Methods and systems for creating cathode material. An exemplary method includes dissolving lithium and cyclic arene molecules with an anhydrous ether solvent to create a lithium-arene solution, mixing the first solution with a ketone-containing polymer, and reacting the lithium-arene solution with ketones of the ketone-containing polymer to form a lithiated lithium-arene solution.
Methods, devices, and systems for transporting an environmentally sensitive material. An exemplary transport device includes a housing, a chamber exposed to a top surface of the housing, a lid configured to cover the vacuum chamber, and a biasing device configured to provide a force to the lid, such that the lid is forced away from covering the chamber.
B65D 81/20 - Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas
B65D 51/24 - Closures not otherwise provided for combined with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
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ELECTRODES AND METHOD OF MAKING ELECTRODES FOR SECONDARY BATTERIES
Electrodes and method of making electrodes for secondary batteries. An exemplary method includes mixing a first binder solution and a cross-linker material to form a first slurry solution, adding a graphite and a silicon-carbon composite to the first slurry solution form a second slurry solution, adding a heterocyclic organic compound to the second slurry solution to form a third slurry solution, and adding a second binder solution to the third slurry solution to form a fourth slurry solution. Then the fourth slurry solution is coated onto a current collector and dried at a predefined temperature for predefined amount of time.
Methods for making anode material for sodium-ion batteries. An exemplary method includes generating a resin by mixing an epoxy precursor and an electrochemical modifier and pyrolyzing the resin to form a hard carbon material. The hard carbon material may be used as the anode for sodium-ion batteries.
Gas-solid reactors and related methods for producing anode materials. The reactor designs producing highly efficient gas-solids contact and therefore are suitable for providing access of a gaseous, silicon-containing precursor to the void spaces within a porous scaffold, for example a carbon exhibiting a pore volume, to produce a silicon-carbon composite material.
This disclosure related to particulate lithium-silicon alloy-carbon composite materials and manufacturing processes thereof, as well as corresponding devices and their corresponding manufacturing processes thereof.
Silicon-carbon composite materials and related processes that overcome the challenges for providing amorphous nano-sized silicon entrained within porous carbon. Agglomerated porous carbon is used during a composite creation process.
C23C 16/44 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the method of coating
Methods and systems for controlling steam distribution within a kiln. A kiln system includes a muffle, a boiler, a steam sparger coupled to the boiler and located with the muffle. The steam sparger is configured to output steam at a proximal end that is different from output steam at a distal end by less than a threshold amount, and a material introduction device configured to move material from a proximal end to a distal of the muffle, the material introduction device located a predefined distance from the steam sparger.
Systems and methods for classifying carbon particles by size. Multiple classifiers separate carbon particles into size ranges. One or more of the size ranges of the carbon particles is separately infiltrated with an electrochemical modifier to create a uniform composite material. One or more of the uniform composite materials are blended according to a desired specification.
Methods, systems, and reactors for chemical vapor infiltration reaction endpoint determination. A system includes a user interface device to enter an inert gas quantity inputted to a reactor, an output device, a hydrogen sensor configured to generate a hydrogen concentration value, a total density sensor configured to generate a total density value, and a processor coupled to the user interface device, the output device, the hydrogen sensor, and the total density sensor. The processor receives the inert gas quantity, the hydrogen concentration value, and the total density value, determines a silicon absorption value based on the received values, generates a signal in response to the silicon absorption value being at or above a predetermined threshold value, and sends the generated signal to the output device. The output device outputs an indication in response to receiving the signal.
The disclosure relates to a silicon-carbon composite material comprising a porous carbon scaffold comprising micropores and mesopores and a total pore volume of more than 0.5 cm3/g; a silicon content between 30% and 70%, including 30% and 70%; and a surface area with at least partially applied first surface coating comprising at least one of the elements of Li, B, Al, Si, P, Ti, Zr, Nb and/or W. Furthermore, the disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing such a surface-coated silicon-carbon composite material, to an anode electrode and to an electrochemical storage device.
The disclosure relates to a lithium-silicon-carbon composite material, especially formed as a surface-coated lithium-silicon-carbon composite material, comprising a porous carbon scaffold comprising micropores and mesopores and a total pore volume no less than 0.5 cm3/g; a silicon content from 30% to 70%, including 30% and 70%; a Li content from 2% to 20%, including 2% and 20%; and an at least partly applied first surface coating layer forming a surface coating on a surface area of the lithium-silicon-carbon composite comprising one or multiple elements of Li, B, Al, Si, P, Ti, Zr, Nb and/or W.
H01M 4/485 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic oxides or hydroxides of mixed oxides or hydroxides for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiTi2O4 or LiTi2OxFy
H01M 4/02 - Electrodes composed of, or comprising, active material
Provided is a negative electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery capable of providing a high capacity lithium-ion secondary battery. A negative electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery containing a composite (C) that contains a porous carbon (A) and a Si-containing compound (B), wherein the porous carbon (A) satisfies V1/V0>0.80 and V2/V0<0.10, when a total pore volume at the maximum value of a relative pressure P/P0 is defined as V0 and P0 is a saturated vapor pressure, a cumulative pore volume at a relative pressure P/P0=0.1 is defined as V1, and a cumulative pore volume at a relative pressure P/P0=10−7 is defined as V2 in a nitrogen adsorption test, and has a BET specific surface area of 800 m2/g or more; and wherein the Si-containing compound (B) is contained in pores of the porous carbon (A).
The present application is directed to methods for solvent-free preparation of polymers and their subsequent processing into activated carbon materials. These methods unexpectedly demonstrate ability to tune pore structure in the polymer gel and carbon produced there from, while also providing distinct advantages over the current art.
