JP5136123B2 - Electrode material for electric double layer capacitor, method for producing the same, and electric double layer capacitor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electrode material for an electric double layer capacitor having excellent output properties regardless of an operating temperature area, to provide a method of manufacturing the same, and to provide an electric double layer capacitor. <P>SOLUTION: The electrode material for the electric double layer capacitor has a specific surface area of 1,800 to 2,600 m<SP>2</SP>/g, a pore volume of 0.7 to 1.5 ml/g, an average pore diameter of 1.60 to 2.00 nm, a surface functional group concentration of 0.1 to 1.0 mmol/g, an average particle size of 1 to 20 &mu;m, and a half-width (&Delta;&nu; 1) of 65 to 80 cm<SP>-1</SP>observed in a Raman spectrum at a peak (G1) around 1,580 cm<SP>-1</SP>. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electrode material for an electric double layer capacitor, a manufacturing method thereof, and an electric double layer capacitor.

  Electric double layer capacitors have a farad-class large capacity and are excellent in charge / discharge cycle characteristics, and are therefore used in applications such as backup power supplies for electric devices and in-vehicle batteries.

  The electric double layer capacitor has two electrodes therein. These two electrodes are separated by a separator and are configured to function as an anode and a cathode, respectively. Activated carbon having fine pores is used for the electrode of such an electric double layer capacitor. An electrode of an electric double layer capacitor made of activated carbon is impregnated with an electrolytic solution made of a solvent and an electrolyte. The electrolyte ions solvated in the electrolytic solution are adsorbed and assembled in the pores of the activated carbon, thereby forming the anode and cathode of the electric double layer capacitor.

  The activated carbon in such an electric double layer capacitor can be considered to provide a field for the solvent and electrolyte ions to act electrochemically. Therefore, the performance of the electric double layer capacitor greatly depends on its physical properties and fine structure.

  Many attempts have been made to improve the fine structure of the activated carbon in order to improve the performance of the electric double layer capacitor. Attempts have been mainly made to increase the amount of electrolyte ions adsorbed by increasing the specific surface area of the activated carbon, thereby improving the electrode density and capacitance. Electric double layer capacitors that have been used in the field are required to have higher electrode material output than ever before, regardless of the environment such as the operating temperature. In order to increase the output of the capacitor electrode material, it is common to use a technique for expanding the pore diameter, such as by developing a mesopore of the activated carbon used. However, when the pore diameter is increased, the bulk density is inevitably lowered, resulting in a problem that the volume capacity is lowered.

  Thus, conventionally, in order to improve the performance of activated carbon, the main focus has been on controlling the activation conditions and optimizing the specific surface area and pore diameter. However, in the design of the electric double layer capacitor, the performance expression is insufficient only by the design of the electrode material before charging and discharging. This is because some capacitor electrode materials undergo structural changes during charging, which causes the pore structure after charging to change from that before charging. These facts are known to occur in materials using soft carbon as a precursor, and problems of expansion and contraction during charging and discharging of the soft carbon electrode material have been studied (for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document). 2).

JP 2002-265215 A JP 2004-175660 A

  However, no report has been made on electrode materials having hard carbon as a precursor. Conventionally, it has been thought that hard carbon has isotropically aligned carbon crystallites and has sufficient hardness, so that structural change due to charge / discharge does not occur. However, the inventors have found that even in the electrode material using the hard carbon, structural changes occur during charging and discharging, and these adversely affect the output characteristics and the like of the capacitor.

  The present invention provides an electrode material for an electric double layer capacitor having a high output characteristic regardless of the temperature range to be used, a manufacturing method thereof, and an electric double layer capacitor.

  As a result of intensive studies, the inventors have made and studied various electrode materials for electric double layer capacitors, and as a result, structural changes are less likely to occur due to charge / discharge, regardless of the temperature range used. The inventors have found that an electrode material suitable for an electric double layer capacitor having high output characteristics can be obtained, and have reached the present invention.

Specifically, the items described in [1] to [3] below are characterized.
[1] Heat-treating a cured product obtained by curing a novolak-type phenol resin with a curing agent to obtain a carbide , heating the carbide in the presence of an alkali compound, and further heat-treating in an inert atmosphere. Specific surface area of 1800 to 2600 m ² / g, pore volume of 0.7 to 1.5 ml / g, average pore diameter of 1.60 to 2.00 nm, and surface functional group concentration of 0.1. ~1.0mmol / g, an average particle size of 1 to 20 [mu] m, the half-value width of the peak around 1580 cm ^-1 which is observed in the Raman spectrum (G1) (Δν1) an electrical double layer is 65～80Cm ^-1 Electrode material for capacitors.
[2] A method for producing an electrode material for an electric double layer capacitor as described in [1] above, wherein a cured product obtained by curing a novolac type phenol resin with a curing agent is heat-treated to obtain a carbide; The manufacturing method of the electrode material for electric double layer capacitors which has heat-processing in alkali compound coexistence, and also heat-processing in inert atmosphere.
[3] An electric double layer capacitor using the electrode material for an electric double layer capacitor as described in [1] above or the electrode material for an electric double layer capacitor obtained by the production method as described in [2] above as an electrode material.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes possible to obtain the electrode material for electric double layer capacitors which has a high output characteristic irrespective of the temperature range to be used, its manufacturing method, and an electric double layer capacitor.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail.
The present invention has a specific surface area of 1800 to 2600 m ² / g, a pore volume of 0.7 to 1.5 ml / g, an average pore diameter of 1.60 to 2.00 nm, and a surface functional group concentration of 0.1 to 1. An electrode for an electric double layer capacitor having a ⁰ mmol / g, an average particle diameter of 1 to 20 μm, and a half-width (Δν1) of a peak (G1) near 1580 cm ⁻¹ observed in a Raman spectrum of 65 to 80 cm ⁻¹ It is a material.
Electric double layer capacitor electrode material in the present invention has a specific surface area of 1800~2600m ² / g, is preferably 1900~2550m ² / g, more preferably 2000~2500m ² / g. When the specific surface area is less than 1800 m ² / g, there is a tendency that sufficient capacitance cannot be obtained, and when it exceeds 2600 m ² / g, the bulk density tends to be low, and the volume capacity of the capacitor tends to decrease. The specific surface area in the present invention can be measured by nitrogen gas adsorption measurement.

