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US 7,588,623 B2Granted
Stabilized lithium metal powder for li-ion application, composition and process
AssigneeFMC Corporation, Lithium Division
InventorsB. Troy Dover, Christopher Jay Woltermann, Marina Yakovleva, Yuan Gao, Prakash Thyaga Palepu
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Abstract
A method of stabilizing lithium metal powder is provided. The method includes the steps of heating lithium metal to a temperature above its melting point, agitating the molten lithium metal, and contacting the lithium metal with a fluorination agent to provide a stabilized lithium metal powder.
Claims5
A method of stabilizing lithium metal powder comprising the steps of:
- a) heating lithium metal to a temperature above its melting point;
- b) spraying the molten lithium metal through an atomizer nozzle to provide droplets;
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- c) fluorinating the droplets during flight to provide a stabilized lithium metal powder.
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