公开(公告)号：US20250122095A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-17

申请号：US18693203

申请日：2022-10-05

Applicant: BASF SE

Inventor： Philipp KURZHALS ,  Heino SOMMER ,  Felix Florian RIEWALD

IPC: C01G53/50 ,  H01M10/0525

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process for making an electrode active material. The process includes the following steps: (a) providing an (oxy)hydroxide of TM, where TM is a transition metal and includes nickel and, optionally, at least one of cobalt and manganese, (b) mixing the (oxy)hydroxide of TM with 75 to 85 mol-% of a lithium source, referring to TM, and at least one compound of Mg or Al, (c) treating the resultant mixture at a temperature in the range of from 400 to 700° C., thereby obtaining a powder, (d) mixing the powder from step (c) with a source of lithium and with at least one compound of Mg or Al and with at least one compound of Nb, Ta, W, Ti or Zr, and (e) treating the mixture obtained from step (d) thermally at a temperature in the range of from 550 to 800° C.

公开(公告)号：US20210218008A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-15

申请号：US17250792

申请日：2019-08-30

Applicant: BASF SE

Inventor： Maraike AHLF ,  Heino SOMMER ,  Carsten SUELING ,  Markus Daniel GRONER ,  Christopher GUMP ,  Robert HALL ,  Joseph SPENCER, II

IPC: H01M4/04 ,  H01M4/505 ,  H01M4/525

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for coating an oxide material comprising: (a) providing a particulate material chosen from lithiated nickel-cobalt aluminum oxides, lithiated cobalt-manganese oxides, and lithiated layered nickel-cobalt-manganese oxides, (b) treating the cathode active material with a metal alkoxide, metal amide, alkyl metal compound, metal halide, or metal hydride at a pressure ranging from 5 mbar to 1 bar above ambient pressure, (c) deactivating the material obtained in step (b) with a HF containing gas at ambient pressure,  wherein step (b) is carried out in a mechanical mixer chosen from compulsory mixers and free-fall mixers, or step (b) is carried out using a moving bed or a fixed bed.

公开(公告)号：US20190393494A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-26

申请号：US16489895

申请日：2018-02-21

Applicant: BASF SE

Inventor： Frank KLEINE JAEGER ,  Tillmann LIEBSCH ,  Michael SCHOENHERR ,  Dominik GARELLA ,  Fatih CETINEL ,  Heino SOMMER ,  Maraike AHLF ,  Daniel LOEFFLER ,  Regina VOGELSANG ,  Jacob HAAG

IPC: H01M4/36 ,  C23C16/44 ,  C23C16/442 ,  C23C16/455 ,  H01M4/505 ,  H01M4/525 ,  H01M10/0525

Abstract: The present invention is related to a process for coating anoxide material, said process comprising the following steps: (a) providing a particulate material selected from lithiated nickel-cobalt aluminum oxides, lithiated cobalt-manganese oxides and lithiated layered nickel-cobalt-manganese oxides, (b) treating said cathode active material with a metal alkoxide or metal amide or alkyl metal compound, (c) treating the material obtained in step (b) with moisture, and, optionally, repeating the sequence of steps (b) and (c), wherein steps (b) and (c) are carried out in a mixer that mechanically introduces mixing energy into the particulate material, or by way of a moving bed or fixed bed, and wherein steps (b) and (c) are carried out at a pressure that is in the range of from 5 mbar to 1 bar above normal pressure.

公开(公告)号：US20240006580A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-04

申请号：US18252633

申请日：2021-12-10

Applicant: BASF SE

Inventor： Heino SOMMER ,  Christoph ERK ,  Jacob HAAG ,  James A SIOSS ,  Daniela KOEHLER ,  Kathrin MICHEL ,  Lennart Karl Bernhard GARVE ,  Benjamin Johannes Herbert BERGNER

IPC: H01M4/04 ,  H01M4/505 ,  H01M4/525 ,  H01M4/62

CPC classification number: H01M4/0471 ,  H01M4/505 ,  H01M4/525 ,  H01M4/621 ,  H01M4/625 ,  H01M2004/028

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process for making an electrode active material, where said process includes the following steps:



