Patents Assigned to POSCO CHEMICAL CO., LTD
  • Publication number: 20250033994
    Abstract: The present exemplary embodiments relate to a positive electrode active material, its manufacturing method, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. The positive electrode active material according to an exemplary embodiment is a metal oxide particle including: a metal oxide particle comprising a central portion and a surface portion located on the surface of the central portion, wherein, the metal oxide particle includes nickel, cobalt, manganese, and doping elements and is composed of a single particle, and the metal oxide particle includes a crystal phase of layered structure belonging to the R-3m space group on the surface, and an average grain size is 1550 ? or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicants: POSCO Holdings Inc., RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, POSCO CHEMICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kwon Young CHOI, Jung Hoon SONG, Sanghyuk LEE, Inchul PARK, Ohmin KWON, Byong Yong YU, Kijoo HONG, Sang Cheol NAM
  • Publication number: 20240413331
    Abstract: It is related to a manufacturing method of a negative electrode active material for lithium secondary battery, comprising: preparing an artificial graphite; mixing the artificial graphite and a coal tar to form a coating layer on the artificial graphite; and carbonizing the artificial graphite on which the coating layer is formed, wherein, the artificial graphite has a degree of sphericity of 0.6 to 1; and in the step of preparing an artificial graphite, the artificial graphite contains 20 wt % or more of artificial graphite derived from coal-based coke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicants: POSCO Holdings Inc., RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, POSCO CHEMICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Gang Ho LEE, Jung-Chul AN, Sei Min PARK, Jong Hoon YOON, Hyun-Chul JO
  • Patent number: 12136732
    Abstract: A positive active material for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same are provided, wherein the positive active material includes lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese, and a doping element, and the doping element may include Zr, Al, and Ti.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignees: POSCO HOLDINGS INC., RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, POSCO CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Cheol Nam, Jung Hoon Song, Kwon Young Choi
  • Publication number: 20240347690
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a positive electrode active material for rechargeable lithium ion batteries and a method of preparing the positive electrode active material, in which a compound including sulfur is used as an additive in a wet treatment process to remove residual lithium impurities (LiOH, Li2CO3) present on a surface of the positive electrode active material, such that the residual lithium impurities are effectively removed without loss of capacity while a Li-S compound coating layer is formed on the surface thereof, thereby reducing resistance and leakage current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun Tai KIM, Hye Won PARK, Eun Hui PARK
  • Publication number: 20240313214
    Abstract: It is related to a positive electrode active material for lithium secondary battery, comprising: a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, wherein a molar content of lithium present in the structure of the positive electrode active material, measured through neutron diffraction analysis, is 1.01 to 1.15 for 1 mole of the positive electrode active material, a method of preparing it, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. Li1+a(NibM11-b)1-aO2??[Chemical Formula 1] In the Chemical Formula 1, 0<a<0.2, 0.8<b<1, M1 is at least one element selected from Co, Mn, Al, Mg, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Zr, Nb, Mo, and W.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicants: POSCO Holdings Inc., RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, POSCO CHEMICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Inchul PARK, Hyungsub KIM, Sang Hyuk LEE, Jung Hoon SONG, Junghoon KIM, Sang Cheol NAM, Kwon Young CHOI, Ohmin KWON, Seok Hyun SONG
  • Patent number: 12085339
    Abstract: An apparatus for calcining a secondary battery cathode material includes: a calcination furnace including an inner space that includes a temperature rising space, a temperature maintaining space, and a cooling space, which sequentially communicate; a plurality of rollers for transferring a sagger, in which a cathode material is accommodated, from the temperature rising space to the cooling space via the temperature maintaining space; a plurality of heaters arranged along the inner space; a plurality of gas feeding parts for feeding gas to the inner space; and a plurality of exhaust parts for exhausting gas from the inner space, wherein the cross-sectional area of the temperature maintaining space is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the temperature rising space and the cross-sectional area of the cooling space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignees: POSCO, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, POSCO CHEMICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Choongmo Yang, Keeyoung Jung, Yooncheol Park, Yeong Woo Kim, Soon Cheol Hwang
  • Publication number: 20240297305
    Abstract: The present exemplary embodiments relate to a positive electrode active material and a lithium secondary battery including the same. According to an exemplary embodiment, a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery including a metal oxide particle including nickel, cobalt, manganese and aluminum, and three types of doping elements doped on the metal oxide particle is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicants: POSCO Holdings Inc., RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, POSCO CHEMICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jung Hoon SONG, Sang Cheol NAM, Sang Hyuk LEE, Kwon Young CHOI, Inchul PARK, Ohmin KWON
