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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2021
Applicant:
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND (US);
Inventors:
Xiaodong Hou, Grand Forks, ND (US);
Shuai Xu, Grand Forks, ND (US);
Assignee:
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/133 (2010.01); H01M 4/04 (2006.01); H01M 4/139 (2010.01); H01M 4/1393 (2010.01); H01M 4/587 (2010.01); H01M 4/62 (2006.01); H01M 4/66 (2006.01); H01M 10/0525 (2010.01); H01M 4/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/133 (2013.01); H01M 4/0416 (2013.01); H01M 4/1393 (2013.01); H01M 4/587 (2013.01); H01M 4/62 (2013.01); H01M 4/621 (2013.01); H01M 4/661 (2013.01); H01M 10/0525 (2013.01); H01M 2004/028 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of producing an anode material for a lithium-ion battery includes combining an electrode precursor material and humic acid in an alkaline slurry, drying the alkaline slurry to produce a powder of humic acid-coated electrode precursor material, and heating the powder to produce the electrode material comprising graphene-coated particles.