Binder, electrode plate, secondary battery, and electric apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025070178-A1
Application number	US-202418945600-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 13, 2024
Priority date	Nov 28, 2022
Publication date	Feb 27, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

This application relates to a binder, an electrode plate, a secondary battery, and an electric apparatus. A modified polyacrylic acid polymer material has the following structural features. The foregoing modified polyacrylic acid polymer material employs polymerization of four monomers: an acrylic acid, an alkaline metal salt of acrylic acid, a polyethylene glycol acrylate monoester, and acrylonitrile, and is capable of acting as a binder, fully coating the active material in the process of mixing with the active material, lowering the rebound of the electrode plate under extreme design conditions, reducing the cell expansion force during cycling, and increasing the cell life.

First claim

1 . A binder, characterized by comprising a modified polyacrylic acid polymer material, the modified polyacrylic acid polymer material having the following structural features:

wherein m=2,500-20,000, p=50-200, q=1,000-15,000, and 1=1,000-15,000; and
n=500-5,000, and M is selected from alkaline metal ions.

2 . The binder according to claim 1 , characterized in that the modified polyacrylic acid polymer material has at least one of the following features:
(1) m=7,500-12,500; (2) p=125-175; (3) q=8,000-12,000; or (4) l=8,000-12,000.

3 . The binder according to claim 1 , characterized in that n=2,200-2,700.

4 . The binder according to claim 1 , characterized in that M is selected from one or more of sodium ion, lithium ion, potassium ion, or magnesium ion.

5 . A preparation method of modified polyacrylic acid polymer material, comprising the following step:
carrying out a polymerization reaction of an alkaline metal salt of acrylic acid, a polyethylene glycol acrylate monoester, an acrylic acid, and acrylonitrile.

6 . The preparation method of modified polyacrylic acid polymer material according to claim 5 , characterized in that the polymerization reaction is carried out in the presence of a polymerization promoter and/or an initiator;
optionally, the polymerization promoter comprises sodium dodecyl sulfonate; further optionally, based on a total mass of the alkaline metal salt of acrylic acid, polyethylene glycol acrylate monoester, acrylic acid, and acrylonitrile, an amount of the polymerization promoter added is 2-5%; and optionally, the initiator comprises one or more of potassium sulfate, potassium persulfate, sodium persulfate, and ammonium persulfate; further optionally, based on the total mass of the alkaline metal salt of acrylic acid, polyethylene glycol acrylate monoester, acrylic acid, and acrylonitrile, an amount of the initiator added is 1-3%.

7 . The preparation method of modified polyacrylic acid polymer material according to claim 5 , characterized in that the polymerization reaction is carried out at a temperature of 65-75° C. for a time of 2-3 h.

8 . The preparation method of modified polyacrylic acid polymer material according to claim 5 , characterized in that the steps for preparing the alkaline metal salt of acrylic acid comprise:
mixing an acrylic acid, an alkaline metal hydroxide, and a first solvent; carrying out a first reaction until pH of a resulting reaction solution is neutral; and carrying out distillation and drying to produce an alkaline metal salt of acrylic acid, wherein the alkaline metal in the alkaline metal hydroxide is selected from one or more of sodium, lithium, potassium, or magnesium; optionally, the first solvent comprises water; and optionally, the first reaction is carried out at room temperature.

9 . The preparation method of modified polyacrylic acid polymer material according to claim 5 , characterized in that the steps for preparing the polyethylene glycol acrylate monoester comprise:
mixing a polyethylene glycol, an acrylic acid, and a second solvent; and carrying out a second reaction to produce the polyethylene glycol acrylate monoester.

10 . The preparation method of modified polyacrylic acid polymer material according to claim 9 , characterized in that the second reaction is carried out in the presence of a catalyst and a polymerization inhibitor;
optionally, the catalyst comprises one or more of p-toluenesulfonic acid, sulfuric acid, and aluminum trichloride; further optionally, based on a total mass of the polyethylene glycol and acrylic acid, an amount of the catalyst added is 3-10%; and optionally, the polymerization inhibitor comprises one or more of hydroquinone, p-hydroxyanisole, and 2,6-di-tert-butyl-p-cresol; further optionally, based on the total mass of the polyethylene glycol and acrylic acid, an amount of the polymerization inhibitor added is 1-5%.

11 . The preparation method of modified polyacrylic acid polymer material according to claim 9 , characterized in that the second reaction has at least one of the following features:
(1) a molar ratio of the polyethylene glycol to the acrylic acid is 1:(0.8-1.2); (2) the second reaction is carried out at a temperature of 65-75° C. for a time of 20 minutes to 3 hours; or (3) the second solvent comprises water.

12 . The preparation method of modified polyacrylic acid polymer material according to claim 9 , characterized in that the polyethylene glycol has a degree of polymerization n=500-5,000; and optionally, n=2,200-2,700.

13 . The preparation method of modified polyacrylic acid polymer material according to claim 5 , characterized in that a molar ratio of the acrylic acid, acrylonitrile, alkaline metal salt of acrylic acid, and polyethylene glycol acrylate monoester is (2,500-20,000):(50-200):(1,000-15,000):(1,000-15,000); and optionally, the molar ratio of the acrylic acid, acrylonitrile, alkaline metal salt of acrylic acid, and polyethylene glycol acrylate monoester is (7,500-12,500):(125-175):(8,000-12,000):(8,000-12,000).

14 . A second battery, comprising an electrode plate, the electrode plate comprising a current collector and an active material layer disposed on at least one surface of a current collector, wherein a material of the active material layer comprises an active material and the binder according to claim 1 .

15 . An electric apparatus, characterized by comprising the secondary battery according to claim 14 .

Assignees

• Contemporary Amperex Technology Hong Kong Ltd

Inventors

• Dai Zhipeng
• Ren Miaomiao
• Jin Chao
• Wu Zirui
• Yan Guanfusheng

Classifications

• C08L33/20

  Homopolymers or copolymers of acrylonitrile (C08L55/02 takes precedence) · CPC title

• C08F220/286

  and containing polyethylene oxide in the alcohol moiety, e.g. methoxy polyethylene glycol (meth)acrylate · CPC title

• C08L33/14

  of esters containing halogen, nitrogen, sulfur, or oxygen atoms in addition to the carboxy oxygen · CPC title

• H01M4/622 Primary

  being polymers · CPC title