WO2011024765A1 - 電解二酸化マンガン及びその製造方法並びにその用途 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to electrolytic manganese dioxide used as a positive electrode active material in, for example, a manganese dry battery, particularly an alkaline manganese dry battery, a manufacturing method thereof, and an application thereof.
- Manganese dioxide is known as a positive electrode active material of, for example, a manganese dry battery or an alkaline manganese dry battery, and has an advantage of being excellent in storage stability and inexpensive.
- alkaline manganese batteries using manganese dioxide as the positive electrode active material have excellent discharge characteristics under heavy loads, so they are widely used in electronic cameras, portable tape recorders, portable information devices, game machines, and toys. In recent years, the demand has been increasing rapidly.
- the alkaline manganese battery has a problem that the substantial discharge capacity is greatly impaired because the utilization rate of manganese dioxide, which is a positive electrode active material, decreases as the discharge current increases and cannot be used in a state where the discharge voltage decreases. was there.
- the utilization rate of manganese dioxide which is a positive electrode active material
- the charged positive electrode active material manganese dioxide is not fully utilized, and the usable time is short. It was.
- Electrolytic manganese dioxide that is superior not only in high rate discharge characteristics but also in middle rate discharge characteristics It has been demanded.
- the high-rate discharge characteristics have been improved by controlling the amount of sulfuric acid, and a method for producing electrolytic manganese dioxide in which the amount of surface sulfuric acid is controlled to 0.10% by weight or more (see Patent Document 5).
- a method for producing manganese dioxide in an amount of 3% to 1.6% by weight (see Patent Document 6) has been proposed.
- electrolytic manganese dioxide obtained by these production methods contains a large amount of sulfuric acid, it not only causes storage deterioration of the dry battery and instability of the battery voltage, but also corrodes the metal material in the production apparatus and the dry battery. Has occurred.
- the JIS-pH and sulfate radical content of electrolytic manganese dioxide are controlled, and the particle size and sodium content of electrolytic manganese dioxide are also controlled.
- a manufacturing method has been proposed (see Patent Document 7).
- the electrolytic manganese dioxide obtained by this production method is excellent in the high rate discharge characteristics by suppressing the corrosion of the metal material, but the middle rate discharge characteristics are still insufficient.
- electrolytic manganese dioxide (refer patent document 3) excellent in the high-rate discharge characteristic obtained by the electrolysis method which changes the sulfuric acid density
- electrolytic manganese dioxide (see Patent Document 8) excellent in characteristics has been proposed, the middle rate discharge characteristics are not sufficient in any case.
- An object of the present invention is manganese dioxide used as a positive electrode active material of an alkaline manganese dry battery particularly excellent in middle rate discharge characteristics, which has a moderately high potential in an alkaline electrolyte, and has high reactivity and filling.
- Electrolytic manganese dioxide having both properties and its production method and use thereof, and in particular, electrolytic manganese dioxide having excellent battery characteristics such as high rate discharge characteristics and middle rate discharge characteristics, and without corroding metallic materials, and its It is to provide a manufacturing method.
- Electrolytic manganese dioxide in which the full width at half maximum (hereinafter referred to as FWHM) of the diffraction line on the (110) plane where 2 ⁇ appears in the vicinity of 22 ⁇ 1 ° is 2.2 ° or more and 2.9 ° or less is particularly middle rate discharge.
- FWHM full width at half maximum
- the gist of the present invention resides in the following (1) to (12).
- (1) The full width at half maximum of the (110) plane in XRD measurement using a CuK ⁇ ray as a light source when the potential is 280 mV or more and less than 310 mV in a 40 wt% KOH aqueous solution based on a mercury / mercury oxide reference electrode ( FWHM) is 2.2 ° or more and 2.9 ° or less, and the peak intensity ratio of (110) / (021) in the X-ray diffraction peak is 0.50 or more and 0.80 or less.
- manganese manganese.
- the electrolytic manganese dioxide according to (1) above wherein the BET specific surface area is 20 m 2 / g or more and 50 m 2 / g or less.
