IP Library Granted Patent US 12,249,715
Granted Patent B2
US 12,249,715 · App. 18/051,008 · Granted Mar 11, 2025

Composite artificial graphite and preparation method thereof, and secondary battery and power consuming device comprising the composite artificial graphite

Inventors: Yuanyuan Li (Ningde, CN); Rui Shen (Ningde, CN); Libing He (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
H01M4/583H01M4/0471H01M10/0525H01M2004/021H01M2004/027
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Patent No.
US 12,249,715
App. No.
18/051,008
Granted
Mar 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A composite artificial graphite includes a first graphite and a second graphite. The first graphite includes secondary particles and has a graphite interlayer spacing d 002 of 0.33560 nm to 0.33610 nm. The second graphite includes primary particles and has a graphite interlayer spacing d 002 of 0.33620 nm to 0.33670 nm. A mass percentage of the first graphite in the composite artificial graphite is 40% to 90%.

Claims (33)

1. A preparation method of a composite artificial graphite, comprising:

preparing a first graphite, comprising:

crushing, grading, and shaping a first raw material to obtain a first precursor;

granulating the first precursor to obtain a first intermediate; and

graphitizing the first intermediate at a temperature of 2800° C. to 3200° C. to obtain the first graphite;

wherein the first graphite includes secondary particles and has a graphite interlayer spacing of 0.33560 nm to 0.33610 nm;

preparing a second graphite, comprising:

crushing, grading, and shaping a second raw material to obtain a second precursor;

graphitizing the second precursor at a temperature of 2500° C. to 2700° C. to obtain the second graphite;

wherein the second graphite includes primary particles and has a graphite interlayer spacing of 0.33620 nm to 0.33670 nm; and

uniformly mixing the first graphite and the second graphite at a mass percentage of the first graphite of 40% to 90% and a mass percentage of the second graphite of 10% to 60%, to obtain the composite artificial graphite, wherein the mass percentage of the first graphite and the mass percentage of the second graphite are based on a weight of the composite artificial graphite.

2. The preparation method according to claim 1 , wherein a binder is added during granulating the first precursor, and an amount of the binder is 4% to 16% of a weight of the first precursor.

3. The preparation method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first raw material comprises one or more of a needle green petroleum coke, a non-needle green petroleum coke, a needle green coke of coal measures, a non-needle green coke of coal measures, a calcined needle coke, and a calcined petroleum coke; and

the second raw material comprises one or more of a needle green petroleum coke, a non-needle green petroleum coke, a needle green coke of coal measures, a non-needle green coke of coal measures, a calcined needle coke, and a calcined petroleum coke.

4. The preparation method according to claim 1 , wherein the first intermediate is graphitized at a temperature of 3000° C. to 3200° C., and the second precursor is graphitized at a temperature of 2500° C. to 2600° C.

5. The composite artificial graphite prepared by the preparation method of claim 1 , comprising the first graphite and the second graphite.

6. The composite artificial graphite according to claim 5 , wherein a volume mean particle size D v 50 of the composite artificial graphite is 11.5 μm to 21.5 μm.

7. The composite artificial graphite according to claim 5 , wherein a number particle size distribution D n 10 of the composite artificial graphite is 1.3 μm to 6.5 μm.

8. The composite artificial graphite according to claim 5 , wherein a powder compacted density of the composite artificial graphite under a pressure of 2000 kg is 1.55 g/cm 3 to 1.85 g/cm 3 .

9. The composite artificial graphite according to claim 5 , wherein a gram capacity of the composite artificial graphite is 335 mAh/g or more.

10. The composite artificial graphite according to claim 5 , wherein:

a volume mean particle size D v 50 of the first graphite is 11.5 μm to 21.5 μm;

a number particle size distribution D n 10 of the first graphite is 1.5 μm to 7.5 μm;

a volume mean particle size D v 50 of the second graphite is 8.0 μm to 20.0 μm; and/or

a number particle size distribution D n 10 of the second graphite is 1.2 μm to 6.0 μm.

11. The composite artificial graphite according to claim 5 , wherein:

a degree of graphitization of the first graphite is 91% to 97%; and or

a degree of graphitization of the second graphite is 85% to 90%.

12. A secondary battery, comprising a negative electrode plate comprising a negative electrode active material, the negative electrode active material comprising the composite artificial graphite prepared by the preparation method of claim 1 , comprising the first graphite and the second graphite.

13. A battery module, comprising the secondary battery according to claim 12 .

14. A battery pack, comprising the battery module according to claim 13 .

15. A power consuming device, comprising the secondary battery according to claim 12 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 068338/0402 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 30, 2022
From: LI, YUANYUAN; SHEN, RUI; HE, LIBING
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 061587/0943 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021119709 · Sep 22, 2021
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