Sumitomo Metal Mining Company, Ltd.

Kazuhiko Tsuchioka

Kazuomi Ryoshi

Motoaki Saruwatari

Koichiro Maki

Shuhei Nakakura

Yoshihiko Nakao

Masafumi Yoshida

A chemical reaction device that supplies a raw material liquid into a solution and causes particles to precipitate in the solution is provided. The chemical reaction device includes an agitation tank configured to accommodate the solution, an impeller configured to agitate the solution, and a plurality of discharge parts configured to discharge the raw material liquid into the solution.

Chemical reaction device and particle production method using chemical reaction device

A method for producing a nickel-containing hydroxide is provided that includes a particle growth step of promoting growth of nickel-containing hydroxide particles by neutralization crystallization in an aqueous solution accommodated in an agitation tank. In the particle growth step, a volume fraction of a highly supersaturated region in the aqueous solution where the molar concentration of the nickel-containing hydroxide dissolved in the aqueous solution is greater than or equal to 1.7 mol/mis less than 0.624% of the aqueous solution.

Method for producing nickel-containing hydroxide

A method for producing a nickel-containing hydroxide is provided that includes a nucleation step of generating nuclei of nickel-containing hydroxide particles by neutralization crystallization in an aqueous solution accommodated in an agitation tank. In the nucleation step, a volume fraction of a highly supersaturated region in the aqueous solution where the molar concentration of the nickel-containing hydroxide dissolved in the aqueous solution is greater than or equal to 5.0 mol/mis less than 0.100% of the aqueous solution.

A method for producing a nickel-containing hydroxide is provided that includes a particle growth step of promoting growth of nickel-containing hydroxide particles by neutralization crystallization in an aqueous solution accommodated in an agitation tank. In the particle growth step, an averaged value of the maximum accelerations of the flows of streamlines for the aqueous solution is greater than 600 m/s.

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Niihama, Japan

Kazuhiko Tsuchioka