- the sulfuric acid concentration in the electrolytic solution at the end of electrolysis is higher than the sulfuric acid concentration in the electrolytic solution at the start of electrolysis, and electrolysis is started.
- a method for producing electrolytic manganese dioxide wherein the sulfuric acid concentration at the time is 20 g / L or more and 35 g / L or less, and the sulfuric acid concentration at the end of electrolysis is more than 35 g / L and 40 g / L or less.
- the obtained electrolytic manganese dioxide is pulverized to obtain a slurry, the slurry is neutralized to a pH of 2.0 or more and 5.0 or less, washed and dried (the above characterized in that The manufacturing method of the electrolytic manganese dioxide as described in 7).
- the method for producing electrolytic manganese dioxide as described in (8) above wherein the alkali metal content in the electrolytic manganese dioxide is washed to 0.02 wt% or more and less than 0.10 wt%.
- a positive electrode active material for a battery comprising the electrolytic manganese dioxide described in (1) above.
- (12) A battery comprising the battery positive electrode active material according to (11) above.
- the electrolytic manganese dioxide of the present invention is excellent in middle rate discharge characteristics when used as a positive electrode material for alkaline batteries, and further has excellent battery characteristics of both high rate discharge characteristics and middle rate discharge characteristics, and corrodes metal materials. Is small, and is useful as a positive electrode active material for batteries.
- Discharge characteristic evaluation cell Schematic diagram of corrosion test vessel made of all PVC used in metal corrosion test
- the electrolytic manganese dioxide of the present invention has an alkali potential of 280 mV or more and less than 310 mV, and a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of a diffraction line of (110) plane of 2 ⁇ around 22 ⁇ 1 ° is 2.2 ° or more and 2.9 ° or less.
- FWHM full width at half maximum
- the alkali potential is 280 mV or more and less than 310 mV
- the open circuit voltage of the battery rises, and the discharge time to the usable discharge voltage lower limit can be extended.
- the alkali potential is preferably 285 mV or more and less than 310 mV, more preferably 290 mV or more and less than 310 mV.
- the alkali potential needs to be high to some extent to improve the middle rate discharge characteristics.
- the alkaline potential exceeds a certain value, the cause is not clear, but the middle rate discharge characteristics are deteriorated again. Even at the same alkaline potential, the middle rate discharge characteristics differ depending on the physical properties.
- the electrolytic manganese dioxide of the present invention has a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of a diffraction line on the (110) plane of 2 ⁇ of around 22 ⁇ 1 ° in a normal XRD measurement pattern using CuK ⁇ rays as a light source. Although it is .9 ° or less, it is preferably 2.4 ° or more and 2.8 ° or less, and more preferably 2.5 ° or more and 2.8 ° or less. In such FWHM, the filling properties of electrolytic manganese dioxide are improved, and the discharge capacity is increased.
- FWHM full width at half maximum
- the FWHM is larger than 2.9 °
- the packing density is lowered, and the discharge capacity is lowered accordingly.
- the FWHM is smaller than 2.2 °, the crystal grows too much, the reactivity of the electrolytic manganese dioxide becomes worse, and the discharge capacity as the positive electrode active material for the battery decreases.
- the lower limit of FWHM is as small as 2.2 ° is that the electrolytic manganese dioxide of the present invention is electrolyzed using, for example, electrolysis with an electrolyte containing low-concentration sulfuric acid, which will be described later, and subsequently using an electrolyte containing high-concentration sulfuric acid. This is because, particularly when the ratio of electrolysis time in an electrolytic solution containing a low concentration of sulfuric acid is large, the FWHM is small and the manganese dioxide discharge characteristics are excellent.
- the crystallite diameter of the electrolytic manganese dioxide of the present invention is obtained by conversion according to Scherrer's formula from the FWHM and the (110) peak position, and the average crystallite diameter corresponds to 29 to 37 mm.
- Electrolytic manganese dioxide having an average crystallite size larger than 37 mm has low reactivity as described above, and has a low discharge capacity. If it is smaller than 29 mm, the packing property is poor and the capacity energy density is low.