(a) Providing a hydroxide TM(OH)2 or an oxyhydroxide of TM, where TM is one or more metals and contains Mn, optionally, Co, and from 85 to 95 mol % Ni, referring to the sum of Ni, Co and Mn;
(b) Drying said hydroxide TM(OH)2 or oxyhydroxide of TM at a temperature in the range of from 400 to 600° C., thereby obtaining an oxide or oxyhydroxide of TM with a residual moisture content of from 200 to 500 ppm;
(c) Mixing said oxide or oxyhydroxide from step (b) with a source of lithium, at least one compound of Mg or Al, and at least one compound of Ti or Zr; and
(d) Treating the mixture obtained from step (c) thermally at a temperature in the range of 550 to 875° C.

公开(公告)号：US20230378428A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-23

申请号：US18247067

申请日：2021-09-16

Applicant: BASF SE

Inventor： Christoph ERK ,  Heino SOMMER ,  Kathrin MICHEL ,  Frank RAUSCHER ,  Nils-Olof Joachim BORN ,  Wolfgang ROHDE ,  Carsten SUELING ,  Birgit GERKE

IPC: H01M4/04 ,  H01M4/525 ,  H01M4/62 ,  H01M10/0525

CPC classification number: H01M4/0471 ,  H01M4/525 ,  H01M4/625 ,  H01M4/622 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M10/54

Abstract: Described herein is a process for the manufacture of a fluoride doped cathode active material, where said process includes the steps of



(a) providing a particulate oxide or (oxy)hydroxide of transition metals (TM), where TM includes nickel and at least one metal selected from cobalt and manganese, and where said particulate oxide or (oxy)hydroxide has an average particle diameter (D50) in a range of from 3 to 16 μm,
(b) providing a source of lithium that includes 0.01 to 2.5% by weight of fluoride uniformly dispersed within said source of lithium,
(c) mixing said oxide or (oxy)hydroxide of TM with said fluoride-including source of lithium and, optionally, with an additional source of lithium including less fluoride, and, optionally, with one or more dopants based on at least one metal other than lithium, and
(d) treating the mixture obtained from step (c) thermally.

公开(公告)号：US20210399291A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-23

申请号：US17309205

申请日：2019-11-11

Applicant: BASF SE

Inventor： Maraike AHLF ,  Torsten MAEURER ,  Christoph ERK ,  Jacob HAAG ,  Heino SOMMER

IPC: H01M4/36 ,  H01M4/525 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M4/505

Abstract: Process for making a coated oxide material wherein said process comprises the following steps: (a) providing a particulate material selected from lithiated nickel-cobalt aluminum oxides, lithium cobalt oxide, lithiated cobalt-manganese oxides and lithiated layered nickel-cobalt-manganese oxides, (b) treating said particulate material with an aqueous medium, (c) removing said aqueous medium, (d) drying said treated particulate material, (e) treating said particulate material from step (d) with a metal amide or alkyl metal compound, (f) treating the material obtained in step (e) with moisture or an oxidizing agent, and, optionally, repeating the sequence of steps (e) and (f).

公开(公告)号：US20160141580A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-19

申请号：US14899899

申请日：2014-05-27

Applicant: BASF SE

Inventor： Heino SOMMER ,  Jochen REINACHER ,  Juergen JANEK ,  Stefan BERENDTS

IPC: H01M2/16 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M2/14

CPC classification number: H01M2/1686 ,  H01M2/145 ,  H01M2/1646 ,  H01M10/052 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M10/054 ,  H01M10/056 ,  H01M12/08 ,  H01M2220/20 ,  H01M2300/0068 ,  H01M2300/0094 ,  Y02E60/128

