Multi-Stage System for Producing a Material of a Battery Cell
First Claim
1. A system of producing a material for a battery cell, comprising:
- a drying chamber connected to a first gas line and adapted to flow a first gas inside the drying chamber;
a first gas-solid separator connected to the drying chamber, wherein the first gas-solid separator receives a chamber-product from the drying chamber and separates the chamber-product into a first type of solid particles and a first side product;
one or more gas-solid feeders connected to the first gas-solid separator and one or more second gas lines, wherein the one or more gas-solid feeders receive the first type of solid particles from the first gas-solid separator, mix a second gas with the first type of solid particles, and form one or more gas-solid mixtures therein;
one or more second gas-solid separators connected to the one or more gas-solid feeders, wherein the one or more second gas-solid separators separate the one or more gas-solid mixtures into one or more types of solid particles and one or more side products; and
a reactor connected to the one or more second gas-solid separators and a third gas line having a third gas flown therein, wherein the reactor receives the one or more types of solid particles from the one or more second gas-solid separators and mixes the one or more types of solid particles with the third gas into a reaction mixture, wherein a final reaction product is obtained from a reaction of the reaction mixture within the reactor.
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Abstract
A system and method thereof are provided for multi-stage processing of one or more precursor compounds into a battery material. The system includes a mist generator, a drying chamber, one or more gas-solid separators, and one or more in-line reaction modules comprised of one or more gas-solid feeders, one or more gas-solid separators, and one or more reactors. Various gas-solid mixtures are formed within the internal plenums of the drying chamber, the gas-solid feeders, and the reactors. In addition, heated air or gas is served as the energy source within the processing system and as the gas source for forming the gas-solid mixtures to facilitate reaction rate and uniformity of the reactions therein. Precursor compounds are continuously delivered into the processing system and processed in-line through the internal plenums of the drying chamber and the reaction modules into final reaction particles useful as a battery material.
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23 Claims
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1. A system of producing a material for a battery cell, comprising:
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a drying chamber connected to a first gas line and adapted to flow a first gas inside the drying chamber; a first gas-solid separator connected to the drying chamber, wherein the first gas-solid separator receives a chamber-product from the drying chamber and separates the chamber-product into a first type of solid particles and a first side product; one or more gas-solid feeders connected to the first gas-solid separator and one or more second gas lines, wherein the one or more gas-solid feeders receive the first type of solid particles from the first gas-solid separator, mix a second gas with the first type of solid particles, and form one or more gas-solid mixtures therein; one or more second gas-solid separators connected to the one or more gas-solid feeders, wherein the one or more second gas-solid separators separate the one or more gas-solid mixtures into one or more types of solid particles and one or more side products; and a reactor connected to the one or more second gas-solid separators and a third gas line having a third gas flown therein, wherein the reactor receives the one or more types of solid particles from the one or more second gas-solid separators and mixes the one or more types of solid particles with the third gas into a reaction mixture, wherein a final reaction product is obtained from a reaction of the reaction mixture within the reactor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system of producing a material for a battery cell, comprising:
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a drying chamber connected to a first gas line and adapted to flow a first gas inside the drying chamber; a first gas-solid separator connected to the drying chamber, wherein the first gas-solid separator receives a chamber-product from the drying chamber and separates the one or more drying chamber products into a first type of solid particles and a first side product; one or more gas-solid feeders connected to the first gas-solid separator and one or more second gas lines, wherein the one or more gas-solid feeders receive the first type of solid particles from the first gas-solid separator, mix a second gas with the first type of solid particles, and form one or more gas-solid mixtures therein; one or more second gas-solid separators connected to the one or more gas-solid feeders, wherein the one or more second gas-solid separators separate the one or more gas-solid mixtures into one or more second types of solid particles and one or more second side products; and a fluidized bed reactor connected to the one or more second gas-solid separators and a third gas line having a third gas flown therein, wherein the fluidized bed reactor receives the one or more second types of solid particles from the one or more second gas-solid separators and mixes the one or more second types of solid particles with the third gas into a reaction mixture, wherein a final reaction product is obtained from a reaction of the reaction mixture within the fluidized bed reactor. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A system of producing a material for a battery cell, comprising:
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a drying chamber, comprising; a chamber inlet; and a gas inlet connected to first gas line and adapted to flow a first gas inside the drying chamber; a first gas-solid separator connected to the drying chamber, wherein the first gas-solid separator receives a chamber product from the drying chamber and separates the one or more drying chamber products into a first type of solid particles and a first side product; a first gas-solid feeder, comprising; a feeder inlet connected to the first gas-solid separator and adapted to receive the first type of solid particles from the first gas-solid separator; and a feeder gas inlet connected to a second gas line and adapted to flow a second gas to be mixed with the first type of solid particles and form a second gas-solid mixture therein; a second gas-solid separator connected to the first gas-solid feeder, wherein the second gas-solid separator separates the one or more gas-solid mixtures into a second type of solid particles and a second side product; and a reactor, comprising; a reactor inlet connected to the second gas-solid separator and adapted to receive the second type of solid particles from the second gas-solid separator; a reactor gas inlet connected to a third gas line and adapted to flow a third as to be mixed with the second type of solid particles into a reaction mixture, wherein a final reaction product is obtained from a reaction of the reaction mixture within the reactor. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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