Abstract: An electrochemical system includes: an anode; a cathode; an electrolyte; and at least one inductively heatable material embedded or suspended in the electrolyte.

Abstract: A substrate for a composite membrane includes a microporous polyolefin membrane for carrying a hydrophilic resin compound within the pores of the microporous membrane wherein: the average pore diameter is 1 nm to 50 nm; the porosity is 50% to 78%; the membrane thickness is 1 ?m to 12 ?m; and, when a mixed solution of ethanol and water (volume ratio 1/2) is dripped onto a surface of the microporous polyolefin membrane which has not undergone hydrophilization treatment, the contact angle ?1 between the droplet and the surface is 0 to 90 degrees 1 second after the dripping, and the contact angle ?2 between the droplet and the surface is 0 to 70 degrees 10 minutes after the dripping, and the rate of change of the contact angle ((?1??2)/?1×100) is 10 to 50%.

Abstract: Energy storage devices, battery cells, and batteries may include a battery cell component that may be or include a ceramic layer produced by methods including admixing a ceramic with a water-soluble dispersant to form a first mixture. The methods may include admixing an organic polymeric dispersant with the first mixture to form a second mixture. The methods may include admixing a binder with the second mixture to form a slurry. The methods may also include depositing the slurry on a substrate.

Abstract: In a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one exemplary embodiment, a separator includes a substrate, a first filler layer containing phosphate particles and formed on at least one surface of the substrate, and a second filler layer containing inorganic particles and formed on a surface of the first filler layer on the side of the at least one surface of the substrate. The phosphate particles have a BET specific surface area of 5 m2/g or more and 100 m2/g or less.

Abstract: A multi-layer composite functional separator for lithium ion battery includes four layers. Layer A is a base separator. Layer B is a porous structural layer composed of insulating inorganic compounds or high temperature resistant polymers. Layer C is a porous layer composed of polymer microspheres with temperature-induced expansion characteristics. Layer D is a thermoplastic resin with a melting point of 80-110° C. and a crystallinity of <50%. Layer B, Layer C and Layer D are sequentially attached on either or both sides of Layer A. Compared with the existing lithium-ion battery separator, the multi-Layer Composite functional separator has excellent heat resistance. The thermal shrinkage rate is less than 1% when heated for less than one hour at 200° C. Inclusion of organic polymer microspheres produces thermal closure of the batteries, which improves the safety of the batteries.

Abstract: A composite separator, a method of preparing the composite separator, and a secondary battery including the composite separator are provided. The composite separator includes a heat-resistant nonwoven fabric, and a porous coating film on at least one surface of the heat-resistant nonwoven fabric and including a multi-phase polymer including a stationary phase segment and a reversible phase segment, wherein an amount of the stationary phase segment is larger than an amount of the reversible phase segment.

Abstract: A method of producing a powder mass for a lithium battery, the method comprising: (a) providing a solution containing a sulfonated elastomer dissolved in a solvent or a precursor in a liquid form or dissolved in a solvent; (b) dispersing a plurality of particles of a cathode active material in the solution to form a slurry; and (c) dispensing the slurry and removing the solvent and/or polymerizing/curing the precursor to form the powder mass, wherein the powder mass comprises multiple particulates and at least a particulate comprises one or a plurality of particles of a cathode active material being encapsulated by a thin layer of sulfonated elastomer having a thickness from 1 nm to 10 ?m, a fully recoverable tensile strain from 2% to 800%, and a lithium ion conductivity from 10?7 S/cm to 5×10?2 S/cm at room temperature.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing an aromatic polyamide porous membrane and an aromatic polyamide porous membrane prepared by the above method. The method for preparing an aromatic polyamide porous membrane includes the following steps: mixing an ionic liquid with an aromatic polyamide into a solvent to form a mixed solution; the mixed solution forming a membrane in a coagulation bath; and extracting with an extractant to remove the solvent and the ionic liquid from the membrane to yield a porous membrane. In the method of the present invention, the application of the ionic liquid would greatly reduce the application of additives; further, the ionic liquid has a high stability and is easy to be separated from other solvents and be recycled, which assures the safety during the usage and recycle thereof.

