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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
May. 11, 2017
Applicant:
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY (US);
Inventors:
Stephen M. Lipka, Lexington, KY (US);
Christopher R. Swartz, Lexington, KY (US);
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, Lexington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/133 (2010.01); H01M 4/38 (2006.01); H01M 4/583 (2010.01); H01M 4/587 (2010.01); H01M 4/62 (2006.01); H01M 4/1393 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/5835 (2013.01); H01M 4/1393 (2013.01); H01M 4/382 (2013.01); H01M 4/625 (2013.01); C01B 2202/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrode including fluorinated and surface defluorinated coal is described, as well as methods of producing such and employing such within an electrical system. The coal in the electrodes is fluorinated at an amount of between 0.3 and 1.4. The resulting coal products can be further surface defluorinated and maintain functionality within an electrical system.