IP Library Granted Patent US 9,508,494
Granted Patent B2
US 9,508,494 · App. 14/424,676 · Granted Nov 29, 2016

Carbonaceous material for negative electrodes of lithium ion capacitors and method for producing same

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Patent No.
US 9,508,494
App. No.
14/424,676
Granted
Nov 29, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The object of the present invention is to provide a manufacturing method of carbonaceous material for a negative electrode of lithium ion capacitors, wherein the carbonaceous material is obtained from plant-derived char as a source, potassium and iron are sufficiently removed, and an average particle diameter thereof is small; and a carbonaceous material for a negative electrode of lithium ion capacitors. The object can be solved by a method for manufacturing a carbonaceous material having an average diameter of 3 to 30 μm, for a negative electrode of lithium ion capacitors comprising the steps of: (1) heating plant-derived char having an average particle diameter of 100 to 10000 μm at 500° C. to 1250° C. under an inert gas atmosphere containing a halogen compound to demineralize in a gas-phase, (2) pulverizing a carbon precursor obtained by the demineralization in a gas-phase, (3) calcining the pulverized carbon precursor at less than 1100° C. under a non-oxidizing gas atmosphere.

Claims (17)

1. A method for manufacturing a non-graphitizable carbonaceous material derived from a plant having an average particle diameter of 3 to 30 μm and a specific surface area of 47 to 175 m 2 /g, for a negative electrode of lithium-ion capacitors comprising the steps of:

(1) heating plant-derived char having an average particle diameter of 100 to 10000 μm at 500° C. to 1250° C. under an inert gas atmosphere containing a chlorine compound to demineralize in the gas-phase, so that an amount of potassium in the resulting carbonaceous material is 0.1 weight % or less, and an amount of iron in the resulting carbonaceous material is 0.02 weight % or less,

(2) pulverizing a carbon precursor demineralized in the gas-phase, and

(3) heat treating the pulverized carbon precursor at less than 1100° C. under a non-oxidizing gas atmosphere.

2. The method for manufacturing a non-graphitizable carbonaceous material derived from a plant for a negative electrode of lithium-ion capacitors according to claim 1 , further comprises a step of removing particles having a particle diameter of 1 μm or less so that a volume thereof became 3 volume % or less, during or after the pulverizing step (2).

3. A non-graphitizable carbonaceous material derived from a plant having an average particle diameter of 3 to 30 μm and a specific surface area of 47 to 175 m 2 /g, for a negative electrode of lithium-ion capacitors, obtained by a method comprising the steps of:

(1) heating plant-derived char having an average particle diameter of 100 to 10000 μm at 500° C. to 1250° C. under an inert gas atmosphere containing a chlorine compound to demineralize in the gas-phase, so that an amount of potassium in the resulting carbonaceous material is 0.1 weight % or less, and an amount of iron in the resulting carbonaceous material is 0.02 weight % or less,

(2) pulverizing a carbon precursor demineralized in the gas-phase, and

(3) heat treating the pulverized carbon precursor at less than 1100° C. under an non-oxidizing gas atmosphere.

4. The non-graphitizable carbonaceous material derived from a plant for a negative electrode of lithium-ion capacitors according to claim 3 , wherein the method further comprises a step of removing particles having a particle diameter of 1 μm or less so that a volume thereof became 3 volume % or less, during or after the pulverizing step (2).

5. The non-graphitizable carbonaceous material derived from a plant for a negative electrode of lithium-ion capacitors according to claim 3 , wherein the specific surface area is 47 to 150 m 2 /g,

the amount of potassium contained in the resulting carbonaceous material is 0.1 weight % or less, and

the amount of iron contained therein is 0.02 weight % or less.

6. A negative electrode of lithium-ion capacitors comprising the non-graphitizable carbonaceous material according to claim 3 .

7. The negative electrode of lithium-ion capacitors according to claim 6 , wherein an active material layer exists on one surface or both surfaces of metal current collector, and a thickness of the active material layer on one surface is 80 μm or less.

8. A lithium-ion capacitor comprising the non-graphitizable carbonaceous material according to claim 3 .

9. A lithium-ion capacitor comprising the non-graphitizable carbonaceous material according to claim 6 .

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 22, 2018
From: KUREHA CORPORATION
To: KURARAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046174/0848 →
MERGER Recorded Mar 13, 2017
From: KURARAY CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
To: KURARAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 041988/0856 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 2, 2015
From: SONOBE, NAOHIRO; TADA, YASUHIRO; MASUKO, JIRO; KOMATSU, HAJIME; ARIMA, JUNICHI; OGAWA, AKIMI; KOYAKUMARU, KENICHI; OTSUKA, KIYOTO; IWASAKI, HIDEHARU; CHO, JUNSANG
To: KUREHA CORPORATION; KURARAY CO., LTD.; KURARAY CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 035064/0372 →