  The electrode material for electric double layer capacitors in the present invention has a pore capacity of 0.7 to 1.5 ml / g, preferably 0.8 to 1.4 ml / g, preferably 0.9 to 1 More preferably, it is 3 ml / g. If the pore volume is less than 0.7 ml / g, the rate characteristics and output characteristics tend to decrease, and if it exceeds 1.5 ml / g, the volume capacity tends to decrease. The pore volume in the present invention can be measured by nitrogen gas adsorption measurement.

  Moreover, the electrode material for electric double layer capacitors in the present invention has an average pore diameter of 1.60 to 2.00 nm, preferably 1.70 to 1.90 nm, and preferably 1.75 to 1.85 nm. It is more preferable. If the average pore diameter is less than 1.60 nm, the diffusion of ions adsorbed on the pore surface is insufficient, so that the rate characteristics and output characteristics tend to decrease. Due to the width, the volume capacity tends to decrease. The average pore diameter in the present invention can be measured by nitrogen gas adsorption measurement.

  The electrode material for electric double layer capacitors in the present invention has a surface functional group concentration of 0.1 to 1.0 mmol / g, preferably 0.1 to 0.8 mmol / g, More preferably, it is 0.6 mmol / g. When the surface functional group concentration is less than 0.1 mmol / g, the wettability with respect to polar solvents such as water is remarkably lowered, and there is a tendency that the production of the electrode slurry is disturbed. There is a tendency for the life characteristics to be adversely affected by the decomposition reaction of time. In addition, the surface functional group density | concentration in this invention can be measured by (Bohem method).

  Moreover, the electrode material for electric double layer capacitors in the present invention has an average particle diameter of 1 to 20 μm, preferably 1 to 15 μm, and more preferably 1 to 10 μm. When the average particle size is less than 1 μm, the handleability of the electrode material tends to decrease, the self-discharge characteristics tend to deteriorate, and when it exceeds 20 μm, the rate characteristics and output characteristics tend to decrease. The average particle size in the present invention can be measured by laser diffraction particle size measurement.

The peak around 1580 cm ^-1 which is observed in the Raman spectrum (G1) half-width (Δν1) of a 65～80Cm ^-1, more preferably 65~78cm ^-1, 65~75cm ^-1 More preferably. When the half width (Δν1) is less than 65 cm ⁻¹ , the capacitance tends to decrease, and when it exceeds 80 cm ⁻¹ , the output characteristics tend to decrease. In addition, the half width (Δν1) of the peak (G1) near 1580 cm ⁻¹ observed in the Raman spectrum in the present invention can be measured by a laser Raman spectrophotometer.

  The electrode material for an electric double layer capacitor of the present invention can be obtained, for example, by using a phenol resin as a raw material, carbonizing in an inert atmosphere, and then activating. When a phenol resin is used as a raw material, it is preferable to use a novolac type phenol resin, and it is preferable to perform a curing treatment on the novolac type phenol resin with a curing agent. A raw material obtained by curing a novolac resin is preferable in that it can suppress structural changes during charging and can also suppress deterioration of output characteristics.

  Although there is no restriction | limiting in particular as a hardening | curing agent of the novolak-type phenol resin used as a raw material, Specifically, formaldehyde supply sources, such as hexamethylenetetramine and paraformaldehyde, are mentioned. These are used alone or in combination of two or more. As a curing method, melt curing in which a novolak type phenol resin is melted and mixed with a curing agent is generally used. After the novolac type phenol resin is suspended in an aqueous solution, a curing agent is added and the aqueous solution is added. Examples thereof include a suspension curing method in which heat treatment is performed with heat treatment, and heat curing using a heat treatment apparatus such as a dryer. These are used alone or in combination of two or more.

  The cured resin is preferably used after being pulverized. For pulverization, a normal pulverizer is used, and specific examples include pulverization with a cutter mill, a pin mill, a jet mill or the like. These may be performed alone or in combination of two or more methods.

  The cured and pulverized resin is preferably carbonized by heat treatment. About carbonization, it is preferable to carry out normally in the range of 500-1000 degreeC under inert atmosphere, it is more preferable to carry out at 600-800 degreeC, and it is more preferable to carry out at 650-750 degreeC. If the carbonization temperature is less than 500 ° C., the formation of the carbon matrix becomes insufficient, and the yield during the subsequent activation treatment tends to decrease. When the carbonization temperature exceeds 1000 ° C., the formation of the carbon matrix proceeds too much, so that the formation of pores tends to be suppressed during the subsequent activation treatment. Therefore, at the time of activation, a high treatment temperature or a large amount of alkaline compound is present. There is a tendency to be necessary.

  Moreover, it is preferable to grind | pulverize the obtained carbide | carbonized_material to the target average particle diameter further. Examples of the pulverizer include a pin mill, a jet mill, a ball mill, and a bead mill. These may be performed alone or in combination of two or more methods.

