Detailed Description
The invention is further described with reference to the following figures and specific embodiments.
The positive electrode material of the sodium-nickel battery consists of nickel powder, sodium chloride and trace elements, wherein the mass ratio of the nickel powder to the sodium chloride to the trace elements is x: y: 1-x-y; wherein x is 0.4-0.6, y is 0.4-0.6, and 1-x-y is 0-0.2. The nickel powder is one or more of T123, T210, T255 and T287; the purity of sodium chloride is more than 99.0%, the particle size is less than 75 microns, the water content is less than 0.2%, 0.2-0.8% of an anticaking agent is added, the anticaking agent is silicon dioxide, and the specific surface area is 45-90 m 2/g; the microelements are one or more of iron powder, aluminum powder, ferrous sulfide, sulfur, sodium fluoride, tungsten carbide, titanium dioxide, ferrous disulfide and sodium iodide; wherein the purity of the iron powder is more than 99.0 percent, the particle size is less than 125 mu m, and the apparent density is 2.6-3.0 g/cc; aluminum powder with purity more than 99.0% and particle size less than 125 μm; ferrous sulfide with particle size less than 125 μm; sulfur with purity more than 99.5% and particle size less than 125 μm; sodium fluoride, the purity is greater than 98.0%, the particle size is smaller than 125 μm; tungsten carbide with the purity of more than 99.5 percent and the particle size of 1-20 mu m; titanium dioxide with purity of more than 99.0% and particle size of less than 125 μm; ferrous disulfide with purity more than 99.5% and particle size less than 125 μm; sodium iodide with purity higher than 99.0% and particle size smaller than 125 μm. The positive electrode material has a particle size distribution of 0.3 to 1.7mm, a tap density of 1.90 to 2.20g/cc, and a water content of less than 750 ppm.
The preparation method of the cathode material comprises the following steps:
(1) feeding sodium chloride in vacuum to a heating ribbon mixer, and heating at the temperature of 200-300 ℃;
(2) discharging the sodium chloride in the step (1) to a jacket water-cooling ribbon mixer, and cooling to 30-50 ℃;
(3) weighing iron powder, aluminum powder, sodium iodide, sodium fluoride and ferrous sulfide, and mixing;
(4) mixing nickel powder, sodium chloride in the step (2) and trace elements in the step (3);
(5) lifting the mixed powder in the step (4) to a storage bin of a dry granulating machine by using a pipe chain conveyor;
(6) extruding and granulating by a dry granulating machine;
(7) screening the mixture in the step (6) by using a rotary vibration screen;
(8) independently extruding and granulating the granules with unqualified particle sizes obtained in the step (7);
(9) screening the mixture in the step (8) by using a medium-sized rotary vibration screen in the step (7);
(10) repeating (8) and (9);
(11) mixing the qualified granules in the steps (7), (9) and (10) by using a three-dimensional mixer;
(12) and (3) sealing and storing the particles in the step (11) under an argon atmosphere.