- the electrolytic manganese dioxide of the present invention preferably has a (110) / (021) peak intensity ratio of X-ray diffraction of 0.50 or more and 0.80 or less, more preferably 0.53 or more and 0.80 or less. Preferably they are 0.6 or more and 0.75 or less.
- the intensity ratio of each diffraction surface of the X-ray diffraction pattern of electrolytic manganese dioxide varies depending on the electrolysis conditions, and as a result, varies depending on the physical properties of the obtained manganese dioxide.
- Manganese dioxide obtained by electrolyzing only an electrolyte solution having a high sulfuric acid concentration has a (110) / (021) peak intensity ratio of less than 0.50, while high alkaline potential products electrolyzed at a low current density have a value of 0.8. It is different from the manganese dioxide of the present invention.
- the (110) plane appears near 22 ⁇ 1 ° as described above, and the (021) plane appears near 37 ⁇ 1 °, which are the main X-ray diffraction of manganese dioxide crystals. It is a peak.
- the interplanar spacing of the (110) plane of X-ray diffraction is 4.00 mm or more and 4.06 mm or less in order to satisfy the above-described conditions.
- the (110) plane interval is an index representing the interval between (110) crystal planes of manganese dioxide belonging to orthorhombic crystals.
- the electrolytic manganese dioxide of the present invention is characterized by alkali potential, (110) plane FWHM, (110) plane spacing, (110) / (021) peak intensity ratio, and the like. It is different from the one in which only the alkaline potential is adjusted by mixing the obtained electrolytic manganese dioxide and the one in which the filling property is adjusted, and can be easily distinguished.
- the pore volume of the electrolytic manganese dioxide of the present invention is not significantly different from that of conventional electrolytic manganese dioxide.
- the pore volume of 3 to 5 nm is 0.012 cm 3 / g or more, more preferably 0.013 cm 3 / g or more. It is what has. Since there is no great difference in the pore structure, the same filling property as that of the conventional electrolytic manganese dioxide can be obtained, and the capacity energy density does not decrease.
- the JIS-pH (hereinafter simply referred to as “JIS-pH”) of electrolytic manganese dioxide based on JISK1467 is 1.5 or more. It is less than 6, and more preferably 1.8 or more and 2.4 or less.
- JIS-pH is 2.6 or more
- the battery discharge characteristics are not sufficient.
- JIS-pH is 2.6 or more and less than 3.5
- the high-rate discharge characteristics are relatively high, but the middle-rate discharge characteristics are different from the conventional manganese dioxide. Only the same level can be obtained.
- JIS-pH is less than 1.5, metal materials such as positive electrode material processing equipment and battery cans are easily corroded.
- the electrolytic manganese dioxide that is particularly excellent in high rate discharge characteristics and middle rate discharge characteristics of the present invention has an alkali metal content of 0.02% by weight or more and less than 0.10% by weight, more preferably 0.02% by weight or more and 0%. 0.09% by weight or less, more preferably 0.03% by weight or more and 0.08% by weight or less.
- Alkaline metals contained in electrolytic manganese dioxide are mainly derived from the neutralizing agent, so most of them are adsorbed on the particle surface. Therefore, when the alkali metal content is 0.10% by weight or more, the battery discharge reaction accompanied by proton diffusion from the surface to the inside of the particles is hindered, and the discharge characteristics are likely to deteriorate. On the other hand, when the alkali metal content is less than 0.02% by weight, the corrosiveness to the metal material tends to be high.
- Sodium hydroxide is used as an industrial neutralizer, and sodium is an example of the main alkali metal contained in manganese dioxide.
- the reason why the electrolytic manganese dioxide of the present invention has excellent battery performance is considered to be because alkali metals and sulfate radicals present at sites that inhibit battery performance are removed. However, even the electrolytic manganese dioxide that has been washed after the neutralization treatment may not exhibit the battery characteristics of the present invention depending on the electrolysis conditions.