  It is preferable to perform alkali activation after carbonization of the resin. The alkali activation can be performed by a usual method. The alkali activation is preferably performed as follows. Carbide and potassium hydroxide are mixed using a mixer such as a planetary mixer. This mixture is put in a Ni container and heat-treated at 700 to 900 ° C. in an inert atmosphere for 0.5 to 3 hours. The activation temperature at this time is more preferably 750 to 850 ° C, and further preferably 770 to 830 ° C. The activation time is more preferably 1 to 2 hours. If the activation temperature is less than 700 ° C., activation does not proceed easily, and activated carbon having a desired specific surface area tends to be not obtained. If the activation temperature exceeds 900 ° C., the alkaline compound in the Ni container corrodes the container. Tend. In addition, if the activation time is less than 0.5 hours, activation tends to be insufficient, and an electrode material having a desired specific surface area tends not to be obtained. Even if the activation time exceeds 3 hours, there is a tendency that the pore formation hardly changes.

  After activation, the metal impurities mixed from the alkali compound or Ni container are dissolved and extracted with an acid. The method is not particularly limited. For example, the activated carbon / alkali mixture is stirred in 4% by weight of hydrochloric acid while heating to 80 ° C. or more to dissolve metal impurities. Thereafter, the acid solution is filtered, and the above steps are repeated 3 to 4 times using the same concentration of hydrochloric acid again. Subsequently, the same process as described above is performed three times or more using pure water to remove hydrochloric acid adhering to the electrode material, thereby obtaining a high-purity electrode material.

  The purified electrode material is preferably subjected to a heat treatment in an inert atmosphere in order to reduce acidic functional groups on the surface. The heat treatment temperature is preferably 500 to 1000 ° C, more preferably 600 to 900 ° C. When the temperature is less than 500 ° C., the surface functional groups tend not to be sufficiently reduced, the life characteristics tend to be lowered, and unnecessary gas tends to be easily generated. On the other hand, when the heat treatment temperature exceeds 1000 ° C., the specific surface area and pore volume tend to decrease, and the capacitance tends to decrease.

In the electrode material for an electric double layer capacitor of the present invention, it is preferable that the rate of change before and after charging of the full width at half maximum (Δν1) of the peak (G1) near 1580 cm ⁻¹ observed in the Raman spectrum is 5% or less. The full width at half maximum (Δν1) of the peak (G1) near 1580 cm ⁻¹ observed in the Raman spectrum represents the crystal structure of the carbon crystallite. By looking at the rate of change of this value before and after charging, It is possible to judge how much the microstructure of carbon has changed before and after.

The rate of change before and after charging of the full width at half maximum (Δν1) of the peak (G1) near 1580 cm ⁻¹ observed in the Raman spectrum is preferably 2% or less, and more preferably 1% or less. If the rate of change exceeds 5%, the structural change of the electrode material due to charging becomes large, and the output characteristics at low temperatures tend to deteriorate. The smaller the rate of change, the less the structural change of the electrode material.

In addition, the change rate of the half width (Δν1) of the peak (G1) near 1580 cm ⁻¹ observed in the Raman spectrum in the present invention is usually measured by the following method.
[Measurement method of rate of change before and after charging of half width (Δν1) of peak (G1) near 1580 cm ⁻¹ observed in Raman spectrum]
(A) Electroelectric double layer capacitor electrode material, CMC (carboxymethylcellulose) and PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) are mixed at a ratio of 100: 4: 3, and the same amount of water as the electric double layer capacitor electrode material is added. Make a slurry.
(B) A slurry is applied to an aluminum etching foil having a film thickness of 20 μm by an applicator to produce a coated electrode.
(C) The coated electrode is dried in a dryer at 50 ° C., 1 hour, 80 ° C., 1 hour, 100 ° C., 1 hour.
(D) The dried coating electrode is punched into a diameter of 15 mm to produce a measurement electrode.
(E) Two electrodes for positive electrode and negative electrode are prepared. The same electrode material is used for both the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and the weight ratio of the electrode material in the positive electrode to the electrode material in the negative electrode (positive electrode material / negative electrode material). 1.4, the thickness of the positive electrode (including the thickness of the coating layer after drying and the thickness of the aluminum etching foil) is 100 μm, and the thickness of the negative electrode (including the thickness of the coating layer after drying and the thickness of the aluminum foil) ) To be 70 μm. In addition, the electrode to be manufactured is not pressed.
(F) Positive electrode, negative electrode, paper separator (for example, TF4050 (19φ) manufactured by Hosen), coin cell upper and lower lids (for example, 2016-type coin cell manufactured by Hosen), and a 400 μm thick aluminum spacer at 120 ° C. for 3 hours in a vacuum dryer. Vacuum dry under the conditions of
(G) After drying, a coin-type electric double layer capacitor is produced using the material (f) in an argon-substituted glove box. At this time, the dried electrode (positive electrode, negative electrode) and paper separator are subjected to a vacuum degassing treatment for 10 minutes in a side box at a vacuum degree of 10 torr or less. As the electrolytic solution, 0.5 ml of a 1.4M propionate carbonate solution of tetraethylmethylammonium tetrafluoroborate is used per coin. The electrode of the electric double layer capacitor thus produced is used as an electrode before charging.
(H) The produced electric double layer capacitor is charged with a charging current of 40 mA / g on the basis of the negative electrode material and an applied voltage of 3.0 V for 24 hours under a charging condition CC / CV (constant current / constant voltage). Let the electrode of the electric double layer capacitor in this state be the electrode after charging.
(I) The pre-charged electrode and the post-charged electrode (the electrode to be measured here is the negative electrode) prepared according to the above are taken out from the coin cell (capacitor), and the electrolytic solution is thoroughly washed away and dried at room temperature. Here, washing is performed twice with propylene carbonate and once with acetone.
(J) The Raman spectrum of the electrode material is measured in a wavelength range of 830 cm ^{−1 to} 1940 cm ⁻¹ with a laser Raman spectrophotometer (excitation light: argon laser 514.5 nm). The electrode material is not removed from the aluminum etching foil, and the electrode material is measured as it is.
Performs fitting with (k) obtained analysis software for spectra (e.g. spectra manager (manufactured by JASCO)), component (a) (peak: 1595cm ^-1 half width 75 cm ^-1), the component (b) (peak: 1510 cm ^-1 half width: 65cm ^-1), component (c) (peak: 1355 cm ^-1 half width: 175cm ^-1), the component (d) (peak: 1200 cm ^-1 half width: provisionally the four components of the 200 cm ^-1) Setting is performed, four-component fitting is performed, and the half width (Δν1) of the peak (G1) near 1580 cm ⁻¹ is calculated.
(L) The same measurement is repeated three times, and the average value is defined as the half width (Δν1) of the peak (G1) near 1580 cm ⁻¹ observed in the Raman spectrum, and the rate of change of the half width (Δν1) before and after charging is It is calculated from the following formula and is defined as the rate of change before and after charging of the full width at half maximum (Δν1) of the peak (G1) near 1580 cm ⁻¹ observed in the Raman spectrum.