Abstract: Systems and methods of providing an electrolyte membrane for metal batteries are described. According to aspects of the disclosure, a method includes preparing a mixture including an electrolyte portion and a matrix precursor portion, forming an electrolyte membrane by initiating polymerization of the gel-forming precursor and the gel-forming initiator to thereby form a polymer matrix, and disposing the electrolyte membrane between an anode and a cathode. The matrix precursor portion includes a gel-forming precursor and a gel-forming initiator. The electrolyte portion is disposed substantially throughout the polymer matrix.

Abstract: A functionalized microporous, mesoporous, or nanoporous membrane, material, textile, composite, laminate, or the like, and/or a method of making or using such functionalized membranes. The functionalized porous membrane may be a functionalized microporous, mesoporous, or nanoporous membrane that has a functional molecule attached, such as a functional polymer, to the surface and/or internal fibrillar structure of the membrane.

Abstract: Provided are separators for use in an electrochemical cell comprising (a) an inorganic oxide and (b) an organic polymer, wherein the inorganic oxide comprises organic substituents. Also provided are electrochemical cells comprising such separators.

Abstract: Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte battery separator including a porous film (I) containing a polyolefin resin; and a porous layer (II) containing an inorganic filler, a water-soluble polymer having a structure represented by the following general formula (1), a water-insoluble polymer and a basic compound. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery separator is excellent in shape stability under a high temperature condition of 160 to 200° C.

Abstract: Provided is a separator which can make the electric field on the surface of a negative electrode for a metal secondary battery homogeneous to thereby prevent the formation of dendrites. A porous separator for metal secondary batteries, which has a polymer electrolyte layer formed on the surface layer of at least one main surface of a porous polyimide film. It is preferred that the polymer electrolyte layer is composed of both a polymer electrolyte material which is supported on at least one main surface of the porous polyimide film and a polymer electrolyte material which is supported in voids in a layered region that extends from the main surface.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode contains a lithium transition metal oxide, at least one element of a group 5 element and group 6 element in the periodic table, and a phosphoric acid compound. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains a lithium salt containing a P—O bond and a P—F bond.

Abstract: This application provides an electrolyte and an electrochemical device, in which the electrolyte comprises an additive A and an additive B, wherein the additive A is present in an amount of 0.01% to 10% by mass in the electrolyte and the additive B is present in an amount of 0.1% to 10% by mass in the electrolyte and the electrolyte has a conductivity of 6 mS/cm to 10 mS/cm at 25° C. The present invention can improve the cycle performance and storage performance of the electrochemical device, in particular, improve the cycle performance and storage performance of the electrochemical device under high temperature and high voltage conditions while keeping the low temperature performance.

Abstract: The present invention provides a separator for alkaline batteries and an alkaline battery improving reliability of prevention in internal short-circuits, and having good liquid retention and shielding property. To achieve this, the separator for alkaline batteries is made from a wet nonwoven fabric which contains at least alkali-resistant cellulose fibers and alkali-resistant synthetic fibers bound using a binder component; wherein an average pore diameter of the wet nonwoven fabric is 1 to 10 ?m. Moreover, the separator for alkaline batteries uses the wet nonwoven fabric having a maximum pore diameter of 20 to 60 ?m, a liquid retention rate of 400 to 700% during immersion in a 40% by mass KOH solution, and a swelling ratio of 30 to 45% during immersion in a 40% by mass KOH solution.

Abstract: Provided is a separator that is used in a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and that exhibits high impregnation ability with respect to a nonaqueous electrolyte solution. The separator for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery disclosed herein is provided with: a porous substrate; a first coat layer formed on a pair of main surfaces and on an inner surface of the porous substrate; and a second coat layer formed on the first coat layer, at least on one main surface of the porous substrate. The first coat layer has higher hydrophilicity than the porous substrate. The second coat layer has higher hydrophobicity than the porous substrate. The hydrophilicity of an inner surface of the separator for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is higher than the hydrophilicity of the second coat layer, in a central region of the separator for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery in the thickness direction thereof.

