# US 2023/0411596 A1 · Preparation method and application of lithium cobalt oxide soft-pack battery

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- Number: US 2023/0411596 A1
- Document ID: US20230411596A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 18/229,186
- Filed: 2023-08-02
- Published: 2023-12-21
- Earliest claimed: 2021-03-18
- Assignees: Guangdong Brunp Recycling Technology Co., Ltd.; Hunan Brunp Recycling Technology Co., Ltd.; Hunan Brunp Ev Recycling Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Guangdong Brunp Recycling Technology Co., Ltd.; Hunan Brunp Recycling Technology Co., Ltd.; Hunan Brunp Ev Recycling Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Xingyu Wu; Changdong Li; Dingshan Ruan; Linlin Mao; Maohua Feng; Bin Li
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230411596A1

## CPC

- H01M 4/1391: of electrodes based on mixed oxides or hydroxides, or on mixtures of oxides or hydroxides, e.g. LiCoOx
- H01M 4/0404: {by coating on electrode collectors}
- H01M 4/0416: {involving impregnation with a solution, dispersion, paste or dry powder (H01M4/0438 takes precedence)}
- H01M 4/0435: {Rolling or calendering}
- H01M 4/131: Electrodes based on mixed oxides or hydroxides, or on mixtures of oxides or hydroxides, e.g. LiCoOx
- H01M 4/133: Electrodes based on carbonaceous material, e.g. graphite-intercalation compounds or CFx
- H01M 4/1393: of electrodes based on carbonaceous material, e.g. graphite-intercalation compounds or CFx
- H01M 4/622: {being polymers}
- H01M 4/625: {Carbon or graphite}
- H01M 4/661: {Metal or alloys, e.g. alloy coatings (H01M4/669 take precedence)}
- H01M 10/049: {Processes for forming or storing electrodes in the battery container}
- H01M 10/0525: Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries
- H01M 10/0587: of accumulators having only wound construction elements, i.e. wound positive electrodes, wound negative electrodes and wound separators
- H01M 50/105: Pouches or flexible bags
- H01M 50/124: having a layered structure
- H01M 50/536: characterised by the method of fixing the leads to the electrodes, e.g. by welding
- Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries
- Y02P 70/50: Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product
- H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02P: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS

## Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of batteries, and discloses a preparation method and application of a lithium cobalt oxide soft-pack battery. The preparation method comprises the following steps: preparation of a lithium cobalt oxide positive electrode; preparation of a graphite negative electrode; preparation of an aluminum plastic film; screening and tab welding the positive and negative electrode, then winding core and packing, injecting an electrolyte to a resulting pack, perform first sealing, formation, second sealing; followed by capacity grading to obtain the lithium cobalt oxide soft pack battery. The preparation method for the lithium cobalt oxide soft-pack battery in a laboratory environment at room temperature provided by the present invention has simple operation and low environmental requirements, can be used in laboratories without dry room conditions, and reduces research and development cost and laboratory maintenance cost.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A preparation method for a lithium cobalt oxide soft-pack battery, comprising the following steps:
(1) mixing a lithium cobalt oxide cathode material, polyvinylidene fluoride, carbon black and an organic solvent and stirring, then vacuumizing, sieving, coating a resulting slurry on an aluminum foil, rolling, slitting, and drying to obtain a positive electrode strip;
(2) mixing a graphite material, a carboxymethyl cellulose salt, carbon black, a conductive agent, styrene-butadiene rubber and water, and then vacuumizing, sieving, coating a resulting slurry on a copper foil, rolling, slitting, and drying to get a negative electrode strip;
(3) cutting an aluminum-plastic film, and then performing punching and drying to obtain an aluminum-plastic film with pits;
(4) performing screening and tab welding to the positive electrode and negative electrode strip respectively, winding the positive electrode strip, the negative electrode strip and a separator to make an electric core, and then performing hot pressing to obtain a hot-pressed electric core;
(5) placing the hot-pressed electric core in the pit of the aluminum-plastic film, folding the aluminum-plastic film in half, heat-sealing the sides, and then vacuum drying to obtain a vacuum-dried pack;
(6) filling the vacuum-dried pack with an electrolyte in a glove box, letting stand before performing a first sealing, then performing formation, letting stand to release gas, and performing a second sealing to obtain a battery;
(7) capacity grading the battery to obtain the lithium cobalt oxide soft-pack battery.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The preparation method according to claim 1, wherein in step (1), the mass ratio of the lithium cobalt oxide cathode material, polyvinylidene fluoride and carbon black is (90-96): (2-5): (1-5).

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The preparation method according to claim 1, wherein in step (1), the organic solvent is N-methylpyrrolidone.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The preparation method according to claim 1, wherein from step (1) to step (3), the drying is carried out at a temperature of 90 to 120° C. for 8-15 h, and the vacuum drying is carried out by a vacuum drying oven at a vacuum degree −0.08-−0.06 Mpa.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The preparation method according to claim 1, wherein in step (2), the mass ratio of the graphite negative electrode material, the carbon black, the conductive agent, the carboxymethyl cellulose salt and the styrene butadiene rubber is (92-95): (0.3-1): (0.8-2): (1-3): (1.5-4).

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The preparation method according to claim 1, wherein in step (5), the heat sealing is carried out in a heat sealer at a sealing temperature of 180° C. to 200° C.; the vacuum drying is carried out at a temperature of 90 to 110° C. for 12-24 h, and the vacuum drying is carried out at a vacuum degree of 0.08-0.09 MPa; wherein in step (6), the electrolyte is a lithium hexafluorophosphate electrolyte, and the lithium hexafluorophosphate electrolyte comprises ethylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, and methyl ethyl carbonate in a volume ratio of 1:(1-2): (1-2).

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The preparation method according to claim 1, wherein in step (6), the formation is carried out with following procedure in a test cabinet: charging to 3.4-3.5 V at 0.02 or 0.05 C, leaving for 3-5 min, then charging to 3.6-3.7 V at 0.05 or 0.1 C, and leaving for 3-5 min, finally charging to 3.9-4.0 V at 0.1 or 0.33 C and stopping to complete the formation procedure.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The preparation method according to claim 1, wherein in step (6), the letting stand is carried out in a high-temperature box at 40-50° C.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The preparation method according to claim 1, wherein in step (7), the capacity grading is carried out with following procedure: charging to 4.2-4.5 V at 0.1 or 0.33 C, leaving it for 3-5 min, and then discharging to 3.0-3.2 V at 0.1 or 0.33 C, and finally charging to 4.0-4.2 V at 0.1 or 0.33 C and stopping to complete the capacity grading of the lithium cobalt oxide soft-pack battery.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

Use of the preparation method according to claim 1 in the preparation of a soft-pack battery.

### Claim 11 (depends on 2)

Use of the preparation method according to claim 2 in the preparation of a soft-pack battery.

### Claim 12 (depends on 3)

Use of the preparation method according to claim 3 in the preparation of a soft-pack battery.

### Claim 13 (depends on 4)

Use of the preparation method according to claim 4 in the preparation of a soft-pack battery.

### Claim 14 (depends on 5)

Use of the preparation method according to claim 5 in the preparation of a soft-pack battery.

### Claim 15 (depends on 6)

Use of the preparation method according to claim 6 in the preparation of a soft-pack battery.

### Claim 16 (depends on 7)

Use of the preparation method according to claim 7 in the preparation of a soft-pack battery.

### Claim 17 (depends on 8)

Use of the preparation method according to claim 8 in the preparation of a soft-pack battery.

### Claim 18 (depends on 9)

Use of the preparation method according to claim 9 in the preparation of a soft-pack battery.