Patents by Inventor Thomas Michael RYLL
Thomas Michael RYLL has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20220136084Abstract: Process for the recovery of transition metal from cathode active materials containing nickel and lithium, wherein said process comprises the steps of (a) treating a lithium containing transition metal oxide material with a leaching agent (preferably an acid selected from sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, methanesulfonic acid, oxalic acid and citric acid), (b) adjusting the pH value to 2.5 to 8, and (c) treating the solution obtained in step (b)with metallic nickel, cobalt or manganese or a combination of at least two of the foregoing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2018Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Wolfgang ROHDE, Michael ZEILINGER, Torben ADERMANN, Sabine WEIGUNY, Fabian SEELER, Kerstin SCHIERLE-ARNDT, Thomas Michael RYLL
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Patent number: 11283074Abstract: The present invention is related to an electrode active material for a lithium-ion battery of general formula (I): Li1+x(NiaCobMncMd)1?xO2 wherein x is in the range of from zero to 0.1, a is in the range of from 0.1 to 0.5, b is in the range of from 0.4 to 0.9, c is in the range of from zero to 0.3, d is in the range of from zero to 0.1, M is selected from Al, B, Mg, W, Mo, Ti, Si and Zr, with a+b+c+d=1 and a>c. In addition, the present invention is related to a method of manufacture of electrode active materials and to their use.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2018Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignees: BASF SE, Karlsruher Institut für TechnologieInventors: Pascal Hartmann, Thomas Michael Ryll, Christoph Erk, Lea De Biasi
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Patent number: 11165063Abstract: Process for making a particulate material of general formula (I), Li1+x(NiaCobMncMd)1?xO2??(I) wherein the integers are defined as follows: M is selected from Al and Ti, x is in the range of from 0.015 to 0.03, a is in the range of from 0.3 to 0.6, b is in the range of from 0.05 to 0.35, c is in the range of from 0.2 to 0.5, d is in the range of from 0.001 to 0.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Aleksei Volkov, Jordan Lampert, Thomas Michael Ryll, Ji-Yong Shin, Markus Hoelzle, Michael Eder
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Publication number: 20210147960Abstract: Process for the recovery of transition metal from spent lithium ion batteries containing nickel, wherein said process comprises the steps of (a) heating a lithium containing transition metal oxide material to a temperature in the range of from 400 to 1200° C., (b) treating said heat-treated material with water, (c) treating the solid residue from step (b)with an acid selected from sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, methanesulfonic acid, oxalic acid and citric acid, (d) adjusting the pH value to 2.5 to 8, (e) removing compounds of Al, Cu, Fe, Zn or combinations of at least two of the foregoing from the solution or slurry obtained in step (d).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2019Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Wolfgang ROHDE, Torben ADERMANN, Thomas Michael RYLL, Kerstin SCHIERLE-ARNDT, Fabian SEELER, Sabine WEIGUNY, Michael ZEILINGER
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Publication number: 20200303735Abstract: The present invention is related to an electrode active material for a lithium-ion battery of general formula (I): Li1+x(NiaCobMncMd)1?xO2 wherein x is in the range of from zero to 0.1, a is in the range of from 0.1 to 0.5, b is in the range of from 0.4 to 0.9, c is in the range of from zero to 0.3, d is in the range of from zero to 0.1, M is selected from Al, B, Mg, W, Mo, Ti, Si and Zr, with a+b+c+d=1 and a>c. In addition, the present invention is related to a method of manufacture of electrode active materials and to their use.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2018Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicants: BASF SE, Karlsruher Institut fuer TechnologieInventors: Pascal HARTMANN, Thomas Michael RYLL, Christopher ERK, Lea DE BIASI
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Patent number: 10707486Abstract: The present invention is directed towards a process for making a particulate material according to the general formula (I): NiaCObMncMd(O)x(OH)y, wherein M is selected from Al and Ti, x is in the range of from 0.01 to 0.9, y is in the range of from 1.1 to 1.99, a is in the range of from 0.3 to 0.85, b is in the range of from 0.05 to 0.4, c is in the range of from 0.1 to 0.5, d is in the range of from 0.001 to 0.03, with a+b+c+d=1 said process comprising the following steps: (a) providing an aqueous slurry of particles of aluminum hydroxide or titanium dioxide, (b) adding an aqueous solution of water-soluble salts of nickel, cobalt and manganese and a solution of alkali metal hydroxide to the slurry according to step (a), thereby co-precipitating a layer of a mixed hydroxide of nickel and cobalt and manganese hydroxide on the particles according to step (a), (c) removing particles of (NiaCObMncAld)(OH)2+d or (NiaCObMncTid)(OH)2+2d so obtained and drying them in the presence of oxygen.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2016Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Simon Schroedle, Thomas Michael Ryll, Aleksei Volkov, Ji-Yong Shin, Jordan K. Lampert