Abstract: A method of producing a film is provided. The film includes a base material layer which is shrunk by heat and a functional layer which is dried while being restricted by the base material layer. The method involves heating the film while applying a tensile force in a direction of a length of the film so as to convey the film, and subjecting the film to a heat treatment while, in a distribution along a width of the film, a center part is higher in temperature than end parts. A center part sample of the film is smaller in curling amount with respect to the width of the film than an end part sample, or a standard deviation in curling amount with respect to the width is not more than 1 mm between two samples from respective end parts and a sample from the center part of the film.

Abstract: A composition for preparing a porous insulating layer for a non-aqueous electrolyte rechargeable battery, the composition including a polyolefin-based polymer particle, a binder, an insulating inorganic particle, and a solvent including water and an organic solvent.

Abstract: Battery separators are generally provided. In some embodiments, the battery separators may comprise a non-woven web including a plurality of inorganic particles (e.g., silica). The non-woven web may include, in some embodiments, a plurality of relatively coarse glass fibers (e.g., having an average diameter of greater than about 1.5 microns), e.g., such that the non-woven web has a particular largest pore size and median pore size. The combination of inorganic particles with a non-woven web having features described herein may exhibit enhanced electrolyte stratification distance and/or reduced electrolyte filling time. In some embodiments, such improvements may be achieved while having relatively minimal or no adverse effects on another property of the battery separator and/or the overall battery.

Abstract: Disclosed is a separator for a lithium battery, which includes a first polymer and a second polymer, has an interchain distance of 2.8 ? or less, and is free from pores, wherein the second polymer has higher polarity than the first polymer.

Abstract: A method for preparing a high temperature melt integrity separator, the method comprising spinning a polymer by one or more of a mechanical spinning process and an electro-spinning process to produce fine fibers.

Abstract: A rechargeable lithium battery includes an electrode assembly including a positive electrode including a positive current collector, a first separator on the positive electrode, a negative electrode including a negative current collector on the first separator, and a second separator on the negative electrode. The positive current collector and the negative current collector each have respective uncoated regions at two sides thereof. The first separator includes a first substrate including a polyolefin-based resin particle, and a coating layer on a side of the first substrate the coating layer being an inorganic layer or an organic layer. The second separator includes a second substrate including a polyolefin-based resin particle, and an outermost region and/or a central region of the electrode assembly includes one of the uncoated regions of the positive current collector, the first separator, one of the uncoated regions of the negative current collector and the second separator.

Abstract: In an aspect, the invention provides separator systems for electrochemical systems providing electronic, mechanical and chemical properties useful for a range of electrochemical storage and conversion applications. Separator systems of some embodiments, for example, provide structural, physical and electrostatic attributes useful for managing and controlling dendrite formation in lithium and zinc based batteries. In an embodiment, for example, separator systems of the invention have a multilayer, porous geometry supporting excellent ion transport properties while at the same time providing a barrier effective to prevent dendrite initiated mechanical failure, shorting and/or thermal runaway.

Abstract: A roll is made of a porous film in a belt-like shape, the porous film having a width of not smaller than 20 mm. In a case where a roughness along a width direction of an outermost surface of the roll is measured at 1 mm intervals across an entire width of the outermost surface, a difference between a maximum roughness value and a minimum roughness value in a distance of 20 mm in the width direction of the outermost surface is less than 25 ?m.

Abstract: A battery separator includes a porous membrane A including a polyolefin resin, and a porous membrane B laminated thereon including a fluororesin and inorganic particles or cross-linked polymer particles, wherein the particles are contained in an amount of 80 wt % to 97 wt % of the porous membrane B and have an average diameter being not less than 1.5 times and less than 50 times the average pore size of the porous membrane A, and a specific expression 1 and a specific expression 2 are satisfied.

