Abstract: A high structure acetylene black having an oil absorption number (OAN) of 360 mL/100 g or more and a BET surface area in a range from 50 to 200 m2/g is provided. Such high structure carbon black exhibits excellent electrical conductivity and good processing properties. e.g. dispersibility, having superior power to impart electrical and/or thermal conductivity to various materials, rendering it particularly useful for all kinds of applications where high electrical and/or thermal conductivity is desired or beneficial, such as manufacture of electrodes and other components of energy storage and/or conversion devices or electrically and/or heat conductive materials and articles made thereof.

Abstract: A process is provided for producing a pulverulent acetylene black material including (a) providing an initial acetylene black, (b) densifying the provided initial acetylene black to form a densified acetylene black, and (c) pulverizing the densified acetylene black to form the pulverulent acetylene black material. The pulverulent acetylene black material obtainable by this process exhibits inter alia enhanced dispersibility and yields dispersions that show improved stability over time rendering them useful as conductive or antistatic agent, reinforcing filler and/or coloring agent in compositions for various applications such electrodes and other components of energy storage and/or conversion devices, plastic articles, coatings, paints or inks.

Abstract: An electrolyte composition (A) containing at least one aprotic organic solvent and at least one compound of formula (I) wherein A+ is selected from Li+, Na+, K+, Cs+, and ammonium; is a bidentate radical derived from a (hetero)aromatic 1,2-, 1,3- or 1,4-diol, from a (hetero)aromatic 1,2-, 1,3- or 1,4-dicarboxylic acid or from a (hetero)aromatic 1,2-, 1,3- or 1,4-hydroxycarboxylic acid by abstracting the two H atoms of pairs of adjacent OH groups; and R1 and R2 are organic substituents.

Abstract: An electrolyte composition (A) containing at least one aprotic organic solvent and at least one compound of formula (I) wherein A+ is selected from Li+, Na+, K+, Cs+, and ammonium; is a bidentate radical derived from a (hetero)aromatic 1,2-, 1,3- or 1,4-diol, from a (hetero)aromatic 1,2-, 1,3- or 1,4-dicarboxylic acid or from a (hetero)aromatic 1,2-, 1,3- or 1,4-hydroxycarboxylic acid by abstracting the two H atoms of pairs of adjacent OH groups; and R1 and R2 are organic substituents.