IP Library Granted Patent US 12674064
Granted Patent B2
US 12674064 · App. 18/708,050 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Dispersant composition for electricity storage device electrodes

Inventors: Akito Itoi (Wakayama, JP); Kyoichi Shirota (Wakayama, JP); Kazuo Oki (Wakayama, JP)
Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
C09D7/45C08F220/1818C08F220/281C08F220/44C09D5/24C09D7/61C09D7/63C09D7/65H01M4/0404H01M4/625C08F2800/20C08K3/041C08K5/17C08K5/18C08K5/357C08K2201/001C08K2201/011
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Patent No.
US 12674064
App. No.
18/708,050
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An aspect of the present disclosure relates to a dispersant composition for an electrode of a power storage device. The dispersant composition contains an acrylic polymer (A), an amine compound (B) with a boiling point of 200° C. or less, and an organic solvent (C). The acrylic polymer (A) contains a constitutional unit a represented by the following formula (1). The compound (B) is at least one amine compound selected from the group consisting of a secondary aliphatic amine, a tertiary aliphatic amine, an aromatic amine, and a heterocyclic amine.

Claims (43)

1 . A dispersant composition for an electrode of a power storage device, comprising:

an acrylic polymer (A);

an amine compound (B) with a boiling point of 200° C. or less; and

an organic solvent (C),

wherein the acrylic polymer (A) contains a constitutional unit a represented by the following formula (1), and

the compound (B) is dihexylamine:

in the formula (1), R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are the same as or different from each other and represent a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or an ethyl group, X 1 represents a nitrogen atom or an oxygen atom, and R 4 represents a hydrocarbon group having 8 to 30 carbon atoms.

2 . The dispersant composition according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the constitutional unit a represented by the formula (1) in the acrylic polymer (A) is 10% by mass or more and 80% by mass or less.

3 . The dispersant composition according to claim 1 , wherein the acrylic polymer (A) further contains at least one constitutional unit b selected from the group consisting of a constitutional unit b1 represented by the following formula (2) and a constitutional unit b2 represented by the following formula (3):

in the formula (2), R 5 , R 6 , and R 7 are the same as or different from each other and represent a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or an ethyl group, X 2 represents a nitrogen atom or an oxygen atom, R 8 represents an alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, p represents 1 or more and 8 or less, and R 9 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group,

in the formula (3), R 10 , R 11 , and R 12 are the same as or different from each other and represent a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or an ethyl group, and X 3 represents a cyano group or a pyridinyl group that may have a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

4 . The dispersant composition according to claim 1 , wherein the acrylic polymer (A) further contains a constitutional unit c represented by the following formula (4):

in the formula (4), R 13 , R 14 , and R 15 are the same as or different from each other and represent a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or an ethyl group.

5 . The dispersant composition according to claim 1 , wherein a weight average molecular weight of the acrylic polymer (A) is 5000 or more and 1000000 or less.

6 . The dispersant composition according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the compound (B) is 10 parts by mass or more and 300 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the acrylic polymer (A).

7 . The dispersant composition according to claim 1 , wherein a mass ratio (acrylic polymer (A)/compound (B)) of the acrylic polymer (A) to the compound (B) is 0.1 or more and 1.5 or less.

8 . A carbon material-based conductive material slurry comprising:

the dispersant composition according to claim 1 ; and

carbon material-based conductive materials (D).

9 . The carbon material-based conductive material slurry according to claim 8 , wherein the carbon material-based conductive materials (D) include at least one selected from the group consisting of carbon black, carbon nanotubes, and graphene.

10 . A positive electrode paste for a power storage device, comprising:

the dispersant composition according to claim 1 .

11 . A method for producing a positive electrode coating, comprising:

applying the positive electrode paste according to claim 10 to a current collector; and then

drying the positive electrode paste.

12 . The method for producing a positive electrode coating according to claim 11 , wherein the positive electrode paste comprises a carbon-based conductive material, wherein the carbon-based conductive material is carbon nanotubes.

13 . The method for producing a positive electrode coating according to claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises preparing the positive electrode paste, and wherein preparing the positive electrode paste comprises mixing a carbon material-based conductive material slurry, a binder, a solvent, and a positive electrode active material and, in preparing the carbon material-based conductive material slurry, a mixture containing the dispersant composition and the carbon material-based conductive material is dispersed using a high-pressure homogenizer.

14 . A method for producing a positive electrode for a power storage device, the positive electrode comprising a current collector and a positive electrode coating disposed on the current collector,

the method comprising:

applying the positive electrode paste according to claim 10 to a current collector; and then

drying the positive electrode paste.

15 . The method for producing a positive electrode according to claim 14 , wherein the positive electrode paste comprises a carbon-based conductive material, wherein the carbon-based conductive material is carbon nanotubes.

16 . The method for producing a positive electrode according to claim 14 , wherein the method further comprises preparing the positive electrode paste, and wherein preparing the positive electrode paste comprises mixing a carbon material-based conductive material slurry, a binder, a solvent, and a positive electrode active material and, in preparing the carbon material-based conductive material slurry, a mixture containing the dispersant composition and the carbon material-based conductive material is dispersed using a high-pressure homogenizer.

17 . A dispersant composition for an electrode of a power storage device, comprising:

an acrylic polymer (A);

an amine compound (B) with a boiling point of 200° C. or less; and

an organic solvent (C),

wherein the acrylic polymer (A) contains a constitutional unit a represented by the following formula (1), at least one constitutional unit b selected from the group consisting of a constitutional unit b1 represented by the following formula (2) and a constitutional unit b2 represented by the following formula (3), and a constitutional unit c represented by the following formula (4), and

the compound (B) is dihexylamine:

in the formula (1), R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are the same as or different from each other and represent a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or an ethyl group, X 1 represents a nitrogen atom or an oxygen atom, and R 4 represents a hydrocarbon group having 8 to 30 carbon atoms,

in the formula (2), R 5 , R 6 , and R 7 are the same as or different from each other and represent a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or an ethyl group, X 2 represents a nitrogen atom or an oxygen atom, R 8 represents an alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, p represents 1 or more and 8 or less, and R 9 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group,

in the formula (3), R 10 , R 11 , and R 12 are the same as or different from each other and represent a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or an ethyl group, and X 3 represents a cyano group or a pyridinyl group that may have a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms,

in the formula (4), R 13 , R 14 , and R 15 are the same as or different from each other and represent a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or an ethyl group.