As shown in figures 1-3
Example 1
(1) Feeding sodium chloride in vacuum to a heating ribbon mixer, and heating for 90min at 250 ℃;
(2) discharging the sodium chloride in the step (1) to a jacket water-cooling ribbon mixer, and cooling to 50 ℃;
(3) weighing 16.0kg of iron powder, 2.0kg of aluminum powder, 1.2kg of sodium iodide, 4.5kg of sodium fluoride and 5.0kg of ferrous sulfide, and mixing for 30min by using a V-shaped mixer;
(4) 155kg of weight-reducing charging material, 115kg of sodium chloride in the step (2), and trace elements in the step (3) are mixed for 4 hours by a ribbon mixer;
(5) lifting the mixed powder in the step (4) to a storage bin of a dry granulating machine by using a pipe chain conveyor;
(6) the dry granulator uses the following parameters: feeding screw rotation speed S is 38rpm, pinch roller rotation speed R is 4rpm, pinch roller gap delta is 1.5mm, oil pump pressure P is 13MPa, coarse and whole grain rotation speed R1 is 30rpm, finishing grain rotation speed R2 is 35rpm, coarse and whole grain sieve mesh diameter phi 1 is 3mm, finishing grain sieve mesh diameter phi 2 is 1.4mm, and extruding granulation is carried out;
(7) screening the mixture in the step (6) by using a rotary vibration screen, wherein the aperture of the upper screen of the rotary vibration screen is phi 3-1.5 mm, and the aperture of the bottom screen is phi 4-0.3 mm, so as to obtain particles with the required particle size range;
(8) independently extruding and granulating the granules with unqualified particle sizes obtained in the step (7);
(9) screening the mixture in the step (8) by using a medium-sized rotary vibration screen in the step (7) to obtain particles with the required particle size range;
(10) repeating (8) and (9);
(11) mixing the qualified granules in the steps (7), (9) and (10) by using a three-dimensional mixer for 15 min;
(12) and (3) sealing and storing the particles in the step (11) under an argon atmosphere.
Example 2 (FIG. 1)
(1) Conveying the sodium chloride to a rake dryer by a screw, and heating for 120min at 200 ℃;
(2) discharging the sodium chloride in the step (1) to a jacket oil-cooled ribbon mixer, and cooling to 40 ℃;
(3) weighing 30.0kg of iron powder, 2.5kg of aluminum powder, 3.5kg of sodium iodide, 7.0kg of sodium fluoride and 4.5kg of ferrous disulfide, and mixing for 40min by using a V-shaped mixer;
(4) reducing weight, adding 140kg of nickel powder, adding 120kg of sodium chloride in the step (2), and mixing with trace elements in the step (3) for 3 hours by using a double-cone mixer;
(5) lifting the mixed powder in the step (4) to a dry method granulator bin by using a screw conveyer;
(6) the dry granulator uses the following parameters: feeding screw rotation speed S is 51rpm, pinch roller rotation speed R is 5rpm, pinch roller gap delta is 1.8mm, oil pump pressure P is 12MPa, coarse and whole grain rotation speed R1 is 35rpm, finishing grain rotation speed R2 is 40rpm, coarse and whole grain sieve mesh diameter phi 1 is 5mm, finishing grain sieve mesh diameter phi 2 is 1.5mm, and extruding granulation is carried out;
(7) screening the mixture in the step (6) by using a rotary vibration screen, wherein the aperture of the upper screen of the rotary vibration screen is phi 3-1.4 mm, and the aperture of the bottom screen is phi 4-0.355 mm, so as to obtain particles with the required particle size range;
(8) independently extruding and granulating the granules with unqualified particle sizes obtained in the step (7);
(9) screening the mixture in the step (8) by using a medium-sized rotary vibration screen in the step (7) to obtain particles with the required particle size range;
(10) repeating (8) and (9);
(11) mixing the qualified granules in the steps (7), (9) and (10) by using a three-dimensional mixer for 30 min;
(12) and (3) hermetically storing the particles in the step (11) in a nitrogen atmosphere.
