the lithium-ion secondary battery adopting the electrolyte presents high-power discharge capacity, excellent high-temperature cycling stability and low-temperature charge and discharge properties.

The invention discloses an industrial production process for tenofovir disoproxil fumarate represented by a structural formula (II). The production process comprises the following steps of: (1) preparing R-9-(2-hydroxypropyl)adenine by taking adenine and R-propylene carbonate as initial raw materials; (2) performing a condensation reaction on the obtained R-9-(2-hydroxypropyl)adenine and diethyl(tosyloxy)methylphosphonate under the catalytic action of magnesium alkoxide to prepare R-9[2-(diethyl-phosphonic acid methoxy)propyl]adenine; (3) hydrolyzing R-9[2-(diethyl-phosphonic acid methoxy)propyl]adenine to obtain tenofovir; and (4) performing condensation on the tenofovir and the chloromethyl isopropyl carbonate under the catalytic action of triethylamine to prepare the tenofovir disoproxil fumarate. The process of the invention has the characteristics of low cost, safe process, high product quality and suitability for industrial production.

The invention provides a transdermal, transmucosal pharmaceutical composition suitable for substantially extra-vascular application of at least one biologically active substance to biological membranes of a mammal, comprising a pharmaceutical or cosmetic composition comprising propylene carbonate at least one oil or source of fatty acid or surfactant; and water; in combination with the at least one biologically active substance wherein the propylene carbonate is adapted to enhance the bioavailability of the at least one biologically active substance.

An electrical double-layer capacitor showing a sleight increase of resistance when used under continuous application of high voltage and maintaining high energy residual ratio after standing for a long time includes an electrode element including a pair of electrodes disposed opposite to each other with a separator interposed therebetween, and is impregnated with a nonaqueous electrolyte solution prepared by dissolving quaternary ammonium salts into cyclic carbonates and containing impurities of 30 ppm or less of glycols, 30 ppm or less of primary alcohols and less than 20 ppm of tertiary amines. The water content may be 50 ppm or less. The quaternary ammonium salt may be triethylmethylammonium tetrafluoroborate. The cyclic carbonate may be propylene carbonate. The nonaqueous electrolyte solution may have a concentration of 0.1 to 2.5 mol/liter. The electrode may be a polarizable electrode composed of activated carbon.

An object of the invention is to provide such a battery that has a high capacity, is excellent in storage characteristics, cycle characteristics and continuous charging characteristics, and is small in gas generation amount, whereby size reduction and improvement in performance of a lithium secondary battery can be attained.

The present invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolytic solution comprising a lithium salt and a nonaqueous solvent dissolving the same, wherein the electrolytic solution contains, as the lithium salt, LiPF₆ in a concentration of from 0.2 to 2 mole/L, and LiBF₄ and/or a compound represented by the following formula (1) in a molar ratio of from 0.005 to 0.4 with respect to LiPF₆, and the nonaqueous solvent mainly comprises (1) ethylene carbonate and/or propylene carbonate, (2-1) a symmetric linear carbonate, (2-2) an asymmetric linear carbonate, and (3) vinylene carbonate.

The invention relates to a composition of a high-tenacity full-biodegradable film and a preparation method thereof. The film is prepared from polylactic acid (PLA), poly propylene carbonate (PPC), polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT) and a heat stabilizer. Blending modification sections are prepared by adopting a twin-screw extruder, blow molding is carried out by adopting a single-screw extruder, the prepared film has excellent tenacity and full biodegradable performance, and meanwhile the cost is low, so that the film is an ideal substitute for a current non-degradable film packing material.

