IP Library Granted Patent US 11,932,548
Granted Patent B2
US 11,932,548 · App. 16/976,103 · Granted Mar 19, 2024

Method for manufacturing lithium hydroxide powder, method for manufacturing positive electrode active material for lithium secondary cell, and package

Inventors: Kenji Gouda (Niihama, JP); Keiichiro Suzuki (Niihama, JP); Jun-ichi Kageura (Niihama, JP)
Assignees: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED; TANAKA CHEMICAL CORPORATION
C01D15/02B65D81/18B65D85/84H01M4/483H01M10/0525C01P2004/61C01P2006/40
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Patent No.
US 11,932,548
App. No.
16/976,103
Granted
Mar 19, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for manufacturing a lithium hydroxide powder includes a pulverizing step of pulverizing coarse particles of lithium hydroxide to obtain lithium hydroxide powder; and a carbonation-suppressing step of storing the lithium hydroxide powder in an airtight container in an atmosphere satisfying requirements (1) and (2). (1) A partial pressure of carbon dioxide gas is 100 Pa or less with respect to a total amount of gas present in the airtight container. (2) A relative humidity in the airtight container is 60% or less.

Claims (11)

1. A method for manufacturing a lithium hydroxide powder, the method including:

a pulverizing step of pulverizing coarse particles of lithium hydroxide to obtain a lithium hydroxide powder; and

a carbonation-suppressing step of storing the lithium hydroxide powder after the pulverization in a storage container,

wherein the storage container is provided with a circulator for circulating a gas having a low concentration of carbon dioxide at a set flow rate in the storage container,

the circulator has an introduction path for introducing the gas into the storage container and a discharge path for discharging the gas from the storage container, and

an inflow rate of the gas into the storage container is 15 L/min or less.

2. The method for manufacturing the lithium hydroxide powder according to claim 1 ,

wherein a charging mass (g) in the storage container with respect to a volume (L) of the storage container (storage mass/volume of storage container) is 2 g/L or more.

3. A method for manufacturing a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery comprising:

a step of manufacturing the lithium hydroxide powder by the manufacturing method according to claim 1 ; and

a calcining step of mixing the lithium hydroxide powder and a transition metal precursor, and calcining the mixed lithium hydroxide powder and the transition metal precursor.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2025
From: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED; TANAKA CHEMICAL CORPORATION
To: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 073576/0040 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2020
From: GOUDA, KENJI; SUZUKI, KEIICHIRO; KAGEURA, JUN-ICHI
To: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED; TANAKA CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053612/0768 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-036807 · Mar 1, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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