- the electrolytic manganese dioxide of the present invention is characteristic of electrolytic manganese dioxide obtained by electrolysis using a sulfuric acid-manganese sulfate bath in which the sulfuric acid concentration in the electrolytic solution at the end of electrolysis is higher than the sulfuric acid concentration in the electrolytic solution at the start of electrolysis. Those having the following physical properties are particularly preferred.
- the electrolytic manganese dioxide having particularly excellent high rate discharge characteristics and middle rate discharge characteristics of the present invention preferably has a sulfate radical content of less than 1.30% by weight, and more preferably 1.25% by weight or less. If the sulfate radical is 1.30% by weight or more, storage deterioration of the dry battery and instability of the battery voltage are likely to occur, and metal materials such as an apparatus for producing the positive electrode material and the can material inside the dry battery are easily corroded.
- the sulfate radical contained in the electrolytic manganese dioxide is one in which sulfate ions in the electrolytic solution are mainly taken into the electrolytic manganese dioxide particles that are electrolytically deposited.
- the electrolytic manganese dioxide after electrolytic deposition is 2% by weight.
- This sulfate radical can be removed by washing or neutralization operation (hereinafter referred to as “surface sulfuric acid”), and cannot be removed from electrolytic manganese dioxide by sufficient washing or neutralization operation (hereinafter referred to as “internal sulfuric acid”). ”)" Is known.
- surface sulfuric acid washing or neutralization operation
- internal sulfuric acid internal sulfuric acid
- the amount of internal sulfuric acid of electrolytic manganese dioxide varies depending on the electrolysis conditions, it is at least 0.90 wt% or more and 1.25 wt% or less.
- the electrolytic manganese dioxide having particularly high rate discharge characteristics and middle rate discharge characteristics according to the present invention can highly remove surface sulfuric acid by neutralization before washing.
- the electrolytic manganese dioxide preferably contains less than 1.30% by weight of sulfate radicals as a whole.
- Electrolytic manganese dioxide having particularly excellent high-rate discharge characteristics and middle-rate discharge characteristics preferably has a median diameter (median) of 30 ⁇ m or more and 50 ⁇ m or less, and more preferably 35 ⁇ m or more and 45 ⁇ m or less.
- median diameter exceeds 50 ⁇ m, the reaction surface area of the powder decreases and the battery reactivity tends to decrease, and with the electrolytic manganese dioxide powder having a median diameter of less than 30 ⁇ m, the packing property decreases and the capacity energy density of the battery decreases.
- the maximum particle diameter of the electrolytic manganese dioxide that is particularly excellent in high rate discharge characteristics and middle rate discharge characteristics of the present invention is not particularly limited, but is preferably 250 ⁇ m or less, and more preferably 200 ⁇ m or less. If there is an electrolytic manganese dioxide powder having a maximum particle size exceeding 250 ⁇ m, the inside of the battery can is damaged. As a result, the plating applied to the battery can breaks and reacts with the exposed iron to easily generate gas. Furthermore, the separator that insulates the negative electrode from the positive electrode in the battery is likely to be damaged, and self-discharge occurs during storage of the battery, leading to a decrease in capacity.
- the number ratio of particles having a particle diameter of 1 ⁇ m or less is preferably 3% or more and 25% or less.
- the number ratio of particles having a particle diameter of 1 ⁇ m or less contained in electrolytic manganese dioxide is less than 3%, a powder molded body formed by pressure-molding electrolytic manganese dioxide becomes brittle and easily collapses. The amount of electrolytic manganese dioxide that can be effectively used tends to decrease.
- the electrolytic manganese dioxide having particularly high rate discharge characteristics and middle rate discharge characteristics of the present invention has a corrosion rate of 0.01 mm / year or less with respect to a metal material. If the corrosion rate exceeds 0.01 mm / year, the metal part of the apparatus for producing the positive electrode material and the metal material such as the can material inside the dry battery are likely to be corroded.