Abstract: A lithium ion battery includes a positive and a negative electrode, and a nanoporous or microporous polymer separator soaked in electrolyte solution and disposed between the electrodes. At least two different chelating agents are included and selected to complex with: i) two or more different transition metal ions; ii) a transition metal ion in two or more different oxidation states; or iii) both i) and ii). The at least two different selected chelating agents are to complex with transition metal ions in a manner sufficient to not affect movement of lithium ions across the separator during operation of the battery. The chelating agents are: dissolved or dispersed in the electrolyte solution; grafted onto the polymer of the separator; attached to the binder material of the negative and/or positive electrode; disposed within pores of the separator; coated on a surface of the separator; and/or coated on a surface of an electrode.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a separator comprising a porous substrate, a porous coating layer and a binder layer, the binder comprising at least one homopolymer of polyvinylidene fluoride and at least one copolymer of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)-co-hexafluoropropylene (HFP) so that a content difference of hexafluoropropylene (HFP) present in the two compounds is about 3 wt % or higher.

Abstract: Examples of the present technology may include a method of making a non-woven fiber mat. The wet nonwoven fiber mat may include a first plurality of first glass fibers and a second plurality of second glass fibers. The first plurality of first glass fibers may have nominal diameters of less than 5 ?m, and the second plurality of second glass fibers may have nominal diameters of greater than 6 ?m. The method may further include curing the binder composition to produce the nonwoven fiber mat. The nonwoven fiber mat may have an average 40 wt. % sulfuric acid wick height of between about 1 cm and about 5 cm after exposure to 40 wt. % sulfuric acid for 10 minutes conducted according to method ISO8787, and the nonwoven fiber mat may have a total normalized tensile strength greater than 2 (lbf/in)/(lb/sq) fora sq (100 ft2).

Abstract: A separator includes a porous substrate, a porous organic-inorganic coating layer formed on at least one surface of the porous substrate, and an organic coating layer formed on the surface of the organic-inorganic coating layer. The porous organic-inorganic coating layer includes a mixture of inorganic particles and a first binder polymer. The first binder polymer contains a copolymer including (a) a first monomer unit including either at least one amine group or at least one amide group or both in the side chain thereof and (b) a (meth)acrylate having a C1-C14 alkyl group as a second monomer unit. The organic coating layer is formed by dispersing a second binder polymer on the surface of the organic-inorganic coating layer, leaving scattered uncoated areas. The porous organic-inorganic coating layer of the separator has a high packing density, enabling the fabrication of a thin battery in an easy manner without losing stability.

Abstract: Provided is a separator for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery, including a porous substrate and an adhesive porous layer that is provided on one side or both sides of the porous substrate and contains an adhesive resin. The ratio of the standard deviation of the areal weight of the adhesive porous layer to the mean of the areal weight of the adhesive porous layer (g/m2) (standard deviation/mean) is 0.3 or less.

Abstract: Provided is a separator for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery, which includes a porous substrate and an adhesive porous layer that is provided on at least one side of the porous substrate and contains an adhesive resin. The separator has a pore size distribution such that, as measured by a pore size distribution measurement test, the pore size at the maximum value of the maximum peak is within a range of 0.02 ?m to 0.1 ?m, and the pore size distribution range value ? defined as follows is 0.4 or less. The pore size distribution range value ? herein is a value calculated by the following equation from pore sizes D90, D10, and D50 corresponding to cumulative pore size distributions of 90%, 10%, and 50%, respectively: pore size distribution range value ?=(D90?D10 )/D50.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery separator, comprising two fiber regions comprising glass fibers, and a middle fiber region disposed between them comprising larger average diameter fibers and specified amounts of silica, or fine fibers, or both; and processes for making the separator. Also disclosed is a battery separator, comprising a fiber region and either one or two silica-containing region(s) adjacent thereto, each of the regions containing a specified amount of silica; and processes for making the separator. Such separators are useful, e.g., in lead-acid batteries.