C08G 73/06 - Polycondensates having nitrogen-containing heterocyclic rings in the main chain of the macromoleculePolyhydrazidesPolyamide acids or similar polyimide precursors
C08L 61/34 - Condensation polymers of aldehydes or ketones with monomers covered by at least two of the groups , , and
C08L 79/04 - Polycondensates having nitrogen-containing heterocyclic rings in the main chainPolyhydrazidesPolyamide acids or similar polyimide precursors
H01G 11/24 - Electrodes characterised by structural features of the materials making up or comprised in the electrodes, e.g. form, surface area or porosityElectrodes characterised by the structural features of powders or particles used therefor
H01G 11/34 - Carbon-based characterised by carbonisation or activation of carbon
H01M 4/587 - Carbonaceous material, e.g. graphite-intercalation compounds or CFx for inserting or intercalating light metals
H01M 4/62 - Selection of inactive substances as ingredients for active masses, e.g. binders, fillers
Extreme-temperature valves that can be used in the production of activated carbon. An exemplary system includes a kiln reactor having an exhaust port, a thermal oxidizer having an input port, and a valve. The kiln reactor outputs exhaust gasses through the exhaust port. The thermal oxidizer includes an input port. The valve is connected between the exhaust port and the input port. The valve includes packing material that is at least partially thermally isolated from the exhaust gasses.
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F16K 1/22 - Lift valves, i.e. cut-off apparatus with closure members having at least a component of their opening and closing motion perpendicular to the closing faces with pivoted closure members with pivoted discs or flaps with axis of rotation crossing the valve member, e.g. butterfly valves
Disclosed herein are lithium carbon composite materials and devices including at least one of lithium carbon composite materials. Also disclosed are reactors configured to receive lithium, lithium precursors, carbon, and/or carbon-containing precursors in a solid state, a vapor state, or a combination thereof. The reactors convert material states using a plasma torch as necessary in order to allow impregnation of lithium into pores of a carbon material.
Provided are composite carbon particles capable of obtaining a lithium-ion secondary battery having good cycle characteristics and small electrode expansion. Composite carbon particles including a porous carbon material and a silicon component, the composite carbon particle having an average aspect ratio of 1.25 or less, and a ratio (ISi/IG) of a peak intensity (ISi) in the vicinity of 470 cm−1 to a peak intensity (IG) in the vicinity of 1580 cm−1 as measured by Raman spectroscopy of 0.30 or less, wherein the porous carbon material satisfies V1/V0>0.80 and V2/V0<0.10, when a total pore volume at a maximum value of a relative pressure P/P0 is defined as V0 and P0 is a saturated vapor pressure, a cumulative pore volume at a relative pressure P/P0=0.1 is defined as V1, a cumulative pore volume at a relative pressure P/P0=10−7 is defined as V2 in a nitrogen adsorption test, and has a BET specific surface area of 800 m2/g or more.
Methods and systems for performing double fines removal. A system has a particle size reduction device (mill), a separator, and a fan. The mill is configured to reduce the particle size of a porous carbon scaffold material to produce porous carbon scaffold particles having a desired particle size distribution and carbon fines and separate desired porous carbon scaffold particles sizes from the carbon fines. The fan is configured to entrain the porous carbon scaffold particles from the mill. The separator is configured to receive the entrained porous carbon scaffold particles and further separate the desired porous carbon scaffold particles from remaining carbon fines.
Passivated silicon-carbon composite materials and related processes are disclosed that overcome the challenges for providing amorphous nano-sized silicon entrained within porous carbon. Compared to other, inferior materials and processes described in the prior art, the materials and processes disclosed herein find superior utility in various applications, including energy storage devices such as lithium ion batteries.
C23C 16/44 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the method of coating
C23C 16/455 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the method of coating characterised by the method used for introducing gases into the reaction chamber or for modifying gas flows in the reaction chamber
H01M 4/02 - Electrodes composed of, or comprising, active material
Disclosed herein are silicon-carbon composite mixtures containing a first silicon-carbon composite material including a porous carbon scaffold containing micropores and mesopores and a total pore volume no less than 0.5 cm3/g, a silicon content from 30% to 70% and a plurality of particles having a Dv50 of 6 μm to 20 μm; as well as at least a second silicon-carbon composite material including at least a second carbon scaffold containing micropores and mesopores and a total pore volume no less than 0.5 cm3/g, a silicon content from 30% to 70%, and a plurality of particles having a Dv50 of 1 μm to 6 μm; and 10% to 90% by mass of the first silicon-carbon composite material and 10% to 90% of the at least one further silicon-carbon composite material. Also disclosed herein are methods of manufacturing silicon-carbon composite mixtures, methods of manufacturing anode electrodes containing a silicon-carbon composite mixture, and methods of manufacturing electrochemical energy storage devices containing a silicon-carbon composite mixture.
The present application is generally directed to gas storage materials such as activated carbon comprising enhanced gas adsorption properties. The gas storage materials find utility in any number of gas storage applications. Methods for making the gas storage materials are also disclosed.
B01J 20/20 - Solid sorbent compositions or filter aid compositionsSorbents for chromatographyProcesses for preparing, regenerating or reactivating thereof comprising inorganic material comprising free carbonSolid sorbent compositions or filter aid compositionsSorbents for chromatographyProcesses for preparing, regenerating or reactivating thereof comprising inorganic material comprising carbon obtained by carbonising processes
B01J 20/28 - Solid sorbent compositions or filter aid compositionsSorbents for chromatographyProcesses for preparing, regenerating or reactivating thereof characterised by their form or physical properties
C01B 3/00 - HydrogenGaseous mixtures containing hydrogenSeparation of hydrogen from mixtures containing itPurification of hydrogen
Porous silicon and methods for preparation and use of the same are disclosed. The porous silicon materials have utility either alone or in combination with other materials, for example, combined with carbon particles for energy storage applications.