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Publication number: 20200161652Abstract: Process for making an electrode active material according to general formula Li1+?TM1??O2, wherein TM is a combination of Mn, Co and Ni in combination with at least one more metal selected from Al, Ti, and W, wherein at least 60 mole-% of TM is Ni, the percentage referring to the sum of Ni, Co and Mn, and x is in the range of from zero to 0.2, said process comprising the following steps: (a) mixing (A) a mixed oxide or oxyhydroxide of Mn, Co and Ni, (B) at least one lithium compound selected from lithium hydroxide, lithium oxide and lithium carbonate, and (C) an oxide, hydroxide or oxyhydroxide of Al, Ti or W, (b) Subjecting said mixture to heat treatment at a temperature in the range of from 700 to 1000° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2018Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Christoph ERK, Thomas Michael RYLL, Aleksei VOLKOV, Brandon Ray LONG, Jacob HAAG
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Patent number: 10526212Abstract: A process is described for producing mixed oxide in particulate form, comprising cations of lithium and cations of at least two transition metals selected from the group consisting of nickel, cobalt, manganese, titanium, vanadium, chromium and iron, as are mixed oxides produced by this process.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2015Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Christoph Erk, Thomas Michael Ryll, Jordan Lampert
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Publication number: 20190386305Abstract: Process for making a particulate material of general formula (I), Li1+x(NiaCobMncMd)1?xO2??(I) wherein the integers are defined as follows: M is selected from Al and Ti, x is in the range of from 0.015 to 0.03, a is in the range of from 0.3 to 0.6, b is in the range of from 0.05 to 0.35, c is in the range of from 0.2 to 0.5, d is in the range of from 0.001 to 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Aleksei VOLKOV, Jordan LAMPERT, Thomas Michael RYLL, Ji-Yong SHIN, Markus HOELZLE, Michael EDER
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Patent number: 10468678Abstract: Process for making a particulate material of general formula (I), wherein the integers are defined as follows: M is selected from Al and Ti, x is in the range of from 0.015 to 0.03, a is in the range of from 0.3 to 0.6, b is in the range of from 0.05 to 0.35, c is in the range of from 0.2 to 0.5, d is in the range of from 0.001 to 0.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2015Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Aleksei Volkov, Jordan Lampert, Thomas Michael Ryll, Ji-Yong Shin, Markus Hoelzle, Michael Eder
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Publication number: 20180358615Abstract: The present invention is directed towards a process for making a particulate material according to the general formula (I): NiaCObMncMd(O)x(OH)y, wherein M is selected from Al and Ti, x is in the range of from 0.01 to 0.9, y is in the range of from 1.1 to 1.99, a is in the range of from 0.3 to 0.85, b is in the range of from 0.05 to 0.4, c is in the range of from 0.1 to 0.5, d is in the range of from 0.001 to 0.03, with a+b+c+d=1 said process comprising the following steps: (a) providing an aqueous slurry of particles of aluminum hydroxide or titanium dioxide, (b) adding an aqueous solution of water-soluble salts of nickel, cobalt and manganese and a solution of alkali metal hydroxide to the slurry according to step (a), thereby co-precipitating a layer of a mixed hydroxide of nickel and cobalt and manganese hydroxide on the particles according to step (a), (c) removing particles of (NiaCObMncAld)(OH)2+d or (NiaCObMncTid)(OH)2+2d so obtained and drying them in the presence of oxygen.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2016Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Simon SCHROEDLE, Thomas Michael RYLL, Aleksei VOLKOV, Ji-Yong SHIN, Jordan K. LAMPERT
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Publication number: 20180114985Abstract: Li1+x(NiaCobMncMd)1?xO2 ??(I) Process for making a particulate material of general formula (I), wherein the integers are defined as follows: M is selected from Al and Ti, x is in the range of from 0.015 to 0.03, a is in the range of from 0.3 to 0.6, b is in the range of from 0.05 to 0.35, c is in the range of from 0.2 to 0.5, d is in the range of from 0.001 to 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2015Publication date: April 26, 2018Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Aleksei VOLKOV, Jordan LAMPERT, Thomas Michael RYLL, Ji-Yong SHIN, Markus HOELZLE, Michael EDER
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Publication number: 20170355614Abstract: A process is described for producing mixed oxide in particulate form, comprising cations of lithium and cations of at least two transition metals selected from the group consisting of nickel, cobalt, manganese, titanium, vanadium, chromium and iron, as are mixed oxides produced by this process.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2015Publication date: December 14, 2017Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Christoph ERK, Thomas Michael RYLL, Jordan LAMPERT