  • Publication number: 20240297290
    Abstract: A vertical type apparatus for firing a cathode material of a secondary battery is provided. The vertical type apparatus for firing the cathode material according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of saggers, each having an open upper portion, provided with a through-slit for gas flow in a lower surface thereof, and loaded with the cathode material therein, and a plurality of unit firing furnaces, each having an open upper portion, each plurally stacked in the vertical direction, each receiving the respective sagger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicants: POSCO Holdings Inc., Research Institute of Industrial Science & Technology, POSCO Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Choongmo YANG, Yong Hyun LEE, Jongyun MOON, Byoung Mu DO, Yeong Woo KIM, Sang Keun SONG, Soon Cheol HWANG, Jeong Heon HEO, Ji Woong MOON, Woo Taek KIM, Hyeon Woo KIM, Keeyoung JUNG, Yooncheol PARK, Min Young HWANG
  • Publication number: 20240282950
    Abstract: The present exemplary embodiments relate to a positive electrode active material and a lithium secondary battery including the same. According to an exemplary embodiment, a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery including a metal oxide particle including nickel, cobalt and manganese, and five types of doping elements doped on the metal oxide particles is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicants: POSCO Holdings Inc., RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, POSCO CHEMICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jung Hoon SONG, Sang Cheol NAM, Sanghyuk LEE, Kwon Young CHOI, Inchul PARK, Ohmin KWON
  • Publication number: 20240270600
    Abstract: The present invention provides a positive electrode active material, its manufacturing method and a lithium secondary battery containing the same. The positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery of the present invention is a positive electrode active material for lithium secondary battery, comprising: a lithium metal oxide particle; and a coating layer positioned on at least part of the lithium metal oxide particle surface; wherein, the coating layer includes any one or more of group 5 elements and group 6 elements, B, LiOH, Li2CO3 and Li2SO4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicants: POSCO Holdings Inc., RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, POSCO CHEMICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Ohmin KWON, Kwon Young CHOI, Sang Hyuk LEE, Jung Hoon SONG, Jong II PARK, Sang Cheol NAM, Inchul PARK, Geun HWANGBO
  • Publication number: 20240222619
    Abstract: Provided is a positive active material for a lithium secondary battery including a compound represented by the following formula 1, wherein, a molar content of lithium present in a structure of the positive active material, measured through neutron diffraction analysis, is 1.02 to 1.15 per mole of the positive active material, and a c-axis lattice constant variation ratio of the R-3m structure is less than 2.3% for charge and discharge in the 2.5 V to 4.25 V range, [Chemical Formula 1] Li1+a(NibM11-b)1-aO2 in formula 1 above, 0<a<0.2, 0.8<b<1, and M1 is one or more elements selected from Co, Mn, Al, Mg, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Zr, Nb, Mo, and W.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicants: POSCO Holdings Inc., RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, POSCO CHEMICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Inchul PARK, Hyungsub KIM, Sanghyuk LEE, Jung Hoon SONG, Junghoon KIM, Kwon Young CHOI, Ohmin KWON, Sang Cheol NAM, Seok Hyun SONG
  • Publication number: 20240186508
    Abstract: The present exemplary embodiments relate to positive electrode active materials. The positive electrode active material according to an exemplary embodiment is a metal oxide particle including a center and a surface portion positioned on the surface of the center, where the metal oxide particle includes nickel, cobalt, manganese, and doping elements, and is composed of single particles, and the doping elements include two or more species selected from the group consisting of Zr, Al, B, P, La, Ta, Ti, W, Mo, Si, Ga, Zn, Nb, Ag, Sn, Bi, Au, Y, Ge, V, Cr, and Fe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicants: POSCO Holdings Inc., RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, POSCO CHEMICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Sang Cheol NAM, kwon Young CHOI, Jung Hoon SONG, Sanghyuk LEE
  • Publication number: 20240136515
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, a manufacturing method thereof, and a lithium secondary battery including the same, wherein the positive electrode active material is a lithium nickel-based compound particle having a Ni content of 75 mol % or more, and a difference in concentration of Al between the center and the surface in the lithium nickel-based compound particle is less than 1 mol %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicants: POSCO Holdings Inc., RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, POSCO CHEMICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Sanghyuk LEE, Jong II PARK, Jung Hoon SONG, Sang Cheol NAM, Kwon Young CHOI, Inchul PARK, Ohmin KWON
  • Publication number: 20240055604
    Abstract: It is related to a manufacturing method of negative electrode active material for lithium secondary battery, comprising: preparing an artificial graphite; forming a coating layer covering the artificial graphite by mixing the artificial graphite and a liquid coating material; and carbonizing the artificial graphite on which the coating layer is formed; wherein, the liquid coating material has a viscosity of 300 to 25000 mPa s at 35° C.; a negative electrode active material according to the method; and a lithium secondary battery including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicants: POSCO HOLDINGS INC., RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, POSCO CHEMICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Gang Ho LEE, Jung-Chul AN, Sei Min PARK, Jong Hoon YOON, Hyun-Chul JO