Abstract: Disclosed is an alkali-ion conducting separator assembly comprising a porous membrane (A) and an alkali-ion conducting film (B) placed on one major surface of the porous membrane (A), wherein the alkali-ion conducting film (B) comprises an inorganic material of the general formula (I): (L1+[(12−u)2+wv)−xm−[(3−y)3+yn]−[(2−z)5+zp]Im+x](A3+3−yan+y)(B5+2−zbp+z)(O2−12−uDv−w) (I) Further disclosed is a process for producing such an alkali-ion conducting separator assembly and a rechargeable electrochemical cell comprising such an alkali-ion conducting separator assembly.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种碱离子导电分离器组件，其包括多孔膜（A）和放置在多孔膜（A）的一个主表面上的碱离子传导膜（B）），其中所述碱离子传导膜（B）包含 通式（I）的无机材料：（L1 + [（12-u）2 + wv）-xm- [（3-y）3 + yn] - [（2-z）5 + zp] Im + ]（A3 + 3-yan + y）（B5 + 2-zbp + z）（O2-12-uDv-w）（I）进一步公开了一种制备这种碱离子导电分离器组件和可再充电电化学 包含这种碱离子导电分离器组件的电池。

公开(公告)号：US20240266524A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-08

申请号：US18565963

申请日：2022-06-07

Applicant: BASF SE

Inventor： Heino SOMMER ,  Xiaohan WU ,  Hubert GASTEIGER ,  Louis HARTMANN

IPC: H01M4/505 ,  H01M4/04 ,  H01M4/1391 ,  H01M4/62 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M50/437 ,  H01M50/44

CPC classification number: H01M4/505 ,  H01M4/0404 ,  H01M4/1391 ,  H01M4/622 ,  H01M4/625 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M50/437 ,  H01M50/44

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a cathode containing a mass that includes:



(1) a lithium-containing cathode active material with a molar manganese content in the range of from 50 mol-% to 85 mol-% referring to metals other than lithium contained in the cathode active material,
(2) SiO2 in particulate form,
(3) carbon in electrically conductive form, and
(4) binder polymer.

公开(公告)号：US20230143043A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-11

申请号：US17907561

申请日：2021-04-01

Applicant: BASF SE ,  The Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University

Inventor： Tobias Maximilian TEUFL ,  Jorden K. LAMPERT ,  Heino SOMMER ,  Kipil LIM ,  Peter M. CSERNICA ,  William E. GENT ,  William C. CHUEH ,  Grace BUSSE

IPC: H01M4/505 ,  H01M4/52 ,  H01M4/04 ,  H01M4/485 ,  H01M4/62 ,  H01M10/0525

CPC classification number: H01M4/505 ,  H01M4/52 ,  H01M4/0471 ,  H01M4/0409 ,  H01M4/485 ,  H01M4/625 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M2004/028

Abstract: Process for making a mixed oxide according to the formula Li1+xTM1−xO2 wherein x is in the range of from 0.1 to 0.2 and TM is a combination of elements according to general formula (I) (NiaCobMnc)1-dM1d (I) wherein a is in the range of from 0.30 to 0.38, b being in the range of from zero to 0.05, c being in the range of from 0.60 to 0.70, and d being in the range of from zero to 0.05, M1 is selected from Al, Ti, Zr, W, Mo, Nb, Ta, Mg and combinations of at least two of the forego-ing, a+b+c=1, said process comprising the following steps: (a) providing a particulate hydroxide, oxide or oxyhydroxide of manganese, nickel, and, optionally, at least one of Co and M1, (b) adding a source of lithium, (c) calcining the mixture obtained from step (b) thermally under an atmosphere comprising 0.05 to 5 vol.-% of oxygen at a maximum temperature the range of from 650 to 1000° C.

公开(公告)号：US20220246900A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-04

申请号：US17595860

申请日：2020-06-17

Applicant: BASF SE

Inventor： Heino SOMMER ,  Christoph ERK ,  Thomas SCHAUBA

IPC: H01M4/04 ,  H01M4/36 ,  H01M4/525

Abstract: Process for making an at least partially coated electrode active material wherein said process comprises the following steps: (a) Providing an electrode active material according to general formula Li1+xTM1−xO2, wherein TM is a combination of Ni and Co or Ni and Al and, optionally, Mn, and, optionally, at least one metal selected from Ga, Nb, Ta, Mg, Mo, B, Sn, V, W, Ti and Zr, and x is in the range of from zero to 0.2, (b) treating said electrode active material with at least one carbonyl compound of Co, and (c) treating the material obtained in step (b) with an oxidant.