- the BET specific surface area in the electrolytic manganese dioxide of the present invention is preferably 20 m 2 / g or more and 50 m 2 / g or less, more preferably 20 m 2 / g or more and 40 m 2 / g or less, further 22 m 2 / g or more and 32 m 2 or less. / G or less is preferable.
- the BET specific surface area is lower than 20 m 2 / g, the reaction area of electrolytic manganese dioxide is reduced, so that the discharge capacity is reduced.
- the BET specific surface area is larger than 50 m 2 / g, the filling property of electrolytic manganese dioxide is lowered, and the discharge capacity when the battery is configured is likely to be lowered.
- the manufacturing method of the electrolytic manganese dioxide of this invention is demonstrated.
- the conventional method for producing electrolytic manganese dioxide is performed in such a manner that the sulfuric acid concentration of the electrolytic solution is kept constant during electrolysis, so that there is almost no change in the sulfuric acid concentration of the electrolytic solution during electrolysis. It was.
- the method of the present invention is an electrolytic method in which the sulfuric acid concentration at the start and end of electrolysis is changed and electrolysis manganese dioxide having particularly excellent middle rate discharge characteristics is obtained in a specific range. It is said that
- electrolytic manganese dioxide deposited by electrolysis using an electrolyte solution having a constant sulfuric acid concentration during the entire electrolysis is peeled off from the electrode, pulverized, In order to remove water, it was washed with water, neutralized with alkali to neutralize the acidity of the surface and remaining surface sulfuric acid, and then dried.
- the electrolytic manganese dioxide obtained by this method had a low potential, and alkali metal ions adsorbed on the surface of the electrolytic manganese dioxide by the neutralization treatment after washing with water inhibited the cell reaction. For this reason, the battery characteristics of the obtained electrolytic manganese dioxide are low, and additional treatments such as acid cleaning and heat treatment are required to improve the battery characteristics. Furthermore, the water washing treatment is extremely inefficient because it requires repeated water washing operations to remove the sulfate radicals to a level that does not affect the storage characteristics and battery voltage.
- high-rate discharge characteristics and middle-rate discharge are obtained by neutralizing electrolytic manganese dioxide electrolytically deposited in a sulfuric acid-manganese sulfate bath controlled at different sulfuric acid concentrations during the electrolysis period at a specific pH before washing. It has been found that electrolytic manganese dioxide excellent in both characteristics can be obtained.
- manganese dioxide with a high alkali potential can be obtained under the electrolysis conditions with a high sulfuric acid concentration from the beginning, but it peels off during electrodeposition, and stable high-potential manganese dioxide cannot be obtained, resulting in a small crystallite size and high BET. Only those with a low surface area and low fillability can be obtained.
- manganese dioxide having a large crystallite size and a low BET surface area and a high filling property is obtained by electrolysis with a sulfuric acid concentration of 20 g / L or more and 35 g / L or less in the first half, and further exceeds 35 g / L to 40 g / L.
- electrolysis at the following sulfuric acid concentration electrolytic manganese dioxide having excellent middle rate discharge characteristics is obtained.
- the sulfuric acid concentration in the electrolytic solution at the start of electrolysis is 25 g / L or more and 35 g / L or less, and in the latter half, the sulfuric acid concentration is increased to 37 g / L or more and 40 g / L or less at the end of electrolysis.
- the sulfuric acid concentration mentioned here excludes the divalent anion of manganese sulfate.
- the manganese concentration in the electrolytic replenisher in the present invention is not limited, for example, 35 g / L or more and 60 g / L or less can be exemplified.
- the electrolysis temperature There is no particular limitation on the electrolysis temperature, and for example, a temperature range of 94 ° C. to 98 ° C. can be applied.
- As the current density for example, 0.4 A / dm 2 or more and 0.6 A / dm 2 or less can be applied.
- the ratio of the electrolysis in the first half to the electrolysis in the second half is in the range of 1: 9 to 9: 1, especially 3: 7 to 7: 3. preferable.
- the electrode material during electrolysis and for example, a metal such as a titanium material or a graphite material can be applied.
