Abstract: A particulate polymer for a binder of a lithium ion secondary battery, wherein ion conductivity of a film formed by the particulate polymer after being immersed in an electrolytic solution at 60° C. for 72 hours is 1×10?5 S/cm to 1×103 S/cm, and tensile strength of the film is 500 N/cm2 to 4000 N/cm2.

Abstract: A porous membrane composition for a lithium ion secondary battery, including a first particulate polymer, wherein the first particulate polymer has a core-shell structure including a core portion and a shell portion that partially covers an outer surface of the core portion, the core portion is formed from a polymer having a swelling degree in an electrolytic solution of 5 times or more and 30 times or less, and the shell portion is formed from a polymer having a swelling degree in the electrolytic solution of 1 time or more and 4 times or less.

Abstract: An adhesive for a lithium ion secondary battery, for bonding members for constituting a lithium ion secondary battery, the adhesive including a particulate polymer, wherein the particulate polymer has a core-shell structure including a core portion and a shell portion that partially covers an outer surface of the core portion, the core portion is formed from a polymer having a swelling degree in an electrolytic solution of 5 times or more and 30 times or less, and the shell portion is formed from a polymer having a swelling degree in an electrolytic solution of more than 1 time and 4 times or less.

Abstract: A binder composition for a lithium ion secondary battery electrode, including a particulate polymer and a water-soluble polymer, wherein the water-soluble polymer includes an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer unit in an amount of 20% by weight to 85% by weight, a carboxylic acid amide monomer unit in an amount of 0.1% by weight to 10% by weight, and a crosslinkable monomer unit in an amount of 0.1% by weight to 2.0% by weight.

Abstract: A composition containing an electrode active material, a water-insoluble polymer (A), and a water-soluble polymer (B), wherein: the water-insoluble polymer (A) contains 20 wt % to 60 wt % of an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer unit (a1), 0.5 wt % to 10 wt % of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer unit (a2), and 30 wt % to 79.5 wt % of a unit (a3) of a monomer that is copolymerizable therewith; the water-soluble polymer (B) contains 20 wt % to 60 wt % of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer unit (b1), 25 wt % to 78 wt % of a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer unit (b2), and 2 wt % to 15 wt % of a unit (b3) of a sulfonic acid group-containing monomer that is copolymerizable therewith; and a ratio (A)/(B) of the water-insoluble polymer (A) relative to the water-soluble polymer (B) is 80/20 to 95/5.

Abstract: Provided are a secondary battery separator having good heat durability, high adhesion property with the electrode active material layer formed on the current collector, and good anti-blocking property, and a secondary battery having such a secondary battery separator. The secondary battery separator of the present invention includes an organic separator layer, a heat-durable layer formed adjacent to at least one surface of the organic separator layer, and an adhesive layer formed on the heat-durable layer, wherein the heat-durable layer contains non-conductive particles and a binder, and the adhesive layer contains a particulate polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 10 to 100° C.

Abstract: A slurry composition for a lithium ion secondary battery negative electrode including a negative electrode active material, a conductive material, a water-soluble polymer, and a particulate binder, wherein an amount of the conductive material with respect to 100 parts by weight of the negative electrode active material is 0.1 parts by weight to 10 parts by weight, the water-soluble polymer has a 1% aqueous solution viscosity of 10 mPa·s to 3,000 mPa·s, and the particulate binder contains a particulate binder A having a surface acid amount of 0.01 meq/g or more and 0.10 meq/g or less and a particulate binder B having a surface acid amount of 0.15 meq/g or more and 0.5 meq/g or less.

Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, an electrolytic solution, and a separator, in which the negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material layer formed from a slurry composition for a negative electrode which includes a binder composition for a negative electrode including a particulate polymer A containing an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer unit and a negative electrode active material. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material layer formed from a slurry composition for a positive electrode which includes a binder composition for a positive electrode including a particulate polymer B containing an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer unit, and a positive electrode active material.

Abstract: An electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery includes an electrode active material and a water-soluble polymer. The water-soluble polymer is a copolymer containing 1% by weight to 30% by weight of an aromatic vinyl monomer unit, 20% by weight to 60% by weight of an unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer unit, and 0.1% by weight to 5% by weight of a crosslinkable monomer unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an electrode for an electrochemical element, that is capable of forming an electrode active material layer on a current collector, particularly a perforated current collector having through-holes extended from the obverse surface to the reverse surface thereof, such as a punching metal or an expanded metal, simply, evenly and with good adhesion. The method is characterized by comprising the steps of (1) forming an electrode active material layer on a surface of a base material by using an electrode composition containing an electrode active material, an electroconductive material, and a binder, (2) laminating a current collector on the electrode active material layer formed on the surface of the base material, followed by hot pressing to bond the electrode active material layer and the current collector to each other, and (3) separating the base material from the electrode active material layer.

