Imerys Graphite & Carbon Switzerland Ltd.

Cardiome Pharma Corp.

Imertech Sas

Imerys Graphite & Carbon Switzerland Sa

Pirmin Ulmann

Michael Spahr

Simone Zürcher

Sergio Pacheco Benito

Bertrand M C Plouvier

Doug Ta Hung Chou

Tao Sheng

Grace Jung

Anthony G M Barrett

Alfred Hedinger

Lewis Siu Leung Choi

Marco Silvio Passafaro

Martin Kurz

Patrick Lanz

Daniel Moeckli

Michal Gulas

Hiroyuki Taki

Simone Zurcher

Marlene Rodlert-Bacilieri

Flavio Mornaghini

A silicon-carbon particulate composite suitable for use as active material in a negative electrode of a Li-ion battery, a precursor composition comprising the silicon-carbon particulate composite, a negative electrode comprising the silicon-carbon particulate composite and/or precursor composition, a Li-ion battery comprising the negative electrodes, a method of manufacturing the silicon-carbon particulate composite, precursor composition, negative electrode and Li-ion battery, the use of the silicon-carbon particulate composite in a negative electrode of a Li-ion battery to inhibit or prevent silicon pulverization during cycling, for example, during 1st cycle Li intercalation or de-intercalation and/or to maintain electrochemical capacity after 100 cycles, and a device, energy storage cell, or energy storage and conversion system comprising the silicon-carbon particulate composite and/or precursor composition.

Compositions and uses thereof

A precursor composition of a negative electrode of a Li-ion battery, a negative electrode comprising or formed from the precursor composition, a Li-ion battery comprising the negative electrode, a device comprising the negative electrode, methods of making the precursor composition, negative electrode and Li-ion battery, and uses of the precursor composition or components thereof for increasing discharge capacity and/or reducing discharge capacity loss and/or improving cycling stability of a Li-ion battery comprising the negative electrode.

Compositions and their uses

The present disclosure relates to a novel surface-modified carbonaceous particulate material having a hydrophilic non-graphitic carbon coating. The material can for example be produced by CVD-coating of a carbonaceous particulate material such as graphite followed by an oxidation treatment under defined conditions. The resulting material exhibits a more hydrophilic surface compared to an unmodified CVD-coated carbon material, which is desirable in many applications, such as when used as an active material in the negative electrode of lithium ion batteries or in a polymer composite material.

Hydrophilic surface-modified carbonaceous particulate material

The present disclosure relates to a novel process for preparing isotropic carbonaceous composite particles with favorable crystallographic, morphological & mechanical properties, wherein relatively fine carbonaceous primary particles are coated with a carbonaceous binder precursor material, agglomerated and finally heat-treated at temperatures of between about 1850 and 3500&#xb0; C. to convert the binder precursor material to non-graphitic or graphitic carbon, thereby resulting in stable highly isotropic carbonaceous composite materials wherein the primary particles of the aggregate are held together by the carbonized/graphitized binder. The present disclosure also relates to the isotropic carbonaceous composite particles obtainable by the process described herein. The disclosure further relates to uses of said isotropic carbonaceous composite material in various applications, including as active material in negative electrodes in lithium-ion batteries, and in secondary products containing said isotropic carbonaceous composite material.

Carbonaceous composite materials with snowball-like morphology

Surface-modified, low surface area synthetic graphite may have a BET surface from 1.0 to 4.0 m/g and a crystallite size Lto crystallite size Lratio of greater than 1. Processes for modifying the surface of low surface area synthetic graphite may result in surface-modified, low surface area synthetic graphite have a BET surface from 1.0 to 4.0 m/g and a crystallite size Lto crystallite size Lratio of greater than 1. Such synthetic graphite may have many uses, including for example, as a negative electrode material in lithium-ion batteries.

Surface-modified low surface area graphite, processes for making it, and applications of the same

Methods for the preparation of stereoisomerically substantially aminocyclohexyl ether compounds such as trans-(1R,2R)-aminocyclohexyl ether compounds and/or trans-(1S,2S)-aminocyclohexyl ether compounds as well as various intermediates and substrates are disclosed.

Synthetic process for aminocyclohexyl ether compounds

Methods for the preparation of stereoisomerically substantially aminocyclohexyl ether compounds such as trans-(1R,2R)-aminocyclohexyl ether compounds and/or trans-(1S,2S)-aminocyclohexyl ether compounds as well as various intermediates and substrates are disclosed. 

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Giubiasco, Switzerland

Pirmin Ulmann