Example 3 (FIG. 1)
(1) Conveying the sodium chloride pipe chain to a heating vacuum three-dimensional mixer, and heating for 60min at 270 ℃;
(2) discharging the sodium chloride in the step (1) to a hollow spiral cooler, and cooling to 30 ℃;
(3) weighing 20.0kg of iron powder, 1.8kg of aluminum powder, 3.0kg of sodium iodide, 5.0kg of sodium fluoride and 7.0kg of ferrous sulfide, and mixing for 10min by using a V-shaped mixer;
(4) reducing weight, adding 170kg of nickel powder, adding 110kg of sodium chloride in the step (2), and mixing with trace elements in the step (3) for 2 hours by using a three-dimensional mixer;
(5) lifting the mixed powder in the step (4) to a storage bin of a dry granulating machine by a bucket elevator;
(6) the dry granulator uses the following parameters: feeding screw rotation speed S is 56rpm, pinch roller rotation speed R is 6rpm, pinch roller gap delta is 2.0mm, oil pump pressure P is 15MPa, coarse and whole grain rotation speed R1 is 40rpm, finishing grain rotation speed R2 is 45rpm, coarse and whole grain sieve mesh diameter phi 1 is 5mm, finishing grain sieve mesh diameter phi 2 is 1.8mm, and extruding granulation is carried out;
(7) screening the mixture in the step (6) by using a rotary vibration screen, wherein the aperture of the upper screen of the rotary vibration screen is phi 3-1.6 mm, and the aperture of the bottom screen is phi 4-0.4 mm, so as to obtain particles with the required particle size range;
(8) independently extruding and granulating the granules with unqualified particle sizes obtained in the step (7);
(9) screening the mixture in the step (8) by using a medium-sized rotary vibration screen in the step (7) to obtain particles with the required particle size range;
(10) repeating (8) and (9);
(11) mixing the qualified granules in the steps (7), (9) and (10) by using a three-dimensional mixer for 45 min;
(12) and (3) hermetically storing the particles in the step (11) in a nitrogen atmosphere.
Example 4 (FIG. 1)
(1) Vacuum feeding sodium chloride to a heating ribbon mixer, and heating at 300 deg.C for 45 min;
(2) discharging the sodium chloride in the step (1) to a jacket water-cooling ribbon mixer, and cooling to 50 ℃;
(3) weighing 16kg of iron powder, 2kg of aluminum powder, 1.2kg of sodium iodide, 4.5kg of sodium fluoride and 5kg of sulfur, and mixing for 15min by using a V-shaped mixer;
(4) reducing weight, adding 156kg of nickel powder, 115.68kg of sodium chloride in the (2), and mixing with trace elements in the (3) for 2.5 hours by using a ribbon mixer;
(5) lifting the mixed powder in the step (4) to a storage bin of a dry granulating machine by using a pipe chain conveyor;
(6) the dry granulator uses the following parameters: feeding screw rotation speed S is 63rpm, pinch roller rotation speed R is 7rpm, pinch roller gap delta is 1.5mm, oil pump pressure P is 18MPa, coarse whole grain rotation speed R1 is 45rpm, finishing grain rotation speed R2 is 50rpm, coarse whole grain sieve mesh diameter L1 xL 2 is 5 x5 mm, finishing grain sieve mesh diameter phi 2 is 1.5mm, and extruding granulation is carried out;
(7) screening the mixture in the step (6) by using a rotary vibration screen, wherein the aperture of the upper screen of the rotary vibration screen is phi 3-1.7 mm, and the aperture of the bottom screen is phi 4-0.45 mm, so as to obtain particles with the required particle size range;
(8) feeding the granules with unqualified particle size obtained in the step (7) to a granulator bin in vacuum for extrusion granulation;
(9) screening the mixture in the step (8) by using a medium-sized rotary vibration screen in the step (7) to obtain particles with the required particle size range;
(10) repeating (8) and (9);
(11) mixing the qualified granules in the steps (7), (9) and (10) by using a three-dimensional mixer for 20 min;
(12) and (3) hermetically storing the particles in the step (11) in a nitrogen atmosphere.
