Production process of trimanganese tetraoxide and lithium manganese oxide

US9450243B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9450243-B2
Application numberUS-201314386480-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 21, 2013
Priority dateMar 22, 2012
Publication dateSep 20, 2016
Grant dateSep 20, 2016

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To provide trimanganese tetraoxide having a high tap density and a uniform particle size distribution, and its production process. Trimanganese tetraoxide having a tap density of at least 1.5 g/cm 3 and a relative standard deviation of the particle size of at most 40%. A process for producing such trimanganese tetraoxide, which comprises a step of mixing a manganese aqueous solution and an alkaline aqueous solution so that the oxidation-reduction potential is at least 0 mV and OH − /Mn 2+ (mol/mol) is at most 0.55.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A process for producing the trimanganese tetraoxide which comprises mixing a manganese aqueous solution and an alkaline aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide so that the oxidation-reduction potential is at least 0 mV and OH − /Mn 2+ (mol/mol) is at most 0.55, wherein a complexing agent is not used when the manganese aqueous solution and the alkaline aqueous solution are mixed, and wherein the trimanganese tetraoxide has a tap density of at least 1.5 g/cm 3 and a relative standard deviation of the particle size of at most 40%. 2. The process for producing the trimanganese tetraoxide according to claim 1 , wherein OH − /Mn 2+ (mol/mol) is at least 0.35. 3. The process for producing the trimanganese tetraoxide according to claim 1 , wherein the oxidation-reduction potential is at least 40 mV. 4. The process for producing the trimanganese tetraoxide according to claim 1 , wherein the trimanganese tetraoxide is directly precipitated from the manganese aqueous solution. 5. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the tri manganese tetraoxide has an average particle size of at least 1 μm. 6. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the tri manganese tetraoxide has an average particle size of at most 20 μm. 7. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the tri manganese tetraoxide has a relative standard deviation of the particle size of at most 35%. 8. A method for producing a lithium manganese oxide, comprising mixing the trimanganese tetraoxide as produced by the method of claim 1 with at least one of lithium and a lithium compound, and heating the mixture.

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  • H01M4/505Primary

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

  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

  • Powder tap density · CPC title

  • containing lithium, e.g. Li2MnO3 or Li2(MxMn1-x)O3 · CPC title

  • Micrometer sized, i.e. from 1-100 micrometer · CPC title

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What does patent US9450243B2 cover?
To provide trimanganese tetraoxide having a high tap density and a uniform particle size distribution, and its production process. Trimanganese tetraoxide having a tap density of at least 1.5 g/cm 3 and a relative standard deviation of the particle size of at most 40%. A process for producing such trimanganese tetraoxide, which comprises a step of mixing a manganese aqueous solution and an alk…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Tosoh Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01M4/505. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Sep 20 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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