A wet granulation method to prepare graphite particles with a high tap density for high volumetric energy density lithium-ion storage

ZHANG Jia-peng; WANG Deng-ke; ZHANG Li-hui; LIU Hai-yan; LIU Zhao-bin; XING Tao; MA Zhao-kun; CHEN Xiao-hong; SONG Huai-he

doi:10.1016/S1872-5805(21)60051-3

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ZHANG Jia-peng, WANG Deng-ke, ZHANG Li-hui, LIU Hai-yan, LIU Zhao-bin, XING Tao, MA Zhao-kun, CHEN Xiao-hong, SONG Huai-he. A wet granulation method to prepare graphite particles with a high tap density for high volumetric energy density lithium-ion storage. New Carbon Mater., 2022, 37(2): 402-411. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(21)60051-3

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ZHANG Jia-peng, WANG Deng-ke, ZHANG Li-hui, LIU Hai-yan, LIU Zhao-bin, XING Tao, MA Zhao-kun, CHEN Xiao-hong, SONG Huai-he. A wet granulation method to prepare graphite particles with a high tap density for high volumetric energy density lithium-ion storage. New Carbon Mater., 2022, 37(2): 402-411. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(21)60051-3

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ZHANG Jia-peng, WANG Deng-ke, ZHANG Li-hui, LIU Hai-yan, LIU Zhao-bin, XING Tao, MA Zhao-kun, CHEN Xiao-hong, SONG Huai-he. A wet granulation method to prepare graphite particles with a high tap density for high volumetric energy density lithium-ion storage. New Carbon Mater., 2022, 37(2): 402-411. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(21)60051-3

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A wet granulation method to prepare graphite particles with a high tap density for high volumetric energy density lithium-ion storage

doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(21)60051-3

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State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Process and Technology for Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Yankuang Group., LTD., Tengzhou 277527, China

Funds: This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (U1610252)

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张家鹏，硕士研究生. E-mail：zjpsimon1203@163.com
Corresponding author: SONG Huai-he, Professor. E-mail: songhh@ mail.buct.edu.cn
Received Date: 2020-11-24
Rev Recd Date: 2021-01-06

Available Online: 2021-03-16

Publish Date: 2022-03-30

Abstract

Abstract

Graphite is the most widely used anode material for lithium ion batteries (LIBs). Increasing the sphericity and tap density of the graphite particles is important for improving their volumetric energy density. We report a simple approach to prepare high tap-density graphite granules by high-shear wet granulation. Graphitic onion-like carbon (GOC) and artificial graphite (AG) were densified into granules by wet-granulation to obtain WG-GOC and WG-AG, respectively. Results indicate that, compared with the original graphite before granulation, the tap densities of WG-GOC and WG-AG increased by 34% and 44%, respectively. The respective volumetric energy densities of WG-GOC and WG-AG increased by 35% and 55% at a current density of 50 mA g⁻¹. The rate performance of WG-GOC was also significantly improved. The volumetric capacity of WG-GOC at a current density of 2 000 mA g⁻¹ was 169.1% of the original GOC. The significant improvement of electrochemical performance is ascribed to the increased tap density of the graphite granules.
- Graphite,
- High tap density,
- Wet-granulation,
- High volumetric capacity

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