Recyclable dry particle based adhesive electrode and methods of making same
First Claim
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1. An energy storage device product, comprising:
- a film, the film includinga mix of particles, wherein at least some of the particles are recycled particles,wherein the recycled particles comprise fibrillizable fluoropolymer particles, activated carbon particles, and conductive particles.
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Abstract
A dry process based capacitor and method for using one or more recyclable electrode film structure is disclosed.
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58 Claims
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1. An energy storage device product, comprising:
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a film, the film including a mix of particles, wherein at least some of the particles are recycled particles, wherein the recycled particles comprise fibrillizable fluoropolymer particles, activated carbon particles, and conductive particles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An energy storage device product comprising:
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a film the film including a mix of particles, wherein at least some of the particles comprise recycled particles comprising fibrillizable fluouropolymer particles, activated carbon particles, and conductive particles; and a collector, wherein the film is coupled directly against a surface of the collector, wherein the collector comprises two slides, wherein one film is calendered directly against one side of the collector, and wherein a second film is calendered directly against a second side of the collector. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. An energy storage product, comprising:
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a dry mix of recyclable dry binder and dry carbon particles, the particles formed into a continuous self-supporting electrode film without the substantial use of any processing additives, wherein the dry mix of recyclable dry binder and dry carbon particles comprise fibrillizable fluoropolymer particles, activated carbon particles, and conductive particles. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 32)
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22. A capacitor, comprising;
a plurality of dry processed particles, the dry processed particles including recycled binder and conductive particles. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A capacitor, comprising:
a plurality of dry processed particles, the dry processed particles including recycled binder and conductive particles; and
a separator, wherein the dry processed particles are bonded to the separator.- View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A capacitor comprising, a plurality of dry processed particles, the dry processed particles including recycled binder and conductive particles;
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a current collector, wherein the dry processed particles are bonded to the current collector, and wherein the current collector comprises aluminum; and a sealed aluminum housing, wherein the current collector is coupled to the housing by a laser weld.
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33. A capacitor, the capacitor comprising:
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a plurality of reusable particles; a collector;
the collector having two sides; andtwo electrode film layers, the two electrode film layers comprised of the reusable particles, wherein a first electrode film layer is bonded directly onto a first surface of the collector, and wherein a second electrode film layer is bonded directly onto a second surface of the collector.
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34. A capacitor, comprising:
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a plurality of reusable particles; a collector;
the collector having two sides; andtwo electrode film layers, the two electrode film layers comprised of the reusable particles, wherein a first electrode film layer is bonded directly onto a first surface of the collector, and wherein a second electrode film layer is bonded directly onto a second surface of the collector, and wherein the two electrode film layers comprise no processing additives. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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36. A capacitor, comprising;
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a plurality of reusable particles; a collector;
the collector having two sides; andtwo electrode film layers, the two electrode film layers comprised of the reusable particles, wherein a first electrode film layer is bonded directly onto a first surface of the collector, and wherein a second electrode film layer is bonded directly onto a second surface of the collector, and wherein the film layers comprise substantially zero residues as determined by a chemical analysis of the layers before impregnation by an electrolyte.
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37. An energy storage device, comprising:
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one or more continuous self supporting intermixed film structure comprised of reused carbon binder particles, the film structure consisting of about zero parts per million processing additive, wherein the film structure comprises a capacitor electrode film. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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40. An energy storage device, comprising:
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a housing; a collector, the collector having an exposed surface; an electrolyte, the electrolyte disposed within the housing; and an electrode film, the electrode film comprised of recycled binder particles and activated carbon particles, wherein the electrode film is impregnated with the electrolyte, and wherein the electrode film is coupled directly to the exposed surface. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. An energy storage device structure, comprising:
one or more recyclable electrode film comprising a plurality of dry processed particles comprising recyclable binder and activated carbon particles, wherein the one or more recyclable electrode film is both conductive and adhesive, and wherein the one or more recyclable electrode film is coupled directly to a current collector.
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46. An energy storage device structure, comprising:
one or more self-supporting recyclable dry process based electrode film, the one or more self-supporting recyclable dry process based electrode film comprising a plurality of dry processed particles comprising recyclable binder and activated carbon particles. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49)
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50. An electrode, comprising:
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a collector; and a dry process based electrode film, wherein the electrode film is coupled to the collector, wherein the electrode film comprises recycled conductive particles and binder particles, wherein the binder particles comprise a thermoplastic and the electrode film further comprises activated carbon. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53)
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54. An energy storage device structure, comprising:
a plurality of recyclable dry processed activated carbon and thermoplastic binder particles formed as an electrode, wherein as compared to an electrode formed of a plurality of substantially similar carbon and binder particles processed with a processing additive, the recyclable dry processed carbon and binder particles comprises less residue. - View Dependent Claims (55)
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56. capacitor, comprising
a continuous compacted self supporting recyclable dry electrode film comprised of a dry mix of dry binder and dry carbon particles, the film coupled to a collector, the collector shaped into a roll disposed within a sealed aluminum housing.
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58. A capacitor, comprising;
a plurality of dry processed particles, the dry processed particles comprising recycled binder and activated carbon particles.
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