C23F 1/30 - Acidic compositions for etching other metallic material
H01M 4/36 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids
H01M 4/38 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of elements or alloys
H01M 4/587 - Carbonaceous material, e.g. graphite-intercalation compounds or CFx for inserting or intercalating light metals
H01M 8/1037 - Polymeric electrolyte materials characterised by the chemical structure of the main chain of the ion-conducting polymer having silicon, e.g. sulfonated crosslinked polydimethylsiloxanes
H01M 10/0525 - Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodesLithium-ion batteries
H01M 4/02 - Electrodes composed of, or comprising, active material
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Goods & Services
Silicon; carbon; unprocessed synthetic resins; conversion materials in the nature of chemical compositions for use in the manufacture of batteries; carbon-silicon composite materials for use in batteries and battery manufacturing Semi-processed synthetic resins
The present application is generally directed to composites comprising a hard carbon material and an electrochemical modifier. The composite materials find utility in any number of electrical devices, for example, in lithium ion batteries. Methods for making the disclosed composite materials are also disclosed.
A composite particle including carbon and silicon, in which the composite particle contains a crystalline metal oxide particle, and the end of the metal oxide particle is present inside the surface of the composite particle, and pores are present on the surface of the composite particle. According to the present invention, there can be provided a composite particle, in which silicon is attached to the inside of fine pores of a carbon material that has been provided with specific fine pores, the composite particle also contains a crystalline metal oxide particle, the end of the metal oxide particle is present inside the surface of the composite particle, and furthermore, pores are present on the surface of the composite particle. By using this composite particle, a lithium-ion secondary battery with excellent rate characteristics and cycle characteristics can be provided.
A composite particle includes a particle including a carbon material and silicon, and a coating layer including carbon and oxygen on the surface of the particle, in which the composite particle has a true density of 1.80 to 1.99 g/cm3; in the Raman spectrum, a peak is present at 450 to 495 cm−1, and when the intensity of the peak is defined as ISi and the intensity of the G band is defined as IG, ISi/IG is 1.3 or less; and when the ratios of the number of atoms of Si, O, and C in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy are defined as ASi, AO, and AC, respectively, and the ratios of SiO2 and SiO are defined as BSiO2 and BSiO, respectively, ASi is 0.05 or more, and ISi/IG and AC/(AC+ASi×(BSiO2+BSiO)) have predetermined relationships.
Passivated silicon-carbon composite materials and related processes are disclosed that overcome the challenges for providing amorphous nano-sized silicon entrained within porous carbon. Compared to other, inferior materials and processes described in the prior art, the materials and processes disclosed herein find superior utility in various applications, including energy storage devices such as lithium ion batteries.
C23C 16/44 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the method of coating
C23C 16/455 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the method of coating characterised by the method used for introducing gases into the reaction chamber or for modifying gas flows in the reaction chamber
H01M 4/02 - Electrodes composed of, or comprising, active material
One embodiment of the present invention is composite particles containing silicon and carbon, which are characterized as follows. When the cross-sectional diameter and the silicon content rate of the composite particles are measured by cross-sectional SEM-EDS and composite particles having a cross-sectional diameter of half or less than the number average of the cross-sectional diameter are defined as small diameter composite particles, the proportion of the number of the small diameter composite particles in the number of the composite particles measured is 5% or more and 50% or less, the ratio of the average silicon content rate (% by mass) of particles other than the small diameter composite particles to the average silicon content rate (% by mass) of the small diameter composite particles is 0.90 or less, and the silicon content rate of the entire composite particles is 45% by mass or more.
The present application is directed to methods for preparation of carbon materials. The carbon materials comprise enhanced electrochemical properties and find utility in any number of electrical devices, for example, as electrode material in ultracapacitors or batteries.
H01M 12/06 - Hybrid cellsManufacture thereof composed of a half-cell of the fuel-cell type and of a half-cell of the primary-cell type with one metallic and one gaseous electrode
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LITHIUM-SILICON BATTERY COMPRISING A SILICON-CARBON COMPOSITE
Disclosed herein is an improved lithium-silicon battery. The anode of the battery comprises a composite comprising Group 14 elements silicon and carbon. This composite comprises silicon in the preferred form for use in the lithium-silicon battery: silicon that is amorphous, nano-sized, and entrained within porous carbon. Compared to batteries found in the prior art, lithium-silicon batteries disclosed herein comprising the composite anode material disclosed herein find superior utility in various applications.
The present application is directed to methods for solvent-free preparation of polymers and their subsequent processing into activated carbon materials. These methods unexpectedly demonstrate ability to tune pore structure in the polymer gel and carbon produced there from, while also providing distinct advantages over the current art.