Abstract: A binder composition for a negative electrode of a secondary battery, including a particulate binder, and a water-soluble polymer containing an acidic functional group, wherein the water-soluble polymer has an ion conductivity of 1×10?5 to 1×10?3 S/cm; and a swelling degree of the water-soluble polymer to a liquid with a solubility parameter of 8 to 13 (cal/cm3)1/2 is 1.0 to 2.0 times a swelling degree of the particulate binder measured under the same conditions; and use thereof.

Abstract: In a negative electrode for a secondary battery including a negative electrode active material, a binder, and a water-soluble polymer, a copolymer containing 15 wt % to 50 wt % of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer unit, 30 wt % to 70 wt % of a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer unit, and 0.5 wt % to 10 wt % of a fluorine-containing (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer unit is used as the water-soluble polymer.

Abstract: A composition containing an electrode active material, a water-insoluble polymer (A), and a water-soluble polymer (B), wherein: the water-insoluble polymer (A) contains 20 wt % to 60 wt % of an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer unit (a1), 0.5 wt % to 10 wt % of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer unit (a2), and 30 wt % to 79.5 wt % of a unit (a3) of a monomer that is copolymerizable therewith; the water-soluble polymer (B) contains 20 wt % to 60 wt % of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer unit (b1), 25 wt % to 78 wt % of a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer unit (b2), and 2 wt % to 15 wt % of a unit (b3) of a sulfonic acid group-containing monomer that is copolymerizable therewith; and a ratio (A)/(B) of the water-insoluble polymer (A) relative to the water-soluble polymer (B) is 80/20 to 95/5.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrode for a lithium ion capacitor having excellent electrode strength, wherein the internal resistance can be decreased and the power density can be increased. The lithium ion capacitor comprises an electrode composition layer, comprising an electrode active material, conductive material and a binder, and a collector, wherein a conductive adhesive layer comprising carbon particles is provided between the electrode composition layer and the collector.

Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery including a negative electrode having a negative electrode active material layer containing a negative electrode active material and specific amount of a negative electrode binder; a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material layer containing a positive electrode active material and specific amount of a positive electrode binder; an electrolyte solution; and a separator, wherein: the negative electrode active material includes a carbonaceous active material; the negative electrode binder is a polymer obtained by polymerization of a monomer composition for a negative electrode containing specific amount of styrene and an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid; the positive electrode active material contains a specific transition metal elements; the positive electrode binder is a polymer obtained by polymerization of a monomer composition for a positive electrode containing specific amount of acrylonitrile and an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid; a

Abstract: A male connector comprises: a holder, attached rotatably to the outer peripheral surface of a plug main unit portion, having male threads formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof and having sliding grooves formed at specific intervals at the rearward side on the outer peripheral surface; and a knob portion, formed integrally with engaging protruding portions that have engaging hooks on the tip end sides thereof and that sliding in the sliding grooves, where the knob portion is attached so as to be able to rotate together with the holder.

Abstract: A male connector comprises: a holder, attached rotatably to the outer peripheral surface of a plug main unit portion, having male threads formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof and having sliding grooves formed at specific intervals at the rearward side on the outer peripheral surface; and a knob portion, formed integrally with engaging protruding portions that have engaging hooks on the tip end sides thereof and that sliding in the sliding grooves, where the knob portion is attached so as to be able to rotate together with the holder.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an electrode for an electrochemical element, that is capable of forming an electrode active material layer on a current collector, particularly a perforated current collector having through-holes extended from the obverse surface to the reverse surface thereof, such as a punching metal or an expanded metal, simply, evenly and with good adhesion. The method is characterized by comprising the steps of (1) forming an electrode active material layer on a surface of a base material by using an electrode composition containing an electrode active material, an electroconductive material, and a binder, (2) laminating a current collector on the electrode active material layer formed on the surface of the base material, followed by hot pressing to bond the electrode active material layer and the current collector to each other, and (3) separating the base material from the electrode active material layer.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide an electrode for lithium ion capacitor having excellent electrode strength, a lithium ion capacitor wherein the internal resistance can be decreased and the power density can be increased. [Means for Solving Problem] An electrode for lithium ion capacitor comprising an electrode composition layer composed of electrode active material, conductive material and a binder, and a collector wherein a conductive adhesive layer comprising carbon particles is provided between said electrode composition layer and the collector.

Abstract: An electric double layer capacitor containing a capacitor element comprised of electrodes including a pair of polarizable electrodes facing each other across a separator and an electrolytic solution, wherein at least one of the polarizable electrodes has a density of 0.40 to 0.59 g/cm3, and said electrolytic solution contains an ionic liquid. Here, the polarizable electrodes are preferably comprised an electrode active substance and conductive material bonded by a binder to form composite particles which are in turn bonded together.