Example 5 (FIG. 1)
(1) Feeding sodium chloride in vacuum to a heating ribbon mixer, and heating for 1.5h at 280 ℃;
(2) discharging the sodium chloride in the step (1) to a jacket water-cooling ribbon mixer, and cooling to 40 ℃;
(3) weighing 16.32kg of iron powder, 1.56kg of aluminum powder, 1.2kg of sodium iodide, 4.44kg of sodium fluoride and 4.8kg of ferrous disulfide, and mixing for 45min by using a V-shaped mixer;
(4) 155kg of weight-reducing charging material, 115kg of sodium chloride in the step (2), and trace elements in the step (3) are mixed for 3 hours by a ribbon mixer;
(5) lifting the mixed powder in the step (4) to a storage bin of a dry granulating machine by using a pipe chain conveyor;
(6) the dry granulator uses the following parameters: feeding screw rotation speed S is 75rpm, pinch roller rotation speed R is 8rpm, pinch roller gap delta is 2.0mm, oil pump pressure P is 15MPa, coarse and whole grain rotation speed R1 is 55rpm, finishing grain rotation speed R2 is 60rpm, coarse and whole grain sieve mesh diameter phi 1 is 5mm, finishing grain sieve mesh diameter phi 2 is 1.8mm, and extruding granulation is carried out;
(7) screening the mixture in the step (6) by using a rotary vibration screen, wherein the aperture of an upper screen of the rotary vibration screen is phi 3-1.4 mm, and the aperture of a bottom screen is phi 4-0.335 mm, so as to obtain particles with the required particle size range;
(8) independently extruding and granulating the granules with unqualified particle sizes obtained in the step (7);
(9) screening the mixture in the step (8) by using a medium-sized rotary vibration screen in the step (7) to obtain particles with the required particle size range;
(10) repeating (8) and (9);
(11) mixing the qualified granules in the steps (7), (9) and (10) by using a three-dimensional mixer for 45 min;
(12) and (3) hermetically storing the particles in the step (11) in a nitrogen atmosphere.
Example 6 (FIG. 1)
(1) Feeding sodium chloride in vacuum to a heating ribbon mixer, and heating for 1.5h at 250 ℃;
(2) discharging the sodium chloride in the step (1) to a jacket water-cooling ribbon mixer, and cooling to 50 ℃;
(3) weighing 30.3kg of iron powder, 2.04kg of aluminum powder, 3.51kg of sodium iodide, 6.63kg of sodium fluoride and 4.47kg of ferrous sulfide, and mixing for 45min by using a V-shaped mixer;
(4) carrying out weight reduction charging on 138.72kg of nickel powder, 114.33kg of sodium chloride in the (2) and trace elements in the (3), and mixing for 3h by using a ribbon mixer;
(5) lifting the mixed powder in the step (4) to a storage bin of a dry granulating machine by using a pipe chain conveyor;
(6) the dry granulator uses the following parameters: feeding screw rotation speed S is 80rpm, pinch roller rotation speed R is 7rpm, pinch roller gap delta is 2.0mm, oil pump pressure P is 15MPa, coarse whole grain rotation speed R1 is 50rpm, finishing grain rotation speed R2 is 55rpm, coarse whole grain sieve mesh diameter L1 xL 2 is 5 x5 mm, finishing grain sieve mesh diameter phi 2 is 1.8mm, and extruding granulation is carried out;
(7) screening the mixture in the step (6) by using a rotary vibration screen, wherein the aperture of an upper screen of the rotary vibration screen is phi 3-1.4 mm, and the aperture of a bottom screen is phi 4-0.335 mm, so as to obtain particles with the required particle size range;
(8) independently extruding and granulating the granules with unqualified particle sizes obtained in the step (7);
(9) screening the mixture in the step (8) by using a medium-sized rotary vibration screen in the step (7) to obtain particles with the required particle size range;
(10) repeating (8) and (9);
(11) mixing the qualified granules in the steps (7), (9) and (10) by using a three-dimensional mixer for 45 min;
(12) and (3) hermetically storing the particles in the step (11) in a nitrogen atmosphere.