The invention relates to mixed ionic liquid formula solution, which consists of an ionic liquid A, an ionic liquid B and a mixed solvent C, wherein the positive ion of the ionic liquid A is the N,N-dialkyl imidazole positive ion or the N,N,N,N-tetra alkyl quaternary amine positive ion, while the negative ion thereof is the monobasic carboxylic negative ion; the positive ion of the ionic liquid B is the protonated alkylamine positive ion, while the negative ion thereof is the monobasic or binary or ternary carboxylic negative ion; and the mixed solvent C is aqueous solution of water, polyethylene glycol, polyglycol ether, propylene carbonate or tetramethylene sulfone. The mixed ionic liquid formula solution of the invention is strong base-weak acid and weak base-weak acid mixed salt solution, has wide pH buffering capacity, and can greenly efficiently absorb the SO2 gas in a reversible cycle mode. The mixed ionic liquid formula solution of the invention is adopted as a SO2 absorbent so that the requirement for the equipment required by SO2 absorption is simple, the operation condition of absorbing and desorbing SO2 is mild, the desulfurization efficiency is high, and the problems of waste solution and wastewater discharge and the like do not exist. The invention also discloses a preparation method for the mixed ionic liquid formula solution.

A secondary battery is comprised of a positive electrode, a negative electrode formed from a lithium storage material, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The non-aqueous electrolyte includes a lithium salt, non-aqueous aprotic solvent(s), such as ethylen carbonate, propylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, ethymethyl carbonate and diethyl carbonate, and a small percentage of at least one organic additive. The negative electrode may comprise a carbon such as graphite, and the positive electrode may comprise a lithiated metal oxide or phosphate, such as LiCoO₂, LiNiO₂, LiMn₂O₄, LiFePO₄, or mixtures thereof. The organic additives have one or more unsaturated bonds activated with respect to oxidation by electron-pushing alkyl groups. They are in most cases known to be able to undergo polymerization reactions, such as an anodically induced polymerization especially under certain conditions. The additives are oxidized at the cathode at a potential of more than 4.3 V vs. Li/Li⁺. With these additives in amounts of 0.001 to 10%, a passivation layer is formed on the cathodes, and the sensitiveness of the battery against overcharge is reduced. The electrolyte mixtures do not deteriorate the properties of the battery anodes.

The invention discloses a novel waterborne polyurethane coating which comprises the following components in parts by weight: 50-80 parts of poly (propylene carbonate) polyols, 10-30 parts of polyisocyanates, 3-8 parts of hydrophilic chain extender, 1-4 parts of cross-linking agent and 170-270 parts of deionized water. The invention also discloses a preparation method of the waterborne polyurethane coating. In the invention, polyatomic alcohol is used as polycarbonate (PC), so the coating not only has the advantages of a polyester polyurethane coating such as stronger abrasive resistance, scratch resistance and high bonding strength, but also does not generate hydrolysis and has strong storage stability and weather fastness. In addition, the poly (propylene carbonate) polyols can be prepared by using carbon dioxide as a raw material, thereby having low cost. The coating prepared by the preparation method has wide market prospects.

An alkali metal, solid cathode, nonaqueous electrochemical cell capable of delivering high current pulses, rapidly recovering its open circuit voltage and having high current capacity, is described. The stated benefits are realized by the addition of at least one nitrite additive to an electrolyte comprising an alkali metal salt dissolved in a mixture of a low viscosity solvent and a high permittivity solvent. A preferred solvent mixture includes propylene carbonate, dimethoxyethane and an alkyl nitrite additive.

The invention discloses a high-voltage rate electrolyte with high-and-low temperature performance and a lithium ion battery using the electrolyte. The electrolyte comprises a non-aqueous solvent, a lithium salt dissolved in the non-aqueous solvent and additives, wherein the non-aqueous solvent comprises propylene carbonate (PC) and linear carboxylic ester; and the additives comprise citraconic anhydride, lithium difluorophosphate (LiPO<2>F<2>), fluoroethylene carbonate, ethylene sulfate and 1, 2-di(2-cyanoethoxyl)ethane. By applying the synergistic effect generated by the solvent system and the additive optimization combination to the lithium ion battery, excellent cycle life, low-temperature discharge characteristic and high-temperature storage characteristic of the battery still can be maintained at high-voltage rate.

A nonaqueous secondary battery includes a working electrode containing graphite particles coated with less crystallized carbon and a nonaqueous electrolyte, which contains at least ethylene carbonate and propylene carbonate.

