Method for coating lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide cathode material

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12327859-B2
Application number	US-202218284436-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 22, 2022
Priority date	Jul 29, 2022
Publication date	Jun 10, 2025
Grant date	Jun 10, 2025

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a method for coating a lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide cathode material, and relates to the technical field of the synthesis of cathode materials. The present disclosure provides a method for coating a lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide cathode material, comprising the following steps: (1) mixing the lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide cathode material with a potassium permanganate solution, and introducing an olefin; and (2) after a reaction is completed, a reaction product is dried and calcinated to obtain a manganese-dioxide-coated lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide cathode material; wherein the number of carbon atoms in the olefin is ≤10, and the number of carbon-carbon double bonds in the olefin is 1. By introducing an olefin when mixing a lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide cathode material with a potassium permanganate solution, directed coating of surface defects is realized.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for coating a lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide cathode material, comprising the following steps:
(1) mixing the lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide cathode material with a potassium permanganate solution, and introducing an olefin; and
(2) after a reaction is completed, subjecting a reaction product to drying and calcination, to obtain a manganese-dioxide-coated lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide cathode material;
wherein a number of carbon atoms in the olefin is less than or equal to 10, and a number of carbon-carbon double bonds in the olefin is 1.

2. The method for coating the lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide cathode material according to claim 1 , wherein the olefin is ethylene.

3. The method for coating the lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide cathode material according to claim 1 , wherein in step (1), a mass concentration of the potassium permanganate solution is 0.5% to −2%, and a temperature of the mixing is 10° C. to −25° C.

4. The method for coating the lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide cathode material according to claim 1 , wherein in step (1), a method for introducing the olefin involves introducing the olefin in batches, wherein a gas pump is used for introducing the olefin, and the gas pump is provided with a gas pipe equipped with a filter element.

5. The method for coating the lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide cathode material according to claim 4 , wherein a number of introducing the olefin is 3 to −10 times, and a ratio of a total volume of the introduced olefin to a volume of the potassium permanganate solution is (0.3-1): 1.

6. The method for coating the lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide cathode material according to claim 5 , wherein the number of introducing the olefin is 3 to −5 times, and the ratio of the total volume of the introduced olefin to the volume of the potassium permanganate solution is (0.3-0.5): 1.

7. The method for coating the lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide cathode material according to claim 4 , wherein the gas pump has a pressure of 0.013 MPa to −0.020 MPa, and the filter element has a pore size of 0.2 μm to −0.5 μm.

8. The method for coating the lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide cathode material according to claim 1 , wherein in step (2), a temperature for the drying is 60° C. to −80° C., and a time for the drying is 8 h to −12 h; and a temperature for the calcination is 450° C. to −550° C., and a time for the calcination is 6 h to −8 h.

9. A lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide cathode material obtained by using the method for coating the lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide cathode material according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Guangdong Brunp Recycling Technology Co Ltd
• Hunan Brunp Recycling Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Aixia
• Yu Haijun
• Xie Yinghao
• Li Changdong

Classifications

• Y02E60/10

  Energy storage using batteries · CPC title

• H01M4/62

  Selection of inactive substances as ingredients for active masses, e.g. binders, fillers · CPC title

• H01M4/505 Primary

  of mixed oxides or hydroxides containing manganese for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiMn2O4 or LiMn2OxFy · CPC title

• H01M4/1391

  of electrodes based on mixed oxides or hydroxides, or on mixtures of oxides or hydroxides, e.g. LiCoOx · CPC title

• H01M4/131

  Electrodes based on mixed oxides or hydroxides, or on mixtures of oxides or hydroxides, e.g. LiCoOx · CPC title