Example 7 (FIG. 1)
(1) Feeding sodium chloride in vacuum to a heating ribbon mixer, and heating for 1.5h at 280 ℃;
(2) discharging the sodium chloride in the step (1) to a jacket water-cooling ribbon mixer, and cooling to 40 ℃;
(3) weighing 16.32kg of iron powder, 1.56kg of aluminum powder, 1.0kg of tungsten carbide, 1.2kg of sodium iodide, 4.44kg of sodium fluoride and 4.8kg of ferrous sulfide, and mixing for 45min by using a V-shaped mixer;
(4) 155kg of weight-reducing charging material, 115kg of sodium chloride in the step (2), and trace elements in the step (3) are mixed for 3 hours by a ribbon mixer;
(5) lifting the mixed powder in the step (4) to a storage bin of a dry granulating machine by using a pipe chain conveyor;
(6) the dry granulator uses the following parameters: feeding screw rotation speed S is 51rpm, pinch roller rotation speed R is 5rpm, pinch roller gap delta is 2.0mm, oil pump pressure P is 12MPa, coarse whole grain rotation speed R1 is 40rpm, finishing grain rotation speed R2 is 40rpm, coarse whole grain sieve mesh diameter phi 1 is 5mm, finishing grain sieve mesh diameter phi 2 is 1.5mm, and extruding granulation is carried out;
(7) screening the mixture in the step (6) by using a rotary vibration screen, wherein the aperture of the upper screen of the rotary vibration screen is phi 3-1.4 mm, and the aperture of the bottom screen is phi 4-0.4 mm, so as to obtain particles with the required particle size range;
(8) feeding the granules with unqualified particle size obtained in the step (7) to a granulator bin in vacuum for extrusion granulation;
(9) screening the mixture in the step (8) by using a medium-sized rotary vibration screen in the step (7) to obtain particles with the required particle size range;
(10) repeating (8) and (9);
(11) mixing the qualified granules in the steps (7), (9) and (10) by using a three-dimensional mixer for 30 min;
(12) and (3) hermetically storing the particles in the step (11) in a nitrogen atmosphere.
Example 8 (FIG. 1)
(1) Feeding sodium chloride in vacuum to a heating ribbon mixer, and heating for 2h at 250 ℃;
(2) discharging the sodium chloride in the step (1) to a jacket water-cooling ribbon mixer, and cooling to 30 ℃;
(3) weighing 30.3kg of iron powder, 2.0kg of aluminum powder, 0.5kg of titanium dioxide, 3.5kg of sodium iodide, 6.6kg of sodium fluoride and 4.8kg of ferrous sulfide, and mixing for 40min by using a V-shaped mixer;
(4) reducing weight, adding 138kg of nickel powder, adding 114kg of sodium chloride in the step (2), and mixing with trace elements in the step (3) for 3 hours by using a ribbon mixer;
(5) lifting the mixed powder in the step (4) to a storage bin of a dry granulating machine by using a pipe chain conveyor;
(6) the dry granulator uses the following parameters: feeding screw rotation speed S is 49rpm, pinch roller rotation speed R is 4rpm, pinch roller gap delta is 2.0mm, oil pump pressure P is 12MPa, coarse whole grain rotation speed R1 is 40rpm, finishing grain rotation speed R2 is 45rpm, coarse whole grain sieve mesh diameter phi 1 is 4mm, finishing grain sieve mesh diameter phi 2 is 1.5mm, and extruding granulation is carried out;
(7) screening the mixture in the step (6) by using a rotary vibration screen, wherein the aperture of the upper screen of the rotary vibration screen is phi 3-1.4 mm, and the aperture of the bottom screen is phi 4-0.355 mm, so as to obtain particles with the required particle size range;
(8) feeding the granules with unqualified particle size obtained in the step (7) to a granulator bin in vacuum for extrusion granulation;
(9) screening the mixture in the step (8) by using a medium-sized rotary vibration screen in the step (7) to obtain particles with the required particle size range;
(10) repeating (8) and (9);
(11) mixing the qualified granules in the steps (7), (9) and (10) by using a three-dimensional mixer for 40 min;
(12) and (3) sealing and storing the particles in the step (11) under an argon atmosphere.