  In the electrode material for an electric double layer capacitor of the present invention, the change rate of the capacitance at the time of 3.0 V charging with respect to the capacitance at the time of charging 2.7 V is preferably 5% or less, and preferably 4% or less. Is more preferable, and it is further more preferable that it is 3%. The change rate of the capacitance at the time of 3.0V charge with respect to the capacitance at the time of the charge of 2.7V is considered to indicate the structural change of the electrode material due to the change of the charge voltage, and the change rate of the capacitance is 5% When the value exceeds, the output characteristics at low temperatures tend to deteriorate.

In addition, the change rate of the electrostatic capacity at the time of 3.0V charging with respect to the electrostatic capacity at the time of 2.7V charging in the present invention is usually measured under the following measurement conditions and measuring method.
[Measurement method of change rate of capacitance at 3.0V charge to capacitance at 2.7V charge]
(A) Electric double layer capacitor by mixing electrode material for electric double layer capacitor, conductive additive (carbon black), CMC (carboxymethylcellulose) and PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) in a ratio of 100: 10: 4: 3 A slurry is prepared by adding the same amount of water as the electrode material.
(B) A slurry is applied to an aluminum etching foil having a film thickness of 20 μm by an applicator to produce a coated electrode.
(C) The coated electrode is dried in a dryer at 50 ° C., 1 hour, 80 ° C., 1 hour, 100 ° C., 1 hour.
(D) The dried coating electrode is punched into a diameter of 15 mm to produce a measurement electrode.
(E) Two electrodes for positive electrode and negative electrode are prepared. The same electrode material is used for both the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and the weight ratio of the electrode material in the positive electrode to the electrode material in the negative electrode (positive electrode material / negative electrode material). 1.4, film thickness of the positive electrode (including the thickness of the coating layer after drying and the thickness of the aluminum foil) is 100 μm, film thickness of the negative electrode (including the thickness of the coating layer after drying and the thickness of the aluminum foil) To be 70 μm. In addition, the electrode to be manufactured is not pressed.
(F) Positive electrode, negative electrode, paper separator (for example, TF4050 (19φ) manufactured by Hosen), coin cell upper and lower lids (for example, 2016-type coin cell manufactured by Hosen), and a 400 μm thick aluminum spacer at 120 ° C. in a vacuum dryer. Vacuum dry under conditions of time.
(G) After drying, a coin-type electric double layer capacitor is produced using the material (f) in an argon-substituted glove box. At this time, the dried electrode (positive electrode, negative electrode) and paper separator are subjected to a vacuum degassing treatment for 10 minutes in a side box at a vacuum degree of 10 torr or less. As the electrolytic solution, 0.5 ml of a 1.4M propionate carbonate solution of tetraethylmethylammonium tetrafluoroborate is used per coin.
(H) Charging the produced electric double layer capacitor with a charging current of 40 mA / g on the basis of the negative electrode material, an applied voltage of 2.7 V or 3.0 V for 24 hours under a charging condition CC / CV (constant current / constant voltage) To do.
(I) Thereafter, discharging is performed with a discharge current of 40 mA / g on the basis of the negative electrode material and a discharge condition CC (constant current).
(J) The capacitance is from 2.3 V (voltage: V1, time: T1 (seconds)) to 1.7 V (voltage: V2, time: T2 (seconds) of the discharge curve obtained in the charge / discharge test described above. )) Is calculated according to the following formula.

（Ｇ：電気二重層キャパシタ用電極材重量（ｇ））

(G: Weight of electrode material for electric double layer capacitor (g))

(K) The change rate of the capacitance at the time of 3.0 V charging with respect to the capacitance at the time of 2.7 V charging calculated as described above is calculated by the following formula.

  In the electrode material for electric double layer capacitors of the present invention, the rate of change of the thickness of the electrode material layer before and after charging is preferably 5% or less, more preferably 4% or less, and more preferably 3% or less. More preferably. When the rate of change increases, it is considered that the electrode material has undergone a large structural change. When the rate of change exceeds 5%, the output characteristics at low temperatures tend to be deteriorated, and excessive pressure is applied to the cell. There is a tendency to increase costs such as requiring a cell design that can withstand pressure.

