Process for making a particulate (oxy)hydroxide, and particulate (oxy)hydroxide and its use

A process for making a particulate (oxy)hydroxide of TM, wherein TM are metals and TM comprises at least 60 mol-% nickel, and wherein said process comprises the steps of:

• (a) providing an aqueous solution (α) comprising water-soluble salts of Ni and of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Co and Mn, and, optionally, at least one further metal selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Mo, W, Al, Mg, Nb, and Ta, and in a range of from 0.01 to 0.05 mol-% of α- or β-amino acid of TM or the alkali metal salt of TM, and an aqueous solution (β) comprising an alkali metal hydroxide and, optionally, an aqueous solution (γ) comprising ammonia,
• (b) combining the solution (α) and the solution (β) and, if applicable, the solution (γ) at a pH value in a range of from 10.0 to 13.0 in a stirred tank reactor, thereby creating solid particles of a hydroxide comprising nickel, said solid particles being slurried.