- the method for producing electrolytic manganese dioxide of the present invention is particularly suitable for obtaining electrolytic manganese dioxide having high high-rate discharge characteristics and high middle-rate discharge characteristics, before pulverizing and washing electrolytic manganese dioxide electrolytically deposited by the above-described electrolytic method. It is preferable to add.
- the alkali metal and the sulfate radical first change to the alkali metal sulfate, so that the sulfate radical and the alkali metal are easily removed.
- Both the alkali metal ions and sulfate radicals are washed away by washing with water after neutralization. Therefore, it is thought that the alkali metal which exists especially in the site
- electrolysis was performed using a sulfuric acid-manganese sulfate bath in which the sulfuric acid concentration in the electrolytic solution at the end of electrolysis was higher than the sulfuric acid concentration in the electrolytic solution at the start of electrolysis.
- electrolytic manganese dioxide that is, electrolytic manganese dioxide having a particularly high filling property and high potential, it is considered that alkali metals present particularly at sites that impede battery performance are highly removed as alkali metal sulfates.
- Neutralization in the present invention is performed by dispersing pulverized electrolytic manganese dioxide in water to make a slurry, and neutralizing the slurry.
- the pH of the slurry is 2.0 or more and 5.0 or less, preferably 2.2. It is 4.8 or less, more preferably 2.6 or more and 4.8 or less, and further preferably 2.8 or more and 4.5 or less.
- the electrolytic manganese dioxide When the pH of the slurry is lower than 2.0, the electrolytic manganese dioxide is not sufficiently neutralized, and the obtained electrolytic manganese dioxide corrodes the metal material of the battery cathode material processing and manufacturing apparatus. On the other hand, when the pH of the slurry is higher than 5.0, a phenomenon in which the fine particles of electrolytic manganese dioxide are dispersed and do not settle (powder phenomenon) occurs, and it is difficult to obtain a cleaning effect.
- the pH of the slurry is a pH obtained by directly measuring water in the slurry when electrolytic manganese dioxide is dispersed in water, and is measured by adding ammonium chloride to the slurry (JIS K1467). Is different.
- the pH of the slurry can be measured using a common pH standard electrode.
- the method for pulverizing electrolytic manganese dioxide is not particularly limited as long as it can be adjusted to have a predetermined particle size, for example, a median diameter of 30 ⁇ m to 50 ⁇ m, preferably 35 ⁇ m to 45 ⁇ m. Examples thereof include pulverization using a jet mill or a ball mill.
- an alkaline solution can be used for neutralizing the electrolytic manganese dioxide, and the alkaline solution is an alkali metal hydroxide such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide or lithium hydroxide.
- An aqueous solution, aqueous ammonia, or the like can be used, and it is particularly preferable to use an industrially inexpensive aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide.
- the concentration of the alkaline solution used for neutralization varies depending on the alkaline solution used.
- the alkaline solution is an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide, it is 1 to 48% by weight, and may be 5 to 20% by weight. preferable.
- An alkaline solution can be added so as to be 5 or more and less than 2.6. Therefore, the addition amount of the alkaline solution can be appropriately adjusted according to the type and concentration of the alkaline solution to be used, the concentration and the usage amount of the electrolytic manganese dioxide slurry, and the like.
- the neutralization method is not particularly limited, and both batch neutralization and continuous neutralization can be applied.
- the concentration of the electrolytic manganese dioxide slurry during neutralization is not particularly limited, but from the viewpoint of neutralization efficiency, the concentration of electrolytic manganese dioxide is preferably 150 g / L or more and 450 g / L or less, and 150 g / L or more and 300 g / L. A range of L or less is particularly preferred.
- the water washing method in the method for producing electrolytic manganese dioxide of the present invention is not particularly limited, and either batch washing or continuous washing can be applied.
- the slurry concentration at the time of washing with water is not particularly limited, but is preferably 200 g / L or more and 900 g / L or less. When the slurry concentration is less than 200 g / L or more than 900 g / L, the washing efficiency tends to decrease.
