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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2024
Applicants:
Mexichem Fluor, Inc., San Gabriel, LA (US);
Ascend Elements, Inc., Westborough, MA (US);
Inventor:
Rakan Ashour, San Gabriel, LA (US);
Assignees:
Mexichem Fluor, Inc., San Gabriel, LA (US);
Ascend Elements, Inc., Westborough, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/54 (2006.01); C01B 32/21 (2017.01); H01M 4/1393 (2010.01); H01M 4/36 (2006.01); H01M 4/587 (2010.01); H01M 4/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 32/21 (2017.08); H01M 4/1393 (2013.01); H01M 4/366 (2013.01); H01M 4/587 (2013.01); H01M 2004/021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process to make battery-grade graphite from black mass. The process entails spheronizing graphite derived from black mass to yield spheronized graphite, classifying the spheronized graphite to remove conductive carbon fines, and optionally coating the resulting bulk graphite to reduce its specific surface area.