Electrode for rechargeable battery with nonaqueous electrolyte and process for producing the same

A process for producing a rechargeable battery comprising an electrode with a reaction-cured binder and a non-aqueous liquid electrolyte system, said process comprising the steps of:

• producing a first electrode by (i) coating a composition comprising an active material including a transition-metal lithium oxide and at least one reaction-curing binder onto at least part of a metal foil collector, (ii) curing said at least one reaction-curing binder in the composition coated on said metal foil collector to form an active material layer comprising said transition-metal lithium oxide on said metal foil collector, and (iii) removing water contained in said active material layer;
• and
• assembling the battery by providing the first electrode, a second electrode, and a non-aqueous liquid electrolyte system consisting of:
• a solvent selected from the group consisting of ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, diethyl carbonate, 2-methyltetrahydrofuran, dimethyoxyethane, and mixtures thereof,
• and an electrolyte salt selected from the group consisting of LiClO.sub.4, LiPF.sub.6, LiAsF.sub.6 and LiBF.sub.4 in a casing, wherein the non-aqueous liquid electrolyte separates the first and second electrodes from each other.