C08G 73/06 - Polycondensates having nitrogen-containing heterocyclic rings in the main chain of the macromoleculePolyhydrazidesPolyamide acids or similar polyimide precursors
C08L 61/34 - Condensation polymers of aldehydes or ketones with monomers covered by at least two of the groups , , and
C08L 79/04 - Polycondensates having nitrogen-containing heterocyclic rings in the main chainPolyhydrazidesPolyamide acids or similar polyimide precursors
H01G 11/24 - Electrodes characterised by structural features of the materials making up or comprised in the electrodes, e.g. form, surface area or porosityElectrodes characterised by the structural features of powders or particles used therefor
H01G 11/34 - Carbon-based characterised by carbonisation or activation of carbon
H01M 4/587 - Carbonaceous material, e.g. graphite-intercalation compounds or CFx for inserting or intercalating light metals
Silicon-carbon composite materials and related processes are disclosed that overcome the challenges for providing amorphous nano-sized silicon entrained within porous carbon. Compared to other, inferior materials and processes described in the prior art, the materials and processes disclosed herein find superior utility in various applications, including energy storage devices such as lithium ion batteries.
The present application is directed to methods for preparation of carbon materials. The carbon materials comprise enhanced electrochemical properties and find utility in any number of electrical devices, for example, as electrode material in ultracapacitors or batteries.
H01M 12/06 - Hybrid cellsManufacture thereof composed of a half-cell of the fuel-cell type and of a half-cell of the primary-cell type with one metallic and one gaseous electrode
38.
SILICON-CARBON COMPOSITE MATERIALS WITH ENHANCED ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Silicon-carbon composite materials and related processes are disclosed that overcome the challenges for providing amorphous nano-sized silicon entrained within porous carbon. Compared to other, inferior materials and processes described in the prior art, the materials and processes disclosed herein find superior utility in various applications, including energy storage devices such as lithium ion batteries.
C01B 33/035 - Preparation by decomposition or reduction of gaseous or vaporised silicon compounds other than silica or silica-containing material by decomposition or reduction of gaseous or vaporised silicon compounds in the presence of heated filaments of silicon, carbon or a refractory metal, e.g. tantalum or tungsten, or in the presence of heated silicon rods on which the formed silicon is deposited, a silicon rod being obtained, e.g. Siemens process
C01B 32/336 - Preparation characterised by gaseous activating agents
H01M 4/36 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids
H01M 4/38 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of elements or alloys
H01M 4/583 - Carbonaceous material, e.g. graphite-intercalation compounds or CFx
H01M 4/62 - Selection of inactive substances as ingredients for active masses, e.g. binders, fillers
39.
NOVEL METAL-SILICON ALLOY-CARBON COMPOSITE, ELECTRODES, AND DEVICE
This disclosure related to particulate lithium-silicon alloy-carbon composite materials and manufacturing processes thereof, as well as corresponding devices and their corresponding manufacturing processes thereof.
This disclosure related to particulate lithium-silicon alloy-carbon composite materials and manufacturing processes thereof, as well as corresponding devices and their corresponding manufacturing processes thereof.
Silicon-carbon composite materials and related processes are disclosed that overcome the challenges for providing amorphous nano-sized silicon entrained within porous carbon. Compared to other, inferior materials and processes described in the prior art, the materials and processes disclosed herein find superior utility in various applications, including energy storage devices such as lithium ion batteries.
C01B 32/963 - Preparation from compounds containing silicon
C04B 35/565 - Shaped ceramic products characterised by their compositionCeramic compositionsProcessing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products based on non-oxides based on carbides based on silicon carbide
C04B 38/00 - Porous mortars, concrete, artificial stone or ceramic warePreparation thereof
Silicon carbon composite materials and related processes are disclosed that overcome the challenges for providing amorphous nano sized silicon entrained within porous carbon. Compared to other, inferior materials and processes described in the prior art, the materials and processes disclosed herein find superior utility in various applications, including energy storage devices such as lithium ion batteries.
C01B 33/035 - Preparation by decomposition or reduction of gaseous or vaporised silicon compounds other than silica or silica-containing material by decomposition or reduction of gaseous or vaporised silicon compounds in the presence of heated filaments of silicon, carbon or a refractory metal, e.g. tantalum or tungsten, or in the presence of heated silicon rods on which the formed silicon is deposited, a silicon rod being obtained, e.g. Siemens process
B82Y 30/00 - Nanotechnology for materials or surface science, e.g. nanocomposites
B82Y 40/00 - Manufacture or treatment of nanostructures
The present application is directed to methods for preparation of carbon materials. The carbon materials comprise enhanced electrochemical properties and find utility in any number of electrical devices, for example, as electrode material in ultracapacitors or batteries.
H01M 12/06 - Hybrid cellsManufacture thereof composed of a half-cell of the fuel-cell type and of a half-cell of the primary-cell type with one metallic and one gaseous electrode
44.
PRE-LITHIATED SILICON-CARBON COMPOSITE MATERIAL, AN ANODE COMPRISING THE SAME AND A METHOD TO MANUFACTURE OF A COMPOSITE MATERIAL
The invention relates to a lithium-silicon-carbon composite material, especially formed as a surface-coated lithium-silicon-carbon composite material, comprising a porous carbon scaffold comprising micropores and mesopores and a total pore volume no less than 0.5 cm3/g; a silicon content from 30% to 70%, including 30% and 70%; a Li content from 2% to 20%, including 2% and 20%; and an at least partly applied first surface coating layer forming a surface coating on a surface area of the lithium-silicon-carbon composite comprising one or multiple elements of Li, B, Al, Si, P, Ti, Zr, Nb and/or W.
The invention relates to a silicon-carbon composite material comprising a porous carbon scaffold comprising micropores and mesopores and a total pore volume of more than 0.5 cm3/g; a silicon content between 30% and 70%, including 30% and 70%; and a surface area with at least partially applied first surface coating comprising at least one of the elements of Li, B, Al, Si, P, Ti, Zr, Nb and/or W. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for manufacturing such a surface-coated silicon-carbon composite material, to an anode electrode and to an electrochemical storage device.