  • Publication number: 20240047669
    Abstract: The present exemplary embodiments relate to a positive electrode active material and a lithium secondary battery including the same. According to an exemplary embodiment, a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery including a metal oxide particle including nickel, cobalt, manganese and aluminum, and two types of doping elements doped on the metal oxide particle is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicants: POSCO Holdings Inc., RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, POSCO CHEMICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jung Hoon SONG, Sang Cheol NAM, Sanghyuk LEE, Kwon Young CHOI, Inchul PARK, Ohmin KWON
  • Publication number: 20240006594
    Abstract: It relates to a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same, wherein the positive electrode active material for lithium secondary battery, comprising: a core containing a lithium nickel-based compound having a Ni content of 80 mol % or more; and a coating material positioned on at least a portion of the core surface; wherein, the coating material includes a first coating material containing at least one of group 5 elements and group 6 elements; and S; and a second coating material including B, LiOH, Li2CO3 and Li2SO4, and the second coating material is a needle-like material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicants: POSCO Holdings Inc., RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, POSCO CHEMICAL CO.,LTD
    Inventors: Ohmin KWON, Sang Cheol NAM, Kwon Young CHOI, Jung Hoon SONG, Sanghyuk LEE, Inchul PARK
  • Patent number: 11611074
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive active material for lithium secondary battery, its manufacturing method, and lithium secondary battery including the same, and it provides that a positive active material for lithium secondary battery, comprising: a core and a coating layer, wherein, the core is lithium metal oxide, the coating layer comprises boron, the boron compound in the coating layer comprises a lithium boron oxide and a boron oxide, the lithium boron oxide is included 70 wt % or more and 99 wt % in the entire coating layer, the lithium boron oxide comprises Li2B4O7, with respect to the lithium boron oxide 100 wt %, the content of Li2B4O7 is 55 wt % or more and 99 wt % or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignees: POSCO HOLDINGS INC., RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, POSCO CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Hwan Min, Jeong Han Kim, Jung Hoon Song
  • Publication number: 20230078432
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery comprising a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 is introduced. Li1+mNi1-w-x-y-zCowMnxM1yM2zO2-pXp??[Chemical Formula 1] (In the Chemical Formula 1, M1 and M2 are different from each other, and any one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Mg, Zr, Sn, Ca, Ge, Ti, Cr, Fe, Zn, Y, Ba, La, Ce, Sm, Gd, Yb, Sr, Cu and Ga respectively, X is any one element selected from the group consisting of F, N, S, and P, w, x, y, z, p and m are respectively 0.125<w<0.202, 0.153<x<0.225, 0?y?0.1, 0?z?0.1, 0.34?w+x?0.36, 0?p?0.1, and ?0.1?m?0.2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicants: POSCO, Research Institute of Industrial Science & Techology, POSCO Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Hwan Min, Jeong Han Kim, Jung Hoon Song
  • Publication number: 20230074546
    Abstract: An apparatus for calcining a secondary battery cathode material includes: a calcination furnace including an inner space that includes a temperature rising space, a temperature maintaining space, and a cooling space, which sequentially communicate; a plurality of rollers for transferring a sagger, in which a cathode material is accommodated, from the temperature rising space to the cooling space via the temperature maintaining space; a plurality of heaters arranged along the inner space; a plurality of gas feeding parts for feeding gas to the inner space; and a plurality of exhaust parts for exhausting gas from the inner space, wherein the cross-sectional area of the temperature maintaining space is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the temperature rising space and the cross-sectional area of the cooling space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicants: POSCO, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, POSCO CHEMICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Choongmo YANG, Keeyoung JUNG, Yooncheol PARK, Yeong Woo KIM, Soon Cheol HWANG
  • Publication number: 20230053769
    Abstract: A vertical-type firing apparatus for a positive electrode material for a secondary battery, for vertically moving and firing the positive electrode material for the secondary battery, comprises: a vertical-type firing furnace including an exhaust part, an air supply part, and a firing space positioned between the exhaust part and the air supply part; and a heater for heating the firing space of the vertical-type firing furnace, wherein the firing space includes a temperature-raising space, a cooling space, and a temperature-maintaining space located between the temperature-raising space and the cooling space, and the temperature of the temperature-maintaining space is higher than the temperature of the temperature-raising space and the temperature of the cooling space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicants: POSCO, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, POSCO CHEMICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Choongmo YANG, Soon Cheol HWANG, Yooncheol PARK, Keeyoung JUNG