- the alkali metal content in electrolytic manganese dioxide is preferably 0.02 wt% or more and less than 0.10 wt% by the above-described neutralization and washing, and 0.02 wt% % Or more and 0.05% by weight or less is more preferable. Furthermore, it is preferable that the sulfate group content in electrolytic manganese dioxide is less than 1.30% by weight by the above-described neutralization and washing.
- the electrolytic manganese dioxide powder after washing with water is used after being dried. Drying can be performed under general conditions, for example, 200 ° C. or lower, and it is particularly preferable to dry at 80 ° C. to 150 ° C. In the treatment at a temperature higher than 200 ° C., the hydroxyl group on the surface of the electrolytic manganese dioxide is desorbed, the hydrophilicity of the surface of the electrolytic manganese dioxide and the liquid retention in the powder particles are lowered, and the metal material is easily corroded. In particular, when the drying is performed at 250 ° C. or higher, the crystal phase is changed from the gamma type to the beta type, and the battery activity as a positive electrode material for an alkaline dry battery tends to be lowered.
- the electrolytic manganese dioxide of the present invention has excellent performance as a positive electrode material for batteries, particularly alkaline primary batteries.
- other compositions contained in the battery positive electrode material are not particularly limited, but examples of the conductive material include graphite and acetylene black.
- a potassium hydroxide aqueous solution etc. can be illustrated.
- JIS-pH of electrolytic manganese dioxide JIS-pH was measured by JIS K1467 (ammonium chloride method). That is, a method was used in which a certain amount of manganese dioxide was placed in a certain amount of ammonium chloride buffer solution and the pH of the supernatant was determined.
- the sulfate radical and sodium content of the electrolytic manganese dioxide powder particles were quantified by dissolving the electrolytic manganese dioxide powder in hydrochloric acid and aqueous hydrogen peroxide, and measuring this dissolved solution by atomic absorption spectrometry.
- the BET specific surface area of electrolytic manganese dioxide was measured by nitrogen adsorption according to the BET one-point method.
- the electrolytic manganese dioxide used for the measurement of the BET specific surface area was deaerated by heating at 150 ° C. for 40 minutes prior to the measurement of the BET specific surface area.
- the particle size and number of electrolytic manganese dioxide are measured using a light scattering method (trade name: Microtrac, manufactured by Nikkiso Co., Ltd.) that measures the scattered light by irradiating laser light to a solution in which electrolytic manganese dioxide is dispersed and suspended. The median diameter was measured.
- a positive electrode mixture was prepared by weighing and mixing electrolytic manganese dioxide at 80 wt%, conductive material at 5 wt%, and 40 wt% KOH aqueous solution at 15 wt%.
- the positive electrode mixture was weighed and molded to 0.09 g in terms of manganese dioxide, and the discharge characteristics were evaluated by the evaluation cell shown in FIG. 1 using zinc wire for the negative electrode.
- the cell for evaluation was allowed to stand at room temperature for 1 hour and then subjected to a discharge test.
- the discharge condition was a current of 10 mA / g, and the relative discharge capacity when the final voltage was 0.9 V was evaluated as the middle rate discharge characteristic.
- Example 1 and Comparative Example 3 were obtained as relative values with the measurement result of the discharge capacity of Comparative Example 1 being 100%. Further, the discharge capacities of Examples 11 to 19 and Comparative Examples 4 to 6 were obtained as relative values with the measurement result of the discharge capacity of Example 20 as 100%.
- Example 1 The current density is 0.55 A / dm 2 , the electrolysis temperature is 96 ° C., the electrolytic replenisher is a manganese sulfate solution having a manganese concentration of 40.0 g / l, and the sulfuric acid concentrations in the initial and second half of the electrolysis are 25.0 g / l and 40 g / l. Electrolysis was carried out for 17 days to obtain l. Electrolysis was performed for 12 days at the first concentration and for 5 days at the second concentration. The electrolytic manganese dioxide after electrolysis was pulverized and washed, and then neutralized so that the pH of the slurry was 5.3 to 5.7