The invention relates to a lithium-silicon-carbon composite material, especially formed as a surface-coated lithium-silicon-carbon composite material, comprising a porous carbon scaffold comprising micropores and mesopores and a total pore volume no less than 0.5 cm3/g; a silicon content from 30% to 70%, including 30% and 70%; a Li content from 2% to 20%, including 2% and 20%; and an at least partly applied first surface coating layer forming a surface coating on a surface area of the lithium-silicon-carbon composite comprising one or multiple elements of Li, B, Al, Si, P, Ti, Zr, Nb and/or W.
The present application is generally directed to gas storage materials such as activated carbon comprising enhanced gas adsorption properties. The gas storage materials find utility in any number of gas storage applications. Methods for making the gas storage materials are also disclosed.
B01J 20/20 - Solid sorbent compositions or filter aid compositionsSorbents for chromatographyProcesses for preparing, regenerating or reactivating thereof comprising inorganic material comprising free carbonSolid sorbent compositions or filter aid compositionsSorbents for chromatographyProcesses for preparing, regenerating or reactivating thereof comprising inorganic material comprising carbon obtained by carbonising processes
B01J 20/28 - Solid sorbent compositions or filter aid compositionsSorbents for chromatographyProcesses for preparing, regenerating or reactivating thereof characterised by their form or physical properties
C01B 3/00 - HydrogenGaseous mixtures containing hydrogenSeparation of hydrogen from mixtures containing itPurification of hydrogen
C10L 3/06 - Natural gasSynthetic natural gas obtained by processes not covered by , or
C10L 3/10 - Working-up natural gas or synthetic natural gas
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Decomposition of silicon-containing precursors on porous scaffold materials
Composites of silicon and various porous scaffold materials, such as carbon material comprising micro-, meso- and/or macropores, and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. The compositions find utility in various applications, including electrical energy storage electrodes and devices comprising the same.
H01G 11/06 - Hybrid capacitors with one of the electrodes allowing ions to be reversibly doped thereinto, e.g. lithium ion capacitors [LIC]
H01G 11/24 - Electrodes characterised by structural features of the materials making up or comprised in the electrodes, e.g. form, surface area or porosityElectrodes characterised by the structural features of powders or particles used therefor
H01G 11/34 - Carbon-based characterised by carbonisation or activation of carbon
H01G 11/38 - Carbon pastes or blendsBinders or additives therein
H01G 11/50 - Electrodes characterised by their material specially adapted for lithium-ion capacitors, e.g. for lithium-doping or for intercalation
H01G 11/86 - Processes for the manufacture of hybrid or EDL capacitors, or components thereof specially adapted for electrodes
Passivated silicon-carbon composite materials and related processes are disclosed that overcome the challenges for providing amorphous nano-sized silicon entrained within porous carbon. Compared to other, inferior materials and processes described in the prior art, the materials and processes disclosed herein find superior utility in various applications, including energy storage devices such as lithium ion batteries.
C23C 16/44 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the method of coating
C23C 16/455 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the method of coating characterised by the method used for introducing gases into the reaction chamber or for modifying gas flows in the reaction chamber
C01B 32/05 - Preparation or purification of carbon not covered by groups , , ,
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Vibro-thermally assisted chemical vapor infiltration
Reactor designs and process steps are provided for accomplishing vibro-thermally assisted chemical vapor infiltration (VTA-CVI). The provided reactors and processes overcome the challenges for manufacturing composite materials from porous scaffolds. Such reactors and processes find utility in various applications, including production of battery materials, including silicon-carbon composites suitable as anode materials for lithium ion batteries.
C23C 16/44 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the method of coating
C23C 16/455 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the method of coating characterised by the method used for introducing gases into the reaction chamber or for modifying gas flows in the reaction chamber
C23C 16/52 - Controlling or regulating the coating process
Passivated silicon-carbon composite materials and related processes are disclosed that overcome the challenges for providing amorphous nano-sized silicon entrained within porous carbon. Compared to other, inferior materials and processes described in the prior art, the materials and processes disclosed herein find superior utility in various applications, including energy storage devices such as lithium ion batteries.
C23C 16/44 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the method of coating
C23C 16/455 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the method of coating characterised by the method used for introducing gases into the reaction chamber or for modifying gas flows in the reaction chamber
H01M 4/02 - Electrodes composed of, or comprising, active material
An object of the present invention is to provide carbon-coated Si—C composite particles capable of maintaining a high Si utilization rate and suppressing deterioration of initial coulombic efficiency due to oxidation over time of a lithium-ion secondary battery.
An object of the present invention is to provide carbon-coated Si—C composite particles capable of maintaining a high Si utilization rate and suppressing deterioration of initial coulombic efficiency due to oxidation over time of a lithium-ion secondary battery.
The carbon-coated Si—C composite particles of the present invention includes Si—C composite particles containing a carbon material and silicon; and a carbonaceous layer present on surfaces of the Si—C composite particles,
wherein the carbon coverage thereof is 70% or more,
wherein the BET specific surface area is 200 m2/g or less; wherein R value (ID/IG) is 0.30 or more and 1.10 or less and ISi/IG is 0.15 or less, when the peak attributed to Si is present at 450 to 495 cm−1 and the intensity of the peak is defined as ISi, in Raman spectrum of the carbon-coated Si—C composite particles: and
wherein the full width at half maximum of the peak of a 111 plane of Si is 3.00 deg. or more, and (peak intensity of a 111 plane of SiC)/(peak intensity of the 111 plane of Si) is 0.01 or less, in the XRD pattern measured by powder XRD using a Cu-Kα ray of the carbon-coated Si—C composite particles.