Example 9 (FIG. 1)
(1) Feeding sodium chloride in vacuum to a heating ribbon mixer, and heating for 1.5h at 280 ℃;
(2) discharging the sodium chloride in the step (1) to a jacket water-cooling ribbon mixer, and cooling to 40 ℃;
(3) weighing 20kg of iron powder, 1.0kg of titanium dioxide, 5.0kg of sodium fluoride and 5.0kg of ferrous disulfide, and mixing for 30min by using a three-dimensional mixer;
(4) 160kg of weight-reduced feeding nickel powder, 120kg of sodium chloride in the step (2), and trace elements in the step (3) are mixed for 2 hours by a ribbon mixer;
(5) lifting the mixed powder in the step (4) to a storage bin of a dry granulating machine by a bucket elevator;
(6) the dry granulator uses the following parameters: feeding screw rotation speed S is 80rpm, pinch roller rotation speed R is 7rpm, pinch roller gap delta is 2.0mm, oil pump pressure P is 14MPa, coarse whole grain rotation speed R1 is 50rpm, finishing grain rotation speed R2 is 55rpm, coarse whole grain sieve mesh diameter L1 xL 2 is 3 x3 mm, finishing grain sieve mesh diameter phi 2 is 1.8mm, and extruding granulation is carried out;
(7) screening the mixture in the step (6) by using a rotary vibration screen, wherein the aperture of the upper screen of the rotary vibration screen is phi 3-1.7 mm, and the aperture of the bottom screen is phi 4-0.5 mm, so as to obtain particles with the required particle size range;
(8) feeding the granules with unqualified particle size obtained in the step (7) to a granulator bin in vacuum for extrusion granulation;
(9) screening the mixture in the step (8) by using a medium-sized rotary vibration screen in the step (7) to obtain particles with the required particle size range;
(10) repeating (8) and (9);
(11) mixing the qualified granules in the steps (7), (9) and (10) by using a three-dimensional mixer for 20 min;
(12) and (3) hermetically storing the particles in the step (11) in a nitrogen atmosphere.
Example 10 (FIG. 1)
(1) Feeding sodium chloride in vacuum to a heating ribbon mixer, and heating for 2h at 200 ℃;
(2) discharging the sodium chloride in the step (1) to a jacket water-cooling ribbon mixer, and cooling to 40 ℃;
(3) weighing 25kg of iron powder, 2.0kg of tungsten carbide, 1.2kg of sodium iodide and 2.0kg of ferrous sulfide, and mixing for 15min by using a three-dimensional mixer;
(4) reducing weight, adding 170kg of nickel powder, adding 130kg of sodium chloride in the step (2), and mixing with trace elements in the step (3) for 2 hours by using a three-dimensional mixer;
(5) lifting the mixed powder in the step (4) to a storage bin of a dry granulating machine by a bucket elevator;
(6) the dry granulator uses the following parameters: feeding screw rotation speed S is 75rpm, pinch roller rotation speed R is 8rpm, pinch roller gap delta is 1.8mm, oil pump pressure P is 14MPa, coarse whole grain rotation speed R1 is 40rpm, finishing grain rotation speed R2 is 45rpm, coarse whole grain sieve mesh diameter L1 xL 2 is 5 x 5mm, finishing grain sieve mesh diameter phi 2 is 1.5mm, and extruding granulation is carried out;
(7) screening the mixture in the step (6) by using a rotary vibration screen, wherein the aperture of an upper screen of the rotary vibration screen is phi 3-1.4 mm, and the aperture of a bottom screen is phi 4-0.335 mm, so as to obtain particles with the required particle size range;
(8) feeding the granules with unqualified particle size obtained in the step (7) to a granulator bin in vacuum for extrusion granulation;
(9) screening the mixture in the step (8) by using a medium-sized rotary vibration screen in the step (7) to obtain particles with the required particle size range;
(10) repeating (8) and (9);
(11) mixing the qualified granules in the steps (7), (9) and (10) by using a three-dimensional mixer for 40 min;
(12) and (3) hermetically storing the particles in the step (11) in a nitrogen atmosphere.