Abstract: Examples of the present technology may include a method of making a non-woven fiber mat. The wet nonwoven fiber mat may include a first plurality of first glass fibers and a second plurality of second glass fibers. The first plurality of first glass fibers may have nominal diameters of less than 5 ?m, and the second plurality of second glass fibers may have nominal diameters of greater than 6 ?m. The method may further include curing the binder composition to produce the nonwoven fiber mat. The nonwoven fiber mat may have an average 40 wt. % sulfuric acid wick height of between about 1 cm and about 5 cm after exposure to 40 wt. % sulfuric acid for 10 minutes conducted according to method ISO8787, and the nonwoven fiber mat may have a total normalized tensile strength greater than 2 (lbf/in)/(lb/sq) for a sq (100 ft2).

Abstract: A separator may include (A) a porous substrate having pores, and (B) a porous coating layer formed on at least one surface of the porous substrate and made from a mixture of inorganic particles and a binder polymer, and the binder polymer may contain a copolymer of (a) a first monomer unit with at least one of an amine group and an amide group at a side chain, and (b) a second monomer unit of (meth)acrylate with an alkyl group having 1 to 14 carbon atoms. The porous coating layer of the separator may have a high packing density, thereby easily forming a thin film battery without hindering safety, and may have good adhesive strength with the porous substrate, thereby preventing detachment of the inorganic particles in the porous coating layer during assembly of an electrochemical device.

Abstract: A secondary battery porous membrane, manufactured by a slurry for secondary battery porous membrane, which is superior in coating priority and dispersibility of non-conductive organic particles, which improves cycle characteristic of the obtained secondary battery, which has high flexibility and can prevent powder falls, and which has less content of moisture amount; and non-conductive organic particles, which can be suitably used as a secondary battery porous membrane and has less content of metallic foreign particles. The slurry for secondary battery porous membrane comprises; a binder including a polymerized unit of vinyl monomer having a hydrophilic acid group, a non-conductive organic particle having a functional group, cross-linkable with the hydrophilic acid group and a solvent.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery separator, comprising two fiber regions comprising glass fibers, and a middle fiber region disposed between them comprising larger average diameter fibers and specified amounts of silica, or fine fibers, or both; and processes for making the separator. Also disclosed is a battery separator, comprising a fiber region and either one or two silica-containing region(s) adjacent thereto, each of the regions containing a specified amount of silica; and processes for making the separator. Such separators are useful, e.g., in lead-acid batteries.

Abstract: A nickel-hydrogen storage battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode using an AB5 based hydrogen-absorbing alloy, and a separator arranged between the positive and negative electrodes. The AB5 based hydrogen-absorbing alloy includes an A element, which is a constituent element of a misch metal, and a B element, which includes nickel and cobalt. The ratio of the amount of substance of the B element to that of the A element is 5.2 or more and 5.4 or less. The ratio of the amount of substance of cobalt to that of the A element is 0.15 or more and 0.4 or less. The liquid retention volume (V1) and the true volume (V2) of the separator, the theoretical capacity of the negative electrode (C1), and the theoretical capacity of the positive electrode (C2) satisfy the following expression. 2.0?V1/V2×C1/C2?3.

Abstract: A polymer composition has homogenous dispersion of a first polymer with a second polymer. The first polymer includes but is not limited to ethylene based homopolymer and ethylene based copolymer. The second polymer has molecular weight higher than the molecular weight of the first polymer and heat of fusion greater than 200 J/g.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery, which has good adhesion to electrodes and is also capable of ensuring sufficient ion permeability even after attachment to an electrode. The separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery of the invention includes a porous substrate and an adhesive porous layer formed on at least one side of the porous substrate and containing a polyvinylidene-fluoride-based resin. The separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery is characterized in that the polyvinylidene-fluoride-based resin has a weight average molecular weight of 600,000 to 3,000,000.

Abstract: The invention relates to a battery assembly with high thermal conductivity. The battery assembly comprises a metal case having a hollow accommodation cavity formed therein, a plurality of battery cells installed parallel to one another within the metal case, and a common electrode for connection to the other electrode in each of the battery cells. Each of the battery cells has two electrodes, with one of the electrodes that corresponds to those of the rest of the battery cells being connected in a thermally conductive manner to the metal case. The invention takes advantage of high thermal conductivity of metallic material and dissipates heat by connecting the metal case to the battery electrodes. The invention further comprises fixation troughs formed on the metal case, thereby reducing the size of the assembly.