C01B 33/029 - Preparation by decomposition or reduction of gaseous or vaporised silicon compounds other than silica or silica-containing material by decomposition of monosilane
H01M 10/0525 - Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodesLithium-ion batteries
Silicon-carbon composite materials and related processes are disclosed that overcome the challenges for providing amorphous nano-sized silicon entrained within porous carbon. Compared to other, inferior materials and processes described in the prior art, the materials and processes disclosed herein find superior utility in various applications, including energy storage devices such as lithium ion batteries.
C01B 32/963 - Preparation from compounds containing silicon
C04B 35/565 - Shaped ceramic products characterised by their compositionCeramic compositionsProcessing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products based on non-oxides based on carbides based on silicon carbide
C04B 38/00 - Porous mortars, concrete, artificial stone or ceramic warePreparation thereof
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Composite particles, negative electrode material, and lithium-ion secondary battery
D in a Raman spectrum, and where the composite particles (B) have a full width at half maximum of a peak of a 111 plane of Si of 3.0 deg. or more using a Cu-Kα ray in an XRD pattern.
2/g or more, and the Si-containing compound (B) is contained in pores of the porous carbon (A). Also disclosed is a negative electrode sheet including the negative electrode material and a lithium-ion secondary battery including the negative electrode sheet.
Disclosed herein are silicon-carbon composite mixtures containing a first silicon-carbon composite material including a porous carbon scaffold containing micropores and mesopores and a total pore volume no less than 0.5 cm3/g, a silicon content from 30% to 70% and a plurality of particles having a Dv50 of 6 µm to 20 µm; as well as at least a second silicon-carbon composite material including at least a second carbon scaffold containing micropores and mesopores and a total pore volume no less than 0.5 cm3/g, a silicon content from 30% to 70%, and a plurality of particles having a Dv50 of 1 µm to 6 µm; and 10% to 90% by mass of the first silicon-carbon composite material and 10% to 90 % of the at least one further silicon-carbon composite material. Also disclosed herein are methods of manufacturing silicon-carbon composite mixtures, methods of manufacturing anode electrodes containing a silicon-carbon composite mixture, and methods of manufacturing electrochemical energy storage devices containing a silicon-carbon composite mixture.
Disclosed herein are silicon-carbon composite mixtures containing a first silicon-carbon composite material including a porous carbon scaffold containing micropores and mesopores and a total pore volume no less than 0.5 cm3/g, a silicon content from 30% to 70% and a plurality of particles having a Dv50 of 6 µm to 20 µm; as well as at least a second silicon-carbon composite material including at least a second carbon scaffold containing micropores and mesopores and a total pore volume no less than 0.5 cm3/g, a silicon content from 30% to 70%, and a plurality of particles having a Dv50 of 1 µm to 6 µm; and 10% to 90% by mass of the first silicon-carbon composite material and 10% to 90 % of the at least one further silicon-carbon composite material. Also disclosed herein are methods of manufacturing silicon-carbon composite mixtures, methods of manufacturing anode electrodes containing a silicon-carbon composite mixture, and methods of manufacturing electrochemical energy storage devices containing a silicon-carbon composite mixture.
Composites of porous nano-featured silicon and various materials, such as carbon, are provided. The composites find utility in various applications, such as electrical energy storage electrodes and devices comprising the same.
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H01M 10/0525 - Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodesLithium-ion batteries
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Highly efficient manufacturing of silicon-carbon composite materials comprising ultra low Z
Silicon-carbon composite materials and related processes are disclosed that overcome the challenges for providing amorphous nano-sized silicon entrained within porous carbon. Compared to other, inferior materials and processes described in the prior art, the materials and processes disclosed herein find superior utility in various applications, including energy storage devices such as lithium ion batteries.
The present application is generally directed to composites comprising a hard carbon material and an electrochemical modifier. The composite materials find utility in any number of electrical devices, for example, in lithium ion batteries. Methods for making the disclosed composite materials are also disclosed.
The present application is directed to methods for preparation of carbon materials. The carbon materials comprise enhanced electrochemical properties and find utility in any number of electrical devices, for example, as electrode material in ultracapacitors or batteries.
H01M 12/06 - Hybrid cellsManufacture thereof composed of a half-cell of the fuel-cell type and of a half-cell of the primary-cell type with one metallic and one gaseous electrode
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Preparation of polymeric resins and carbon materials
The present application is directed to methods for preparation of carbon materials. The carbon materials comprise enhanced electrochemical properties and find utility in any number of electrical devices, for example, as electrode material in ultracapacitors or batteries.
H01M 12/06 - Hybrid cellsManufacture thereof composed of a half-cell of the fuel-cell type and of a half-cell of the primary-cell type with one metallic and one gaseous electrode
68.
Materials with extremely durable intercalation of lithium and manufacturing methods thereof
Composites of silicon and various porous scaffold materials, such as carbon material comprising micro-, meso- and/or macropores, and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. The compositions find utility in various applications, including electrical energy storage electrodes and devices comprising the same.
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Silicon-carbon composite materials and related processes are disclosed that overcome the challenges for providing amorphous nano-sized silicon entrained within porous carbon. Compared to other, inferior materials and processes described in the prior art, the materials and processes disclosed herein find superior utility in various applications, including energy storage devices such as lithium ion batteries.
Composites of silicon and various porous scaffold materials, such as carbon material comprising micro-, meso- and/or macropores, and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. The compositions find utility in various applications, including electrical energy storage electrodes and devices comprising the same.
