Abstract: A porous carbon material having a first peak positioned in a pore diameter range of 3 nm or larger and smaller than 10 nm and a second peak positioned in a pore diameter range of 10 nm or larger and 10 ?m or smaller in a pore size distribution measured by a mercury intrusion method.

Abstract: To provide a carbon black for batteries capable of readily obtaining a positive electrode for batteries having excellent adhesiveness, and excellent output characteristics and the cycle characteristics. A carbon black for batteries, the carbon black having a BET specific surface area measured according to JIS K6217-2 C method of 100 m2/g or larger, and a surface fluorine concentration X (unit: atom %) and a surface oxygen concentration Y (unit: atom %) measured by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) satisfying the following conditions (A) and (B), 0.3?X?4.0 and??(A) 0.1?Y?3.0.

Abstract: A composition for a positive electrode of a lithium ion secondary battery, the composition comprising: an active material capable of storing and extracting lithium ion; and an electric conductive material, wherein the active material is lithium iron phosphate, wherein the conductive material includes carbon black and carbon nanotube, wherein the carbon black has an average primary particle diameter of 39 nm or less, and wherein the carbon nanotube has an average diameter of 20 nm or less.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a carbon black for batteries having excellent dispersibility, electron conductivity and oxidation resistance. In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a low-viscosity conductive composition for an electrode produced using the carbon black, and a low-resistance battery electrode and a battery having excellent high-output characteristics and cycle characteristics produced using the conductive composition. A carbon black for batteries having: BET specific surface area of 50 to 220 m2/g; a crystallite diameter (La) of 30 to 42 ?; and a number of CO2 desorption molecules per unit surface area measured by a temperature-rising desorption gas analysis method (50° C. to 1200° C. of measurement temperature) of 8.0×1016 to 15.0×1016 molecules/m2 is excellent in dispersibility, electron conductivity and oxidation resistance.

Abstract: A positive electrode composition for a lithium ion secondary battery includes an active material that can occlude and release lithium ions and a conductive material, wherein the active material is a lithium cobalt composite oxide; the conductive material is carbon black and carbon nanotubes; the carbon black has a BET specific surface area of 100 to 400 m2/g and a DBP absorption amount of 210 to 400 ml/100 g; the carbon nanotubes have an average diameter of 20 nm or less, a BET specific surface area of 170 m2/g or more, and an aspect ratio of 50 or more; and a carbon black content X (unit: % by mass) and a carbon nanotube content Y (unit: % by mass) in the positive electrode composition satisfy the following conditions (A) and (B): (A) 0.5?(X+Y)?2.0; (B) 0.80?{X/(X+Y)}?0.95.

Abstract: According to various aspects of the present invention, a positive electrode composition for a lithium-ion secondary battery includes an active material capable of inserting and extracting lithium ions, and a conductor, wherein the active material is a lithium-nickel-cobalt-manganese complex oxide; the conductor is a carbon black and carbon nanotubes; the carbon black has a BET specific surface area of 100 to 400 m2/g, and a DBP absorption of 210 to 380 ml/100 g; and the carbon nanotubes have an average diameter of 7 to 15 nm.

Abstract: To provide a carbon black for batteries capable of readily obtaining a positive electrode for batteries having excellent adhesiveness, and excellent output characteristics and the cycle characteristics. A carbon black for batteries, the carbon black having a BET specific surface area measured according to JIS K6217-2 C method of 100 m2/g or larger, and a surface fluorine concentration X (unit: atom %) and a surface oxygen concentration Y (unit: atom %) measured by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) satisfying the following conditions (A) and (B), 0.3?X?4.0 and??(A) 0.1?Y?3.0.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a carbon black for batteries having excellent dispersibility, electron conductivity and oxidation resistance. In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a low-viscosity conductive composition for an electrode produced using the carbon black, and a low-resistance battery electrode and a battery having excellent high-output characteristics and cycle characteristics produced using the conductive composition. A carbon black for batteries having: BET specific surface area of 50 to 220 m2/g; a crystallite diameter (La) of 30 to 42 ?; and a number of CO2 desorption molecules per unit surface area measured by a temperature-rising desorption gas analysis method (50° C. to 1200° C. of measurement temperature) of 8.0×1016 to 15.0×1016 molecules/m2 is excellent in dispersibility, electron conductivity and oxidation resistance.