WO2023161894 - LITHIATED CARBOXYLATED NITRILE BUTADIENE RUBBER AND USE THEREOF AS BINDER IN SULFUR CATHODES

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Publication Number WO/2023/161894
Publication Date 31.08.2023
International Application No. PCT/IB2023/051811
International Filing Date 27.02.2023
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[English] LITHIATED CARBOXYLATED NITRILE BUTADIENE RUBBER AND USE THEREOF AS BINDER IN SULFUR CATHODES
[French] CAOUTCHOUC NITRILE BUTADIÈNE CARBOXYLÉ LITHIÉ ET SON UTILISATION COMME LIANT DANS DES CATHODES AU SOUFRE
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AIRBOSS OF AMERICA CORP.
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LI, Yuning
MA, Zhong
VAHIDIFAR, Ali
GHANBARI, Abbas
YU, Steven
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63/268,491   25.02.2022   US
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Abstract[English] Synthesis of lithiated carboxylated nitrile butadiene rubber (XNBR-Li) and its use as a functional binder for the sulfur cathode of lithium sulfur batteries (LSBs) are disclosed. Compared to carboxylated nitrile butadiene rubber (XNBR), XNBR-Li has stronger adhesion to sulfur and carbon black particles, forming a more uniformly dispersed and robust sulfur cathode structure. Furthermore, due to the presence of the -COOLi groups, XNBR-Li has shown a greatly improved ability to trap lithium polysulfides (LPS), which helps to suppress the shuttle effect of LPS in LSBs. In addition, the cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy data indicate that the use of XNBR-Li as the binder can accelerate lithium-ion diffusion kinetics in the sulfur cathode.[French] Sont divulguées la synthèse d’un caoutchouc nitrile butadiène carboxylé lithié (XNBR-Li) et son utilisation comme liant fonctionnel pour la cathode au soufre de batteries au lithium soufre (LSB). Par comparaison avec un caoutchouc nitrile butadiène carboxylé (XNBR), le XNBR-Li présente une adhérence plus forte aux particules de soufre et de noir de carbone, en formant une structure de cathode au soufre plus uniformément dispersée et plus robuste. En outre, en raison de la présence de groupes -COOLi, le XNBR-Li a présenté une capacité fortement améliorée de piégeage des polysulfures de lithium (LPS), ce qui facilite la suppression de l’effet de navette du LPS dans les LSB. De plus, les données de voltampérométrie cyclique et de spectroscopie d’impédance électrochimique indiquent que l’utilisation de XNBR-Li comme liant accélère la cinétique de la diffusion des ions lithium dans la cathode au soufre.

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