H01B 1/04 - Conductors or conductive bodies characterised by the conductive materialsSelection of materials as conductors mainly consisting of carbon-silicon compounds, carbon, or silicon
C04B 35/52 - Shaped ceramic products characterised by their compositionCeramic compositionsProcessing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products based on non-oxides based on carbon, e.g. graphite
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C04B 35/524 - Shaped ceramic products characterised by their compositionCeramic compositionsProcessing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products based on non-oxides based on carbon, e.g. graphite obtained from polymer precursors, e.g. glass-like carbon material
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Passivated silicon carbon composite materials and related processes are disclosed that overcome the challenges for providing amorphous nano sized silicon entrained within porous carbon. Compared to other, inferior materials and processes described in the prior art, the materials and processes disclosed herein find superior utility in various applications, including energy storage devices such as lithium ion batteries.
C01B 33/035 - Preparation by decomposition or reduction of gaseous or vaporised silicon compounds other than silica or silica-containing material by decomposition or reduction of gaseous or vaporised silicon compounds in the presence of heated filaments of silicon, carbon or a refractory metal, e.g. tantalum or tungsten, or in the presence of heated silicon rods on which the formed silicon is deposited, a silicon rod being obtained, e.g. Siemens process
H01M 4/134 - Electrodes based on metals, Si or alloys
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H01M 10/0525 - Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodesLithium-ion batteries
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METHODS OF PASSIVATION TO CONTROL OXYGEN CONTENT AND REACTIVITY OF SILICON-CARBON COMPOSITE MATERIALS
Passivated silicon carbon composite materials and related processes are disclosed that overcome the challenges for providing amorphous nano sized silicon entrained within porous carbon. Compared to other, inferior materials and processes described in the prior art, the materials and processes disclosed herein find superior utility in various applications, including energy storage devices such as lithium ion batteries.
C01B 33/035 - Preparation by decomposition or reduction of gaseous or vaporised silicon compounds other than silica or silica-containing material by decomposition or reduction of gaseous or vaporised silicon compounds in the presence of heated filaments of silicon, carbon or a refractory metal, e.g. tantalum or tungsten, or in the presence of heated silicon rods on which the formed silicon is deposited, a silicon rod being obtained, e.g. Siemens process
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H01M 10/0525 - Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodesLithium-ion batteries
73.
SILICON-CARBON COMPOSITE MATERIALS WITH ENHANCED ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Silicon-carbon composite matertials and related processes are disclosed that overcome the challenges for providing amorphous nano-sized silicon entrained within porous carbon. Compared to other, inferior materials and processes described in the prior art, the materials and processes disclosed herein find superior utility in various applications, including energy storage devices such as lithium ion batteries.
C01B 33/035 - Preparation by decomposition or reduction of gaseous or vaporised silicon compounds other than silica or silica-containing material by decomposition or reduction of gaseous or vaporised silicon compounds in the presence of heated filaments of silicon, carbon or a refractory metal, e.g. tantalum or tungsten, or in the presence of heated silicon rods on which the formed silicon is deposited, a silicon rod being obtained, e.g. Siemens process
74.
SILICON-CARBON COMPOSITE MATERIALS WITH ENHANCED ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Silicon-carbon composite matertials and related processes are disclosed that overcome the challenges for providing amorphous nano-sized silicon entrained within porous carbon. Compared to other, inferior materials and processes described in the prior art, the materials and processes disclosed herein find superior utility in various applications, including energy storage devices such as lithium ion batteries.
C01B 33/035 - Preparation by decomposition or reduction of gaseous or vaporised silicon compounds other than silica or silica-containing material by decomposition or reduction of gaseous or vaporised silicon compounds in the presence of heated filaments of silicon, carbon or a refractory metal, e.g. tantalum or tungsten, or in the presence of heated silicon rods on which the formed silicon is deposited, a silicon rod being obtained, e.g. Siemens process
Silicon-carbon composite materials and related processes are disclosed that overcome the challenges for providing amorphous nano-sized silicon entrained within porous carbon. Compared to other, inferior materials and processes described in the prior art, the materials and processes disclosed herein find superior utility in various applications, including energy storage devices such as lithium ion batteries.
C01B 32/963 - Preparation from compounds containing silicon
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C01B 33/035 - Preparation by decomposition or reduction of gaseous or vaporised silicon compounds other than silica or silica-containing material by decomposition or reduction of gaseous or vaporised silicon compounds in the presence of heated filaments of silicon, carbon or a refractory metal, e.g. tantalum or tungsten, or in the presence of heated silicon rods on which the formed silicon is deposited, a silicon rod being obtained, e.g. Siemens process
Silicon-carbon composite materials and related processes are disclosed that overcome the challenges for providing amorphous nano-sized silicon entrained within porous carbon. Compared to other, inferior materials and processes described in the prior art, the materials and processes disclosed herein find superior utility in various applications, including energy storage devices such as lithium ion batteries.
Silicon-carbon composite materials and related processes are disclosed that overcome the challenges for providing amorphous nano-sized silicon entrained within porous carbon. Compared to other, inferior materials and processes described in the prior art, the materials and processes disclosed herein find superior utility in various applications, including energy storage devices such as lithium ion batteries.
C01B 32/963 - Preparation from compounds containing silicon
C04B 35/565 - Shaped ceramic products characterised by their compositionCeramic compositionsProcessing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products based on non-oxides based on carbides based on silicon carbide
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MANUFACTURING OF SILICON-CARBON COMPOSITES MATERIALS
Silicon-carbon composite matertials and related processes are disclosed that overcome the challenges for providing amorphous nano-sized silicon entrained within porous carbon. Compared to other, inferior materials and processes described in the prior art, the materials and processes disclosed herein find superior utility in various applications, including energy storage devices such as lithium ion batteries.
