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Granted Patent B2
US 10,439,202 · App. 15/689,131 · Granted Oct 8, 2019

Method for producing a homogenous particulate material composition

Inventors: Armin Glock (Urbach, DE); Harald Bauer (Ehningen, DE)
Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
H01M4/1391H01B1/24H01G9/032H01G11/38H01G11/46H01G11/50H01G11/86H01M4/131H01M4/525H01M4/622H01M4/625
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Patent No.
US 10,439,202
App. No.
15/689,131
Granted
Oct 8, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method is provided for producing a homogenous particulate material composition, including at least one particulate material M, at least one additive Z, and at least one binding agent B, the method including providing at least one particulate material M, at least one additive Z, and at least one binding agent B; producing a homogenous mixture G1 from the at least one particulate material M and the at least one additive Z in a gravity mixer; producing a mixture G2 from the mixture G1 and the at least one binding agent B, with the introduction of shear forces; and removing dispersed gases from the mixture G2.

Claims (15)

1. A method for producing a homogenous particulate material composition, including at least one particulate material M, at least one additive Z, and at least one binding agent B, the method comprising:

a) providing at least one particulate material M, at least one additive Z, and at least one binding agent B;

b) producing a homogenous mixture G1 from the at least one particulate material M and the at least one additive Z in a gravity mixer;

c) producing a mixture G2 from the mixture G1 and the at least one binding agent B, with the introduction of shear forces; and

d) removing dispersed gases from the mixture G2.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the mixture G2 includes a fibrillated binding agent B.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein a jet mill is used to produce the mixture G2 in order to introduce shear forces necessary for the fibrillation of the binding agent B into the mixture.

4. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the dispersed gases is removed from the mixture G2 in step d) under reduced pressure, in particular in a downdraft vaporizer.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the particulate material M is mixed, in method step b), with only a portion of the additive Z, a quantity of the additive Z being selected such that the additive Z occupies at most 50% of the surface of the particulate material M.

6. The method as recited in claim 5 , wherein a remaining portion of the additive Z is first being mixed, in a further method step b′), with at least the binding agent B to form a mixture G3 that subsequently replaces the pure binding agent B in the step c).

7. The method as recited in claim 1 ,

wherein the particulate material composition is used in an electrode active material.

8. The method as recited in claim 1 ,

wherein the particulate material composition is used in an electrode active material, and wherein the electrode active material is used in a free-standing electrode active material foil.

9. The method as recited in claim 8 , wherein the free-standing electrode active material foil is used to produce an electrode for an electrochemical energy storage system, an electrolyzer, or a fuel cell.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 25, 2017
From: GLOCK, ARMIN; BAUER, HARALD
To: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Reel/Frame 043680/0309 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2016 217 373 · Sep 13, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180076446A1 · Mar 15, 2018
Cited By (1)
US 12,626,929