Abstract: A polyolefin porous separator includes a polyolefin porous base film, and a coating layer formed on one or both sides of the base film. The coating layer includes inorganic particles. The inorganic particles include first inorganic particles having an average particle size ranging from 150 nm to 600 nm, and second inorganic particles having an average particle size ranging from 5 nm to 90 nm. The separator has a thermal conductivity of 0.3 W/m·K or more.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery, which has good adhesion to electrodes and is also capable of ensuring sufficient ion permeability even after attachment to electrodes. The separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery of the invention includes a porous substrate and an adhesive porous layer that is formed on at least one side of the porous substrate and contains a polyvinylidene-fluoride-based resin. The separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery is characterized in that the adhesive porous layer has a crystal size of 1 to 13 nm.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery, which has good adhesion to electrodes and is also capable of ensuring sufficient ion permeability even after attachment to an electrode. The separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery of the invention includes a porous substrate and an adhesive porous layer formed on at least one side of the porous substrate and containing a polyvinylidene-fluoride-based resin. The separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery is characterized in that the adhesive porous layer has a crystallinity of 20 to 35%.

Abstract: A polymer battery is provided with a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode active material layer placed in opposition to the positive electrode active material layer, a polymer electrolyte layer disposed between the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer, and a distance defining member included in the polymer electrolyte layer to define a distance between the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer.

Abstract: A lithium ion battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a microporous polymer separator soaked in an electrolyte solution. The microporous polymer separator is disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. An ion exchange polymer material is any of i) incorporated as a binder in any of the positive electrode or the negative electrode, ii) deposited onto a surface of any of the positive electrode or the negative electrode, iii) incorporated into the microporous polymer separator, or iv) deposited onto a surface of the microporous polymer separator. Examples of methods for making the ion exchange polymer material for use in the lithium ion batteries are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery, which has good adhesion to electrodes, is capable of ensuring sufficient ion permeability even after attachment to electrodes, and further includes an adhesive porous layer having dynamic physical properties sufficient to withstand heat pressing and a uniform porous structure. The separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery of the invention includes a porous substrate and an adhesive porous layer that is formed on at least one side of the porous substrate and contains a polyvinylidene-fluoride-based resin. The separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery is characterized in that the adhesive porous layer has a porosity of 30 to 60% and an average pore size of 1 to 100 nm.

Abstract: The present invention provides a fiber having a nano-order fiber diameter, which is produced by without a process of dehydration and cyclization by a heat treatment after fiber spinning and has excellent heat resistance and mechanical strength, and a non-woven fabric composed of the fiber, and discloses the polyamide-imide fiber and the non-woven fabric having an average fiber diameter of from 0.001 ?m to 1 ?m and also discloses the process for producing threrof. The present invention also provides a separator for an electronic component which has a high conductivity and a small separator thickness and is improved in safety during reflow soldering or short-circuiting, and discloses the separator composed of a non-woven fabric obtained by an electro-spinning method.

Abstract: A separator according to the present disclosure is a separator for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that includes a porous layer that contains cellulose fibers and resin particles. The ratio of the amount of the resin particles to the total amount of the cellulose fibers and the resin particles increases with decreasing distance from one surface of the porous layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrode whose surface includes an organic/inorganic composite porous coating layer comprising heat-absorbing inorganic particles and a binder polymer, wherein the heat-absorbing inorganic particle is at least one particle selected from the group consisting of antimony-containing compounds, metal hydroxides, guanidine-based compounds, boron-containing compounds and zinc tartrate compounds. A separator using the heat-absorbing inorganic particles as a component for forming or coating the separator, and an electrochemical device including the electrode and/or the separator are also disclosed. The separator using the heat-absorbing inorganic particles as a component for forming or coating the separator can ensure excellent thermal safety and minimizes degradation of the quality of a battery.