C01B 33/035 - Preparation by decomposition or reduction of gaseous or vaporised silicon compounds other than silica or silica-containing material by decomposition or reduction of gaseous or vaporised silicon compounds in the presence of heated filaments of silicon, carbon or a refractory metal, e.g. tantalum or tungsten, or in the presence of heated silicon rods on which the formed silicon is deposited, a silicon rod being obtained, e.g. Siemens process
Silicon carbon composite matertials and related processes are disclosed that overcome the challenges for providing amorphous nano sized silicon entrained within porous carbon. Compared to other, inferior materials and processes described in the prior art, the materials and processes disclosed herein find superior utility in various applications, including energy storage devices such as lithium ion batteries.
C01B 33/035 - Preparation by decomposition or reduction of gaseous or vaporised silicon compounds other than silica or silica-containing material by decomposition or reduction of gaseous or vaporised silicon compounds in the presence of heated filaments of silicon, carbon or a refractory metal, e.g. tantalum or tungsten, or in the presence of heated silicon rods on which the formed silicon is deposited, a silicon rod being obtained, e.g. Siemens process
H01M 4/134 - Electrodes based on metals, Si or alloys
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81.
MANUFACTURING OF SILICON-CARBON COMPOSITES MATERIALS
Silicon-carbon composite matertials and related processes are disclosed that overcome the challenges for providing amorphous nano-sized silicon entrained within porous carbon. Compared to other, inferior materials and processes described in the prior art, the materials and processes disclosed herein find superior utility in various applications, including energy storage devices such as lithium ion batteries.
C01B 33/035 - Preparation by decomposition or reduction of gaseous or vaporised silicon compounds other than silica or silica-containing material by decomposition or reduction of gaseous or vaporised silicon compounds in the presence of heated filaments of silicon, carbon or a refractory metal, e.g. tantalum or tungsten, or in the presence of heated silicon rods on which the formed silicon is deposited, a silicon rod being obtained, e.g. Siemens process
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VIBRO-THERMALLY ASSISTED CHEMICAL VAPOR INFILTRATION
Reactor designs and process steps are provided for accomplishing vibro-thermally assisted chemical vapor infiltration (VTA-CVI). The provided reactors and processes overcome the challenges for manufacturing composite materials from porous scaffolds. Such reactors and processes find utility in various applications, including production of battery materials, including silicon-carbon composites suitable as anode materials for lithium ion batteries.
Reactor designs and process steps are provided for accomplishing vibro-thermally assisted chemical vapor infiltration (VTA-CVI). The provided reactors and processes overcome the challenges for manufacturing composite materials from porous scaffolds. Such reactors and processes find utility in various applications, including production of battery materials, including silicon-carbon composites suitable as anode materials for lithium ion batteries.
Silicon-carbon composite materials and related processes are disclosed that overcome the challenges for providing amorphous nano-sized silicon entrained within porous carbon. Compared to other, inferior materials and processes described in the prior art, the materials and processes disclosed herein find superior utility in various applications, including energy storage devices such as lithium ion batteries.
C01B 32/963 - Preparation from compounds containing silicon
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and/or specifications for others, and manufacturing
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Carbon-based compositions with highly efficient volumetric gas sorption
The present application is generally directed to gas storage materials such as activated carbon comprising enhanced gas adsorption properties. The gas storage materials find utility in any number of gas storage applications. Methods for making the gas storage materials are also disclosed.
B01J 20/20 - Solid sorbent compositions or filter aid compositionsSorbents for chromatographyProcesses for preparing, regenerating or reactivating thereof comprising inorganic material comprising free carbonSolid sorbent compositions or filter aid compositionsSorbents for chromatographyProcesses for preparing, regenerating or reactivating thereof comprising inorganic material comprising carbon obtained by carbonising processes
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Porous silicon and methods for preparation and use of the same are disclosed. The porous silicon materials have utility either alone or in combination with other materials, for example, combined with carbon particles for energy storage applications.
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The present application is generally directed to composites comprising a hard carbon material and an electrochemical modifier. The composite materials find utility in any number of electrical devices, for example, in lithium ion batteries. Methods for making the disclosed composite materials are also disclosed.
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Composites of porous nano-featured silicon materials and carbon materials
Composites of porous nano-featured silicon and various materials, such as carbon, are provided. The composites find utility in various applications, such as electrical energy storage electrodes and devices comprising the same.
C23F 1/00 - Etching metallic material by chemical means
H01M 8/1037 - Polymeric electrolyte materials characterised by the chemical structure of the main chain of the ion-conducting polymer having silicon, e.g. sulfonated crosslinked polydimethylsiloxanes
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Methods for sol-gel polymerization in absence of solvent and creation of tunable carbon structure from same
The present application is directed to methods for solvent-free preparation of polymers and their subsequent processing into activated carbon materials. These methods unexpectedly demonstrate ability to tune pore structure in the polymer gel and carbon produced there from, while also providing distinct advantages over the current art.
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Materials with extremely durable intercalation of lithium and manufacturing methods thereof
Composites of silicon and various porous scaffold materials, such as carbon material comprising micro-, meso- and/or macropores, and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. The compositions find utility in various applications, including electrical energy storage electrodes and devices comprising the same.
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The present application is directed to hard carbon materials. The hard carbon materials find utility in any number of electrical devices, for example, in lithium ion batteries. Methods for making the disclosed carbon materials are also disclosed.
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