In addition, the change rate of the thickness of the electrode material layer before and after charging in the present invention is usually measured under the following measurement conditions and measurement methods.
[Measurement method of change rate of thickness of electrode material layer before and after charging]
(A) Electroelectric double layer capacitor electrode material, CMC (carboxymethylcellulose) and PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) are mixed at a ratio of 100: 4: 3, and the same amount of water as the electric double layer capacitor electrode material is added. Make a slurry.
(B) A slurry is applied to an aluminum etching foil having a film thickness of 20 μm by an applicator to produce a coated electrode.
(C) The coated electrode is dried in a dryer at 50 ° C., 1 hour, 80 ° C., 1 hour, 100 ° C., 1 hour.
(D) The dried coating electrode is punched into a diameter of 15 mm to produce a measurement electrode.
(E) Two electrodes for positive electrode and negative electrode are prepared. The same electrode material is used for both the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and the weight ratio of the electrode material in the positive electrode to the electrode material in the negative electrode (positive electrode material / negative electrode material). 1.4, film thickness of the positive electrode (including the thickness of the coating layer after drying and the thickness of the aluminum foil) is 100 μm, film thickness of the negative electrode (including the thickness of the coating layer after drying and the thickness of the aluminum foil) To be 70 μm. In addition, the electrode to be manufactured is not pressed.
(F) Positive electrode, negative electrode, paper separator (for example, TF4050 (19φ) manufactured by Hosen), coin cell upper and lower lids (for example, 2016-type coin cell manufactured by Hosen), and a 400 μm thick aluminum spacer at 120 ° C. in a vacuum dryer. Vacuum dry under conditions of time.
(G) After drying, a coin-type electric double layer capacitor is produced using the material (f) in an argon-substituted glove box. At this time, the dried electrode (positive electrode, negative electrode) and paper separator are subjected to a vacuum degassing treatment for 10 minutes in a side box at a vacuum degree of 10 torr or less. As the electrolytic solution, 0.5 ml of a 1.4M propionate carbonate solution of tetraethylmethylammonium tetrafluoroborate is used per coin. The electrode of the electric double layer capacitor thus produced is used as an electrode before charging.
(H) The produced electric double layer capacitor is charged with a charging current of 40 mA / g on the basis of the negative electrode material and an applied voltage of 3.0 V for 24 hours under a charging condition CC / CV (constant current / constant voltage). Let the electrode of the electric double layer capacitor in this state be the electrode after charging.
(I) Using a micrometer (for example, CLM1-15QM manufactured by Mitutoyo), the thickness of the electrode before charging and the electrode after charging are measured. The change rate of the electrode thickness is calculated from the following formula using the average value of the two measurements.

The present invention will be described more specifically with reference to the following examples. However, the present invention is not limited to the following examples.
Example 1
In a 3 L three-necked flask equipped with a stirrer, a reflux condenser, and a temperature system, 282 g of phenol, 146 g of 38% formaldehyde aqueous solution, and 30 g of 1M hydrochloric acid were placed, heated to 100 ° C., and held for 1 hour. Thereafter, the mixture was heated to reflux at 150 ° C. for 4 hours, and residual monomers and water in the system were removed at 180 ° C. It was confirmed by GPC that the residual monomer was 3% or less. 100 g of the obtained novolak resin was weighed and pulverized and mixed with 10 g of hexamine. The mixture was melt-mixed with a polytetrafluoroethylene vat on a hot plate to obtain a semi-cured product of a phenol resin. The obtained phenol resin semi-cured product was subjected to after-curing at 180 ° C. for 4 hours with a hot air dryer to obtain a cured resin product. The obtained cured resin was pulverized to about 100 μm with a cutter mill, and heated from a flow rate of 300 ml / min at room temperature (25 ° C.) to 700 ° C. in a nitrogen stream in an atmosphere firing furnace. The phenol resin carbide was produced by maintaining at 700 ° C. for 2 hours. The obtained carbide was pulverized to 4 μm, mixed with 2.5 times the amount of potassium hydroxide with respect to the weight of the carbide, and the temperature was raised from room temperature to 800 ° C. at a flow rate of 300 ml / min in a nitrogen stream in a box furnace. Warm and hold for 2 hours to activate. When the temperature returned to room temperature (25 ° C.), a sample was taken out, metal impurities were removed by the method described above, and heat treatment was performed again at 800 ° C. for 1 hour under an inert atmosphere to obtain activated carbon.

(Example 2)
198 g of phenol, 135 g of pt-butylphenol, 146 g of 38% formaldehyde aqueous solution, 30 g of 1M hydrochloric acid are placed in a 2 L three-necked flask equipped with a stirrer, a reflux condenser, and a temperature system, heated to 100 ° C., and held for 1 hour did. Thereafter, the mixture was heated to reflux at 150 ° C. for 4 hours, and residual monomers and water in the system were removed at 180 ° C. It was confirmed by GPC that the residual monomer was 3% or less. 100 g of the obtained novolak resin was weighed and pulverized and mixed with 10 g of hexamine. The mixture was melt-mixed with a polytetrafluoroethylene vat on a hot plate to obtain a semi-cured product of a phenol resin. The obtained phenol resin semi-cured product was subjected to after-curing at 180 ° C. for 4 hours with a hot air dryer to obtain a cured resin product. The obtained cured resin was pulverized to about 100 μm with a cutter mill, and heated from a flow rate of 300 ml / min at room temperature (25 ° C.) to 700 ° C. in a nitrogen stream in an atmosphere firing furnace. The phenol resin carbide was produced by maintaining at 700 ° C. for 2 hours. The obtained carbide was pulverized to 4 μm, mixed with 2.4 times the amount of potassium hydroxide with respect to the weight of the carbide, and flowed from a flow rate of 300 ml / min at room temperature (25 ° C.) in a nitrogen stream in a box furnace. The temperature was raised to 800 ° C., and the activation was carried out by maintaining for 2 hours. When the temperature returned to room temperature (25 ° C.), the sample was taken out, metal impurities were removed, and heat treatment was performed again at 800 ° C. for 1 hour in an inert atmosphere to obtain activated carbon.

