Abstract: A negative-electrode material is provided that can be produced at a low cost and yields a lithium secondary battery with an excellent balance of various battery characteristics even when used in high electrode densities. It has a graphite powder with a tap density of 0.80 g/cm3 or higher and 1.35 g/cm3 or lower, an amount of surface functional groups, O/C value, of 0 or larger and 0.01 or smaller, a BET specific surface area of 2.5 m2/g or larger and 70 m2/g or smaller, a Raman R value of 0.02 or larger and 0.05 or smaller.

Abstract: It is aimed at providing: a negative electrode material for a nonaqueous secondary battery, which has a higher capacity, is low in irreversible capacity upon initial charge and discharge, and has excellent cycle characteristics; and a nonaqueous secondary battery adopting the negative electrode material. The object is achieved by: a multi-layer structured carbonaceous material obtained by mixing graphitic carbon particles with an organic compound and by thermally treating the mixture, wherein loop structures are present at an edge portion of each of the graphitic carbon particles, and wherein the graphitic carbon particles have carbonized products of the organic compound affixed to surfaces of the particles, respectively, while maintaining the loop structures; and a nonaqueous secondary battery adopting the multi-layer structured carbonaceous material.

Abstract: A negative-electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery, which is capable of storing/releasing lithium ions, wherein the negative-electrode active material is obtained by crosslinking a surface functional group of a raw material for negative electrode; a process for producing the negative-electrode active material; and a negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery and a lithium ion secondary battery both employing the negative-electrode active material. According to the invention, a negative-electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery can be provided which facilitates electrode production and gives a battery reduced in irreversible capacity in charge/discharge.

Abstract: A negative-electrode material is provided that can be produced at a low cost and yields a lithium secondary battery with an excellent balance of various battery characteristics even when used in high electrode densities. It has a graphite powder with a tap density of 0.80 g/cm3 or higher and 1.35 g/cm3 or lower, an amount of surface functional groups, O/C value, of 0 or larger and 0.01 or smaller, a BET specific surface area of 2.5 m2/g or larger and 70 m2/g or smaller, a Raman R value of 0.02 or larger and 0.05 or smaller.

Abstract: A negative-electrode material for a lithium secondary battery is provided that can be produced through a simple procedure and can yield a lithium secondary battery having a high electrode-mechanical strength, being excellent in immersibility, involving a small initial irreversible capacity, being excellent in charge-discharge characteristic under high current densities, and having a high cycle retention ratio, i.e. having an excellent balance of various battery characteristics. The material includes particles (A), which are selected from the group consisting of carbon-material particles, metal particles, and metal-oxide particles, and two or more different polymeric materials each attached to different sites of the particles.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery with high-output/high-input characteristics which has a long life, and is highly safe contains a negative electrode of a negative-electrode active material. In a dispersion prepared by dispersing 100 g of the active-material powder in 200 g of water together with 2 g of carboxymethyl cellulose, the particle diameter at which particles begin to appear is 50 ?m or smaller when the dispersion is examined by the grind gauge method for determining the degree of dispersion in accordance with JIS K5400.

Abstract: A subject for the invention is to provide a lithium secondary battery which can be improved in high-output/high-input characteristics based on a reduction in the thickness of an active material layer, has a long life, and is highly safe. The invention relates to: a negative electrode for lithium secondary battery which comprises a current collector having provided thereon an active material layer comprising an active material and an organic material having binding and thickening effects, wherein the active material is a powdery active material comprising an amorphous-material-coated graphite, and when a dispersion prepared by dispersing 100 g of the active-material powder in 200 g of water together with 2 g of carboxymethyl cellulose is examined by the grind gauge method for determining the degree of dispersion in accordance with JIS K5400, the particle diameter at which particles begin to appear is 50 ?m or smaller; and a lithium secondary battery employing the negative electrode.

Abstract: A subject for the invention is to provide a lithium secondary battery which can be improved in high-output/high-input characteristics based on a reduction in the thickness of an active material layer, has a long life, and is highly safe.

Abstract: A carbonaceous negative electrode material for nonaqueous secondary batteries having (i) not less than 2×10−4 cc/g of pores having a diameter of smaller than 8 Å and (ii) not more than 15×10−4 cc/g of pores having a diameter of 8 to 18 Å. The material exhibits a high capacity and a high efficiency.

Abstract: A carbonaceous negative electrode material for nonaqueous secondary batteries having (i) not less than 2.times.10.sup.-4 cc/g of pores having a diameter smaller than 8 .ANG. and (ii) not more than 15.times.10.sup.-4 cc/g of pores having a diameter of 8 to 18 .ANG.. The material exhibits a high capacity and a high efficiency.

Abstract: Carbon black is introduced into a granulating machine 3 through an inlet 1 and water is introduced into the same through an inlet 2 to prepare granulated carbon black, which is fed to a cylindrical rotary type dryer 5 through a line 4 and is dried. A product of carbon black is discharged through a line 6. Temperature in the dryer 5 is measured by a plurality of thermometers 10. A combustion control device performs the arithmetical processing of temperature data to obtain the initial point at which the state of the carbon black is changed from the constant rate of drying to the falling rate of drying. The control device controls each flow rate of fuel supplied from each line 7 or 8 to burners 9 for the front and rear half portions of the dryer by using the critical point and the temperature of the carbon black at the outlet of the dryer, whereby a temperature profile for the carbon black in the dryer 5 can be made stable for a long time.