IP Library Granted Patent US 10,530,008
Granted Patent B2
US 10,530,008 · App. 14/051,883 · Granted Jan 7, 2020

Method for producing lithium fluorosulfonate, lithium fluorosulfonate, nonaqueous electrolytic solution, and nonaqueous electrolytic solution secondary battery

Inventors: Daisuke Kawakami (Kanagawa, JP); Ryo Yamaguchi (Kanagawa, JP); Hiroyuki Tokuda (Ibaraki, JP); Masahiro Takehara (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
H01M10/056C01D15/04H01M10/0525H01M10/0568
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Patent No.
US 10,530,008
App. No.
14/051,883
Granted
Jan 7, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for producing lithium fluorosulfonate which comprises reacting a lithium salt and fluorosulfonic acid in a nonaqueous solvent, wherein the lithium salt is a lithium salt not generating water through the reaction step.

Claims (50)

1. Lithium fluorosulfonate, having a molar content of sulfate ion of from 1.0×10 −5 mol/kg to 2.5×10 −1 mol/kg relative to the weight of the lithium fluorosulfonate.

2. A nonaqueous electrolytic solution, comprising:

the lithium fluorosulfonate of claim 1 dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent,

wherein the nonaqueous electrolytic solution contains the sulfate ion in an amount of from 1.0×10 −7 mol/L to 1.0×10 −2 mol/L.

3. A nonaqueous electrolytic solution, comprising:

the lithium fluorosulfonate of claim 1 ,

wherein the nonaqueous electrolytic solution is suitable for a nonaqueous electrolytic solution battery comprising a negative electrode capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions and a positive electrode.

4. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a cyclic carbonate having a fluorine atom.

5. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 4 , wherein the cyclic carbonate having a fluorine atom is included in the nonaqueous electrolytic solution in an amount of from 0.001% by mass to 85% by mass.

6. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a cyclic carbonate having a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond.

7. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 6 , wherein the cyclic carbonate having a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond is included in the nonaqueous electrolytic solution in an amount of from 0.001% by mass to 10% by mass.

8. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a cyclic sulfonate ester.

9. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 8 , wherein the cyclic sulfonate ester is included in the nonaqueous electrolytic solution in an amount of from 0.001% by mass to 10% by mass.

10. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a compound having a cyano group.

11. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 10 , wherein the compound having the cyano group is included in the nonaqueous electrolytic solution in an amount of from 0.001% by mass to 10% by mass.

12. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a diisocyanate compound.

13. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 12 , wherein the diisocyanate compound is included in the nonaqueous electrolytic solution in an amount of from 0.001% by mass to 5% by mass.

14. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a lithium oxalate salt.

15. A nonaqueous electrolytic solution secondary battery, comprising:

a negative electrode and a positive electrode capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions; and

the nonaqueous electrolytic solution of claim 3 .

16. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution secondary battery according to claim 15 ,

wherein the negative electrode has a negative electrode active material layer on a current collector, and

the negative electrode active material layer contains a negative electrode active material that contains at least one of an elementary metal of silicon, an alloy of silicon, a compound of silicon, an elementary metal of tin, an alloy of tin, and a compound of tin.

17. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution secondary battery according to claim 15 ,

wherein the negative electrode has a negative electrode active material layer on a current collector, and

the negative electrode active material layer contains a negative electrode active material that contains a carbonaceous material.

18. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution secondary battery according to claim 15 ,

wherein the negative electrode has a negative electrode active material layer on a current collector, and

the negative electrode active material layer contains a negative electrode active material that contains a lithium titanium composite oxide.

19. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution secondary battery according to claim 15 ,

wherein the positive electrode has a positive electrode active material layer on a current collector, and

the positive electrode active material layer contains at least one selected from the group consisting of a lithium/cobalt composite oxide, a lithium/cobalt/nickel composite oxide, a lithium/manganese composite oxide, a lithium/cobalt/manganese composite oxide, a lithium/nickel composite oxide, a lithium/nickel/manganese composite oxide, and a lithium/nickel/cobalt/manganese composite oxide.

20. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution secondary battery according to claim 15 ,

wherein the positive electrode has a positive electrode active material layer on a current collector, and

the positive electrode active material layer contains LixMPO 4 where M represents at least one of a transition metal of Group 4 to Group 11 of the 4th Period of the Periodic Table, and 0<x<1.2.

21. A nonaqueous electrolytic solution, comprising:

the lithium fluorosulfonate of claim 1 dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent; and

a lithium salt other than lithium fluorosulfonate,

wherein the nonaqueous electrolytic solution is suitable for a nonaqueous electrolytic solution battery comprising a negative electrode and a positive electrode capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions,

the nonaqueous electrolytic solution contains the lithium fluorosulfonate in an amount of from 0.0005 mol/L to 0.5 mol/L, and

the nonaqueous electrolytic solution contains the sulfate ion in an amount of from 1.0×10 −7 mol/L to 1.0×10 −2 mol/L.

22. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 21 , wherein the lithium salt other than lithium fluorosulfonate is at least one of LiPF 6 and LiBF 4 .

23. The lithium fluorosulfonate of claim 1 , which is in a crystal form.

Assignments (5)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE SPLIT ASSIGNEE INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054678 FRAME: 0763. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Feb 16, 2021
From: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
To: MU IONIC SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055304/0658 →
SPLIT ASSIGNMENT Recorded Dec 10, 2020
From: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
To: MU IONIC SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054678/0763 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 5, 2017
From: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043750/0834 →
MERGER Recorded Sep 4, 2017
From: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
To: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043750/0207 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2015
From: KAWAKAMI, DAISUKE; YAMAGUCHI, RYO; TOKUDA, HIROYUKI; TAKEHARA, MASAHIRO
To: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036545/0245 →