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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
May. 13, 2008
Applicants:
Marina Yakovleva, Gastonia, NC (US);
Yuan Gao, Monroe, NJ (US);
Yangxing LI, Belmont, NC (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
FMC Corporation, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 22/70 (2006.01); C23C 22/03 (2006.01); C23C 22/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for stabilizing lithium metal powder. The method comprises the steps of heating the lithium metal powder to above its melting point to provide molten lithium metal, dispersing the molten lithium metal, and contacting the dispersed molten lithium metal with a phosphorous-containing compound to provide a substantially continuous protective layer of lithium phosphate on the lithium metal powder.