(Example 3)
In a 2 L three-necked flask equipped with a stirrer, a reflux condenser, and a temperature system, 324 g of m-cresol, 146 g of 38% formaldehyde aqueous solution, and 30 g of 1M hydrochloric acid were placed, heated to 100 ° C., and held for 1 hour. Thereafter, the mixture was heated to reflux at 150 ° C. for 4 hours, and residual monomers and water in the system were removed at 180 ° C. It was confirmed by GPC that the residual monomer was 3% or less. 100 g of the obtained novolak resin was weighed and pulverized and mixed with 10 g of hexamine. The mixture was melt-mixed with a polytetrafluoroethylene vat on a hot plate to obtain a semi-cured product of a phenol resin. The obtained phenol resin semi-cured product was subjected to after-curing at 180 ° C. for 4 hours with a hot air dryer to obtain a cured resin product. The obtained cured resin was pulverized to about 100 μm with a cutter mill, and heated from a flow rate of 300 ml / min at room temperature (25 ° C.) to 700 ° C. in a nitrogen stream in an atmosphere firing furnace. The phenol resin carbide was produced by maintaining at 700 ° C. for 2 hours. The obtained carbide was pulverized to 6 μm, mixed with 2.8 times the amount of potassium hydroxide with respect to the weight of the carbide, and flowed at a flow rate of 300 ml / min from room temperature (25 ° C.) in a nitrogen stream in a box furnace. The temperature was raised to 800 ° C., and the activation was carried out by maintaining for 2 hours. When the temperature returned to room temperature, the sample was taken out to remove metal impurities, and heat treatment was performed again at 800 ° C. for 1 hour in an inert atmosphere to obtain activated carbon.

Example 4
100 g of phenolic resin (Novolac type phenolic resin J3 manufactured by Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.) was weighed and ground and mixed with 10 g of hexamine. The mixture was melt-mixed with a polytetrafluoroethylene vat on a hot plate to obtain a semi-cured product of a phenol resin. The obtained phenol resin semi-cured product was subjected to after-curing at 180 ° C. for 4 hours with a hot air dryer to obtain a cured resin product. The obtained cured resin was pulverized to about 100 μm with a cutter mill, and heated from a flow rate of 300 ml / min at room temperature (25 ° C.) to 700 ° C. in a nitrogen stream in an atmosphere firing furnace. The phenol resin carbide was produced by maintaining at 700 ° C. for 2 hours. The obtained carbide is pulverized to 6 μm, mixed with 2.5 times the amount of potassium hydroxide with respect to the weight of the carbide, and in a nitrogen flow in a box furnace, from a flow rate of 300 ml / min, from room temperature (25 ° C.). The temperature was raised to 800 ° C., and the activation was carried out by maintaining for 1 hour. When the temperature returned to room temperature (25 ° C.), a sample was taken out, metal impurities were removed, and heat treatment was performed again at 800 ° C. for 1 hour in an inert atmosphere to obtain activated carbon.

(Comparative Example 1)
A phenol resin solution (Resol type phenol resin VP801 manufactured by Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.) was cured with a hot air dryer at 180 ° C. for 4 hours to obtain a cured resin. The obtained resin cured product was pulverized to about 100 μm with a cutter mill, and heated from a flow rate of 300 ml / min, room temperature (25 ° C.) to 600 ° C. in a nitrogen stream in an atmosphere firing furnace. The phenol resin carbide was produced by holding at 600 ° C. for 5 hours. The obtained carbide is pulverized to 5 μm, mixed with 2.15 times the amount of potassium hydroxide with respect to the weight of the carbide, and the temperature is raised from room temperature to 800 ° C. at a flow rate of 300 ml / min in a nitrogen stream in a box furnace. Warm and hold for 1 hour to activate. When the temperature returned to room temperature (25 ° C.), a sample was taken out, metal impurities were removed, and heat treatment was performed again at 800 ° C. for 1 hour in an inert atmosphere to obtain activated carbon.

(Comparative Example 2)
In a 3 L three-necked flask equipped with a stirrer, a reflux condenser, and a temperature system, 282 g of phenol, 146 g of 38% formaldehyde aqueous solution, and 30 g of 1M hydrochloric acid were placed, heated to 100 ° C. and held for 1 hour. Thereafter, the mixture was heated to reflux at 150 ° C. for 4 hours, and residual monomers and water in the system were removed at 180 ° C. It was confirmed by GPC that the residual monomer was 3% or less. 100 g of the obtained novolak resin was weighed and pulverized and mixed with 10 g of hexamine. The mixture was melt-mixed with a polytetrafluoroethylene vat on a hot plate to obtain a semi-cured product of a phenol resin. The obtained phenol resin semi-cured product was subjected to after-curing at 180 ° C. for 4 hours with a hot air dryer to obtain a cured resin product. The obtained resin cured product was pulverized to about 100 μm with a cutter mill, and heated from a flow rate of 300 ml / min, room temperature (25 ° C.) to 600 ° C. in a nitrogen stream in an atmosphere firing furnace. The phenol resin carbide was produced by holding at 600 ° C. for 5 hours. The obtained carbide was pulverized to 5 μm, mixed with 2.15 times the amount of potassium hydroxide with respect to the weight of the carbide, and flowed from a flow rate of 300 ml / min at room temperature (25 ° C.) in a nitrogen stream in a box furnace. The temperature was raised to 800 ° C., and the activation was carried out by maintaining for 1 hour. When the temperature returned to room temperature (25 ° C.), a sample was taken out, metal impurities were removed, and heat treatment was performed again at 800 ° C. for 1 hour in an inert atmosphere to obtain activated carbon.

