Method for producing electrode material for aluminum electrolytic capacitors, and electrode material for aluminum electrolytic capacitors
The present invention provides a production method that enables easy production of an electrode material for aluminum electrolytic capacitor having a high capacitance, and that enables, in particular, easy production of an electrode material for aluminum electrolytic capacitor having a high capacitance regardless of the average particle diameter (D50) of aluminum powder to be used. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for producing an electrode material for aluminum electrolytic capacitor, comprising the steps of: (1) a first step of forming a film of a paste composition containing powder of at least one of aluminum and an aluminum alloy, a binder resin, and a solvent on at least one surface of a substrate, (2) a second step of sintering the film, and (3) a third step of applying an etching treatment on the sintered film.
1. A method for producing an electrode material for aluminum electrolytic capacitor, comprising the steps of:
(1) a first step of forming a film of a paste composition containing powder of at least one of aluminum and an aluminum alloy, a binder resin, and a solvent on at least one surface of a substrate,
(2) a second step of sintering the film, and
(3) a third step of applying an etching treatment on the sintered film.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the etching treatment is at least one selected from the group consisting of chemical etching using an acidic solution, chemical etching using an alkaline solution, DC electrolytic etching, and AC electrolytic etching.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the etching treatment first performs chemical etching using an acidic solution or chemical etching using an alkaline solution, and then performs DC electrolytic etching or AC electrolytic etching.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the etching treatment is chemical etching using an acidic solution, chemical etching using an alkaline solution, or DC electrolytic etching.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the etching treatment is AC electrolytic etching.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the powder has an average particle diameter D 50 of 1 to 80 μm.
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the sintering temperature is not lower than 560° C. and not higher than 660° C.
8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the film after the sintering is 5 to 1000 μm.