Phillips 66 Company

Brian J Worfolk

Hualong Pan

Kathy Woody

Taeshik Earmme

Joseph Bullock

Laura Nielsen

Alyssa Brooke Chinen-Mendez

Reed J Eisenhart

Liang Zhang

Kathy A Repa

Joe Bullock

Nneka Uguru Eboagwu

Victoria Suding

Jinfeng Lai

Leonard Nyadong

James A Enterkin

Zach L Cramer

Codruta Elena Platon

Barbara Ann Todd

Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to methods for preparing carbon materials which can be used in battery electrodes. More specifically, embodiments relate to methods for preparing nano-ordered carbon products used as anode materials in metal-ion batteries, such as a lithium-ion battery. In one or more embodiments, a method includes exposing a liquid refinery hydrocarbon product to a first functionalization agent to produce a first solid functionalized product during a first functionalization process and exposing the first solid functionalized product to a second functionalization agent to produce a second solid functionalized product during a second functionalization process. Each of the first and second functionalization agents independently contains an element selected from oxygen, sulfur, phosphorous, nitrogen, or any combination thereof. The method also includes carbonizing the second solid functionalized product at a temperature of about 1,000° C. to about 1,400° C. to produce a solid nano-ordered carbon product during a carbonization process.

Methods for preparing nano-ordered carbon anode materials for lithium-ion batteries

Polymers for photovoltaic applications

Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to carbon materials for battery electrodes and methods for preparing such carbon materials. More specifically, embodiments relate to coated nano-ordered carbon particles and methods for coating a carbon film onto carbonaceous particles to produce the coated nano-ordered carbon particles which can be used as an anode material within a rechargeable battery, such as a sodium-ion battery, other types of batteries. In one or more embodiments, a method for producing coated nano-ordered carbon particles is provided and includes exposing a carbon-containing material to an expanding agent to produce expanded carbonaceous particles during an expanding process, heating the expanded carbonaceous particles during an annealing process, and depositing a carbon film on the nano-ordered carbon particles to produce coated nano-ordered carbon particles during a carbon coating process.

Coated nano-ordered carbon particles and methods for preparing the same

Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to methods for preparing carbon materials which can be used in battery electrodes. More specifically, embodiments relate to methods for preparing nano-ordered carbon products used as anode materials in metal-ion batteries, such as a sodium-ion battery. In some embodiments, a method includes fractioning an initial refinery hydrocarbon product during a fractionation process to produce a liquid refinery hydrocarbon product and a heavy refinery hydrocarbon product. The method includes exposing either or both refinery hydrocarbon products to a first functionalization agent to produce a first solid functionalized product during a first functionalization process and purifying the first solid functionalized product during a purification process. The method also includes exposing the first solid functionalized product to a second functionalization agent to produce a second solid functionalized product during a second functionalization process and carbonizing the second solid functionalized product to produce the nano-ordered carbon product during a carbonization process.

Methods for preparing nano-ordered carbon anode materials for sodium-ion batteries

A repeat unit comprising In the repeat unit, Xand Xare independently selected from the group consisting of: F, Cl, H, and combinations thereof. Additionally, in this monomer, R' and R″ are independently selected from an alkyl group, an aryl group, or combinations thereof. Also, R, and Rare independently selected from unsubstituted or substituted branched alkyls with 1 to 60 carbon atoms and unsubstituted or substituted linear alkyls with 1 to 60 carbon atoms.

Repeat units for photovoltaic applications

A method comprised of combining MeSn—X—SnMeto form a solution containing a polymer In this polymer R, R', and R″ are independently selected from the group consisting of: H, Cl, F, CN, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, ester, ketone and aryl groups; and X is selected from aryl groups.

Forming ester-substituted polymers for organic photovoltaics

A random copolymer comprising the monomer units A, B and C. In this random copolymer A comprises B comprises and C comprises an aryl group. Additionally, R1 R2, R3 and R4 are side chains independently selected from the group consisting of: H, Cl, F, CN, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, ester, ketone and aryl groups. X1 and X2 are independently selected from the group consisting of: H, Cl, F, CN, alkyl, alkoxy, ester, ketone, amide and aryl groups.

Unsymmetrical benzothtadiazole-based random copolymers

A random copolymer comprising the monomer units A, B and C. In this random copolymer A comprises B comprises and C comprises an aryl group. Additionally, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are side chains independently selected from the group consisting of: H, Cl, F, CN, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, ester, ketone and aryl groups. X1 and X2 are independently selected from the group consisting of: H, Cl, F, CN, alkyl, alkoxy, ester, ketone, amide and aryl groups.

Unsymmetrical Benzothiadiazole-based random copolymers

A comonomer comprising: wherein W is selected from the group consisting of: S, Se, O, and N-Q; and Q is selected from the group consisting of: a straight-chain or branched carbyl, silyl, or hydrocarbyl, a branched or cyclic alkyl with 1 to 30 atoms, a fused substituted aromatic ring, and a fused unsubstituted aromatic ring. In this comonomer, A and B are independently selected from the group consisting of: H, Br, an aryl group, and a heteroaryl group.

Organic semiconducting comonomer

An organic photovoltaic device comprising a polymer: and an acceptor. In this organic photovoltaic device, R, R, R, R, Rand Rare independently selected from the group consisting of: a halogen, a substituted alkyl, an unsubstituted alkyl, a substituted aryl, an unsubstituted aryl, a substituted heteroaryl and an unsubstituted heteroaryl.

Methods and systems of organic semiconducting polymers

A random copolymer comprising the monomer units A and B. In this random copolymer A comprises and B comprises Additionally, R1 R2, R3 and R4 are side chains independently selected from the group consisting of: H, Cl, F, CN, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, ester, ketone and aryl groups. X1 and X2 are different and at least one is a Cl and the other is selected from the group consisting of: H, F, CN, alkyl, alkoxy, ester, ketone, amide and aryl groups.

Unsymmetrical benzothiadiazole-based random copolymers

A random copolymer comprising the monomer units A and B. In this random copolymer A comprises and B comprises Additionally, R1 R2, R3 and R4 are side chains independently selected from the group consisting of: H, Cl, F, CN, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, ester, ketone and aryl groups. X1 and X2 are independently selected from the group consisting of: H, Cl, F, CN, alkyl, alkoxy, ester, ketone, amide and aryl groups.

A polymer comprising:  In this embodiment, R' and R&#x2033;, can be independently selected from the group consisting of: a halogen, a substituted alkyl, an unsubstituted alkyl, a substituted aryl, and an unsubstituted aryl. Additionally, Xand Xcan be independently selected from the group consisting of: O, S, Se, N&#x2014;R, and Si&#x2014;R&#x2014;R. Lastly, Ar and Ar&#x2032; can be identical or different and can be independently selected from the group consisting of: a substituted aryl, and an unsubstituted aryl.

An organic compound comprising:  In this organic compound, W is selected from the group consisting of: S, Se, O, and N-Q; and Q is selected from the group consisting of: a straight-chain or branched carbyl, silyl, or hydrocarbyl, a branched or cyclic alkyl with 1 to 30 atoms, a fused substituted aromatic ring, and a fused unsubstituted aromatic ring. Additionally, in this organic compound Arand Arare independently selected from the group selected from: H, an aryl group, and a heteroaryl group.

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