A lithium sulfur battery comprising an electrolyte solvent which comprises at least one fluorosubstituted compound is described. Preferred fluorosubstituted compounds which are predominantly solvents are notably selected from the group consisting of fluorosubstituted carboxylic acid esters, fluorosubstituted carboxylic acid amides, fluorosubstituted fluorinated ethers, fluorosubstituted carbamates, fluorosubstituted cyclic carbonates, fluorosubstituted acyclic carbonates, fluorosubstituted ethers, perfluoroalkyl phosphoranes, fluorosubstituted phosphites, fluorosubstituted phosphates, fluorosubstituted phosphonates, and fluorosubstituted heterocycles. Monofluoroethylene carbonate, cis-difluoroethylene carbonate, trans-difluoroethylene carbonate, 4,4-difluoroethylene carbonate, trifluoroethylene carbonate, tetrafluoroethylene carbonate, 4-fluoro-4-methyl-1,3-dioxolane-2-one, 4-fluoro-4-ethyl-1,3-dioxolane-2-one, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl-methyl carbonate, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl-fluoromethyl carbonate are preferred. The solvent may further comprise a non-fluorinated solvent, e.g., ethylene carbonate, a dialkyl carbonate, or propylene carbonate. Use of such fluorinated compound as additive for such batteries and specific electrolyte solutions.

The invention provides a non-aqueous electrolyte cell having a high working voltage in a low temperature range of 0° C. or below and thereby attaining excellent low temperature discharge characteristics, a reduced internally-generated gas, and an excellent safety against heat. This is achieved by a cell comprising a non-aqueous electrolyte containing propylene carbonate and LiN(SO2C2F5)2 as an electrolyte salt, a graphite negative electrode, and a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material comprising a Ti-attached LiCoO2 in which a particle of titanium and/or titanium compound is attached on a surface of a particle of lithium cobalt oxide and a mole ratio of titanium and/or titanium compound in the Ti-attached LiCoO2 is within the range of from 0.00001 to 0.02.

This invention concerns a composition useful as a paint remover, comprising: alkylene carbonate such as propylene carbonate or ethylene carbonate, hydrogen peroxide, and water, and optionally an alcohol such as benzyl alcohol. In another broad respect, this invention concerns a process for removing paint, comprising: applying a composition containing alkylene carbonate, hydrogen peroxide, and water to a painted surface for a time and under conditions effective to cause blistering or bubbling of the paint. In another broad respect, this invention is a composition useful as a paint remover, comprising: dialkyl carbonate, hydrogen peroxide, and water, optionally containing an alcohol, optionally containing a glycol ether. In another broad respect, this invention is a process for removing paint, comprising: applying a composition containing dialkyl carbonate, hydrogen peroxide, and water to a painted surface for a time and under conditions effective to cause blistering or bubbling of the paint.

A rechargeable lithium cell comprising a cathode, an anode, a non-flammable quasi-solid electrolyte containing a lithium salt dissolved in a mixture of a liquid solvent and a liquid additive having a salt concentration from 1.5 M to 5.0 M so that said electrolyte exhibits a vapor pressure less than 0.01 kPa, a vapor pressure less than 60% of the vapor pressure of the liquid solvent alone, a flash point at least 20 degrees Celsius higher than the flash point of the liquid solvent alone, a flash point higher than 150° C., or no flash point, wherein the liquid additive is selected from Hydrofluoro ether (HFE), Trifluoro propylene carbonate (FPC), Methyl nonafluorobutyl ether (MFE), Fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC), Tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphite (TTSPi), Triallyl phosphate (TAP), Ethylene sulfate (DTD), 1,3-propane sultone (PS), Propene sultone (PES), Diethyl carbonate (DEC), Alkylsiloxane (Si—O), Alkylsilane (Si—C), liquid oligomeric silaxane (—Si—O—Si—), Tetraethylene glycol dimethylether (TEGDME), or a combination thereof.

The present invention is directed to at least partially replacing PC and/or DME with a linear carbonate, preferably dimethyl carbonate, and a linear mono-ether, the most preferred being diisopropyl ether, in electrolytes useful for activating alkali metal-containing cells. This electrolyte has improved conductivity and provides electrochemical cells with enhanced discharge performance. A most preferred electrolyte comprises 1,2-dimethoxyethane, propylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate and diisopropyl ether.