(Comparative Example 3)
100 g of phenol resin (Hitachi Kasei Kogyo novolak type phenolic resin HP190R) was weighed and aftercured at 180 ° C. for 4 hours with a hot air dryer to obtain a cured resin. The obtained resin cured product was pulverized to about 100 μm with a cutter mill, and heated from a flow rate of 300 ml / min, room temperature (25 ° C.) to 600 ° C. in a nitrogen stream in an atmosphere firing furnace. The phenol resin carbide was produced by holding at 600 ° C. for 5 hours. The obtained carbide was pulverized to 5 μm, mixed with 2.15 times the amount of potassium hydroxide with respect to the weight of the carbide, and flowed from a flow rate of 300 ml / min at room temperature (25 ° C.) in a nitrogen stream in a box furnace. The temperature was raised to 800 ° C., and the activation was carried out by maintaining for 1 hour. When the temperature returned to room temperature (25 ° C.), a sample was taken out, metal impurities were removed, and heat treatment was performed again at 800 ° C. for 1 hour in an inert atmosphere to obtain activated carbon.

(Comparative Example 4)
A phenol resin solution (Resol type phenol resin VP801 manufactured by Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.) was cured with a hot air dryer at 180 ° C. for 4 hours to obtain a cured resin. The obtained cured resin was pulverized to about 100 μm with a cutter mill, and heated from a flow rate of 300 ml / min at room temperature (25 ° C.) to 700 ° C. in a nitrogen stream in an atmosphere firing furnace. The phenol resin carbide was produced by maintaining at 700 ° C. for 2 hours. The obtained carbide is pulverized to 5 μm and mixed with 2.2 times the amount of potassium hydroxide with respect to the weight of the carbide. In a nitrogen flow in a box furnace, the flow rate is 300 ml / min, from room temperature (25 ° C.). The temperature was raised to 800 ° C., and the activation was carried out by maintaining for 1 hour. When the temperature returned to room temperature (25 ° C.), the sample was taken out, washed with metal impurities, and heat-treated again at 800 ° C. for 1 hour under an inert atmosphere to obtain activated carbon.

As mentioned above, the specific surface area, average pore diameter, pore volume, average particle diameter of the electrode material for electric double layer capacitors obtained in Examples 1 to 4 and Comparative Examples 1 to 4, and the Raman spectrum of the electrode material for electric double layer capacitors The full width at half maximum (Δν1) of the peak (G1) near 1580 cm ⁻¹ observed in ¹ was measured by the following method. The results are shown in Table 1.

[Specific surface area measurement]
The pore characteristics of the activated carbon were evaluated using a gas adsorption measuring device (ASAP2010 manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation). 0.1 g of the electrode material for an electric double layer capacitor was weighed into a predetermined sample tube, set in a drying port of a gas adsorption measuring device, and dried under reduced pressure at 200 ° C. for 2 hours. The dried sample tube is set in a measurement port, and nitrogen adsorption / desorption measurement is performed at 77K in a relative pressure range of 0.00001 to 1.0 using nitrogen gas as an adsorbate. Enter the measured value of the electrode material for the electric double layer capacitor at the predetermined place of the measurement program, and analyze it using the BET method in the range of relative pressure 0.001 to 0.1 from the obtained adsorption isotherm. The value was calculated as the specific surface area.

[Measurement of pore volume]
In the adsorption isotherm obtained by the specific surface area measurement described above, the adsorption amount at the measurement point where the relative pressure was closest to 1.0 was calculated as the pore volume.

[Measurement of average pore diameter]
The average pore diameter was calculated from the specific surface area and pore volume. The relational expression is as follows.

[Measurement of average particle size]
The average particle diameter was measured using a laser diffraction particle size measuring device (SALD-3000J manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation). 0.1 g of a measurement sample was weighed and put into a sample measurement unit of a particle size measurement apparatus. Measurement was performed according to the procedure, and the 50% D value of the obtained particle size distribution was defined as the average particle size.

[Half width (Δν1) of peak (G1) near 1580 cm ⁻¹ observed in Raman spectrum of electrode material for electric double layer capacitor]
The Raman spectrum of the electrode material for an electric double layer capacitor was measured in a wavelength range of 830 cm ^{−1 to} 1940 cm ⁻¹ with a laser Raman spectrophotometer (NRS-1000 type excitation light manufactured by JASCO Corporation: argon laser 514.5 nm). The obtained spectra performs fitting with analysis software (manufactured by Japan Spectroscopy spectra manager), component (a) (peak: 1595cm ^-1 half width 75 cm ^-1), the component (b) (peak: 1510 cm ^-1 half width: 65cm ⁻¹ ), component (c) (peak: 1355 cm ⁻¹ half width: 175 cm ⁻¹ ), component (d) (peak: 1200 cm ⁻¹ half width: 200 cm ⁻¹ ) are temporarily set, and four component fitting The half width (Δν1) of the peak (G1) near 1580 cm ⁻¹ was calculated. The same measurement was repeated three times, and the average value was set as the target value.

Also, the rate of change before and after charging of the full width at half maximum (Δν1) of the peak (G1) near 1580 cm ⁻¹ observed in the Raman spectrum, and the capacitance at the time of 3.0 V charging relative to the capacitance at the time of 2.7 V charging. The rate of change and the rate of change of the thickness of the electrode material layer before and after charging were measured. The results are shown in Table 2.

[Change rate before and after charging of half width (Δν1) of peak (G1) near 1580 cm ⁻¹ observed in Raman spectrum]
The measurement was performed according to the above-described items described in [Method of measuring change rate before and after charging of half-value width (Δν1) of peak (G1) near 1580 cm ⁻¹ observed in Raman spectrum]. At that time, TF4050 (19φ) manufactured by Hosen was used as the paper separator, and 2016 type coin cell manufactured by Hosen was used as the coin cell upper and lower lids. The laser Raman spectrophotometer used was NRS-1000 model manufactured by JASCO Corporation, and the obtained spectrum was analyzed by a spectro manager manufactured by JASCO Corporation.

