	US 11,834,341 B2
	Process for producing lithiated transition metal oxides
William C. Mays, Farmington Hills, MI (US); Diana Wong, Sterling Heights, MI (US); Xue Liu, Beachwood, OH (US); Benjamin Reichman, West Bloomfield, MI (US); Martin L. Panchula, Eastlake, OH (US); and Gary A. Yacobian, Beachwood, OH (US)
Assigned to BASF Corporation, Florham Park, NJ (US)
Filed by BASF Corporation, Florham Park, NJ (US)
Filed on Aug. 25, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/002,107.
Application 17/002,107 is a continuation of application No. 16/000,931, filed on Jun. 6, 2018, granted, now 10,787,368.
Prior Publication US 2020/0385278 A1, Dec. 10, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. C01D 15/00 (2006.01); C01D 15/02 (2006.01); C01G 53/04 (2006.01)

CPC C01D 15/02 (2013.01) [C01G 53/04 (2013.01); C01P 2004/60 (2013.01)]

17 Claims

1. A process for the formation of a lithiated transition metal oxide comprising:

intermixing a lithium compound and a transition metal precursor comprising Ni to form an active material precursor;

forming an agglomerate of the active material precursor by mixing the active material precursor with an agglomeration agent; and

heating the agglomerate to a temperature of 700° C. or greater in an oxidizing atmosphere, the heating for a calcination time sufficient to form the lithiated transition metal oxide,

wherein the agglomerate has a granule size of 500 micrometers or greater.