Nec Energy Devices, Ltd.

Showa Denko K.k.

Envision Aesc Energy Devices Ltd.

Kou Ishiguchi

Mitsuru Hanasaki

Yasutaka Kono

Yuka Chikugo

Kazunari Fukase

Jiro Uchida

A method of producing a paste for production of a negative electrode of a lithium ion secondary battery, which includes a negative electrode active material, a thickening agent, and an aqueous binder. The method includes preparing a mixture containing the negative electrode active material and the thickening agent by dry mixing the negative electrode active material and the thickening agent in a powder state under reduced pressure; preparing a paste precursor by adding one or two or more kinds of liquid components selected from an aqueous medium and an emulsion aqueous solution containing the aqueous binder to the mixture and wet mixing the mixture; and preparing the paste for production of a negative electrode by further adding one or two or more kinds of liquid components selected from the aqueous medium and the emulsion aqueous solution containing the aqueous binder to the paste precursor and wet mixing the mixture.

Method for producing paste for production of negative electrodes, method for producing negative electrode for lithium ion secondary batteries, negative electrode for lithium secondary batteries, and lithium ion secondary battery

Provided is a method of manufacturing paste for manufacturing of a negative electrode of a lithium ion secondary battery which contains a graphite material, a conductive auxiliary agent, a thickening agent, and a water-based binder. The method includes: a process (A) of dry-mixing the graphite material and the conductive auxiliary agent to prepare a mixture containing the graphite material and the conductive auxiliary agent; a process (B) of adding an aqueous solution, which contains the thickening agent, to the mixture, and wet-mixing the resultant mixture to prepare a paste precursor; and a process (C) of adding an aqueous emulsion solution, which contains the water-based binder, to the paste precursor, and additionally wet-mixing the resultant mixture to prepare the paste for manufacturing of a negative electrode.

Method of manufacturing paste for manufacturing of negative electrode, method of manufacturing negative electrode for lithium ion secondary battery, negative electrode for lithium ion secondary battery, and lithium ion secondary battery

An object of the present invention is to provide: a binder for a lithium ion secondary battery electrode, which is water-dispersible type and has favorable adhesion between active materials and between the active material and current collectors, along with charge-discharge high-temperature cycle characteristics; a slurry using the binder; an electrode using the slurry; and a lithium ion secondary battery using the electrode. The present invention relates to a binder composition for a lithium ion secondary battery electrode, which is obtained by emulsion polymerization of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer in the presence of a surfactant, the ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing, as essential constituents, 15 to 70 mass % of styrene with respect to the total mass of ethylenically unsaturated monomers, an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid ester, an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid and an internal cross-linking agent.

Binder for lithium ion secondary battery electrode, slurry obtained using the binder for electrode, electrode obtained using the slurry, and lithium ion secondary battery using the electrode

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Kanagawa, Japan

Kou Ishiguchi