[Change rate of capacitance at 3.0V charge to capacitance at 2.7V charge]
The measurement was performed according to the above-mentioned items described in [Method of measuring rate of change of capacitance at 3.0 V charge to capacitance at 2.7 V charge]. At that time, TF4050 (19φ) manufactured by Hosen was used as the paper separator, and 2016 type coin cell manufactured by Hosen was used as the coin cell upper and lower lids.

[Change rate of thickness of electrode material layer before and after charging]
The measurement was performed in accordance with the item described in [Method for measuring rate of change in thickness of electrode material layer before and after charging]. At that time, TF4050 (19φ) manufactured by Hosen was used as the paper separator, and 2016 type coin cell manufactured by Hosen was used as the coin cell upper and lower lids.

[Measurement of surface functional group concentration]
It was measured by the Bohem method.

  Moreover, the electric double layer capacitor was produced by the following method using the electrode material for electric double layer capacitors obtained in Examples 1 to 4 and Comparative Examples 1 to 4, and the internal resistance at 25 ° C. and −30 ° C. was measured. The output characteristics were evaluated. The results are shown in Table 3.

[Manufacture of electric double layer capacitors]
(A) Electric double layer capacitor by mixing electrode material for electric double layer capacitor, conductive additive (carbon black), CMC (carboxymethylcellulose) and PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) in a ratio of 100: 10: 4: 3 A slurry was prepared by adding the same amount of water as the electrode material.
(B) A slurry was applied to an aluminum etching foil having a thickness of 20 μm with an applicator to prepare a coated electrode.
(C) The coated electrode was dried in a dryer at 50 ° C. for 1 hour, 80 ° C. for 1 hour, and 100 ° C. for 1 hour.
(D) The dried coating electrode was punched into a diameter of 15 mm to produce a measurement electrode.
(E) Two sheets for positive electrode and negative electrode were prepared. The same electrode material was used for both the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and the weight ratio of the electrode material in the positive electrode to the electrode material in the negative electrode (positive electrode material / negative electrode material) was 1. The film thickness (including the thickness of the coating layer after drying and the thickness of the aluminum foil) is 70 μm, and the film thickness of the negative electrode (including the thickness of the coating layer after drying and the thickness of the aluminum foil) is 70 μm. did. In addition, the electrode to be produced was not pressed.
(F) Positive electrode, negative electrode, paper separator (TF4050 (19φ) manufactured by Hosen), coin cell upper and lower lid (2016 type coin cell manufactured by Hosen), 400μm thick aluminum spacer, vacuumed at 120 ° C for 3 hours in a vacuum dryer. Dried.
(G) After drying, a coin-type electric double layer capacitor was produced using the material (f) in an argon-substituted glove box. At this time, the dried electrodes (positive electrode and negative electrode) and the paper separator were subjected to vacuum degassing treatment for 10 minutes at a reduced pressure of 10 torr or less in the side box. As the electrolyte, 0.5 ml of a 1.4M propionate carbonate solution of tetraethylmethylammonium tetrafluoroborate was used per coin cell.

[Evaluation of output characteristics at 25 ° C and -30 ° C]
Using the electric double layer capacitor produced above, the output characteristics at 25 ° C. and −30 ° C. were measured as follows.
(A) The produced electric double layer capacitor was charged with a charging current of 40 mA / g on the basis of the negative electrode material and an applied voltage of 2.7 V for 24 hours under a charging condition CC / CV (constant current / constant voltage).
(B) Thereafter, the battery was discharged at a discharge current of 40 mA / g on the basis of the negative electrode material and discharge conditions CC (constant current).
(C) An approximate straight line was drawn for the discharge curve 10 to 40 seconds after the start of discharge, the difference between the intercept value and the full charge voltage was estimated as a voltage drop due to DC resistance, and the DC resistance value was calculated. The same sample was measured twice, and the average value was the target value.

  From the above, Examples 1 to 4 are excellent in resistance value particularly at a low temperature (−30 ° C.) as compared with Comparative Examples 1 to 4, and have high output characteristics regardless of the temperature range to be used. And it turns out that the electrostatic capacitance per high volume is obtained.

It is a diagram illustrating a method for calculating the half value width of the peak around 1580 cm ^-1 and near 1360 cm ^-1 by Raman spectra as G-band and D-band.

Claims (3)

A manufacturing method comprising heat-treating a cured product obtained by curing a novolak-type phenol resin with a curing agent to obtain a carbide , heating the carbide in the presence of an alkali compound, and further heat-treating in an inert atmosphere. Obtained in
Specific surface area is 1800-2600 m ² / g, pore volume is 0.7-1.5 ml / g, average pore diameter is 1.60-2.00 nm, surface functional group concentration is 0.1-1.0 mmol / g, average particle size of 1 to 20 [mu] m, the half-value width of the peak around 1580 cm ^-1 which is observed in the Raman spectrum (G1) (Δν1) is an electric double layer capacitor electrode member is 65~80cm ^-1. It is a manufacturing method of the electrode material for electric double layer capacitors of Claim 1, Comprising: It heat- processes the hardened | cured material which hardened the novolak-type phenol resin with the hardening | curing agent, and the said carbide | carbonized_material was coexisted with alkali compound. A method for producing an electrode material for an electric double layer capacitor, comprising: heat-treating with a heat treatment, and further heat-treating in an inert atmosphere.   The electric double layer capacitor which uses the electrode material for electric double layer capacitors of Claim 1 or the electrode material for electric double layer capacitors obtained by the manufacturing method of Claim 2 as an electrode material.

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