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Piloting melt synthesis and manufacturing processes to produce c‐lifepo 4 : preface
Author(s) -
Patience Gregory S.,
Chaouki Jamal,
Latifi Mohammad,
Dollé Mickaël,
Chartrand Patrice,
Kasprzak Wojciech,
Sun Xueliang,
Sham TsunKong,
Liang Guoxian,
Sauriol Pierre
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.23479
Subject(s) - materials science , raw material , cobalt oxide , micronization , lithium iron phosphate , lithium (medication) , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , process engineering , cobalt , metallurgy , electrode , electrochemistry , chemistry , engineering , particle size , organic chemistry , medicine , endocrinology
Since Goodenough's team laid the foundation to apply LiFePO 4 as an alternative to lithium cobalt oxide for Li‐ion positive electrodes, [1,2] Web of Science (WoS) [3] has indexed over 6000 articles related to lithium iron phosphate—LFP. Manufacturers synthesize LFP with both solid state and solvent assisted hydrothermal technology. Both have their advantages and disadvantages but society requires inexpensive batteries for automobile applications and fixed electrical storage. Here we scale up each step of the nascent melt synthesis process, which has the potential to displace the current commercial technology because of its superior economics related to raw materials. The research challenges include raw material selection, melt synthesis conditions, thermodynamics, micronization to form nano‐powders, followed by spray drying, and carbon coating.