Method for producing electrical storage device electrode with binder composition
The present invention provides an electrical storage device binder composition that can produce an electrode that achieves improved charge-discharge characteristics. The composition includes a polymer (A) and a liquid medium (B), and further includes particles having a particle size of 10 to 50 micrometers in a number of 1,000 to 100,000 per mL.
1. A method for producing an electrical storage device electrode comprising:
providing an electrode slurry which comprises:
a polymer (A);
a liquid medium (B);
iron powder or stainless steel (SUS) powder having a particle size of 20 micrometers or less; and
an electrode active material;
wherein a content of the iron powder or SUS powder is from 1,000 to 100,000 particles per mL;
applying the electrode slurry to a surface of a collector; and
drying the electrode slurry that has been applied to the surface of the collector.
2. The method for producing an electrical storage device electrode according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer (A) comprises a repeating unit (Mb) derived from an unsaturated carboxylic acid ester.
3. The method for producing an electrical storage device electrode according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer (A) is a fluorine-containing polymer that comprises a repeating unit (Ma) derived from a fluorine-containing ethylene-based monomer.
4. The method for producing an electrical storage device electrode according to claim 3 , wherein the fluorine-containing polymer is in a form of particles having an average particle size of 50 to 400 nm, and the particles are dispersed in the liquid medium (B).
5. The method for producing an electrical storage device electrode according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer (A) is a diene-based polymer that comprises a repeating unit (Md) derived from a conjugated diene compound, a repeating unit (Me) derived from an aromatic vinyl compound, and a repeating unit (Mc) derived from an unsaturated carboxylic acid.
6. The method for producing an electrical storage device electrode according to claim 5 , wherein the diene-based polymer is in a form of particles having an average particle size of 50 to 400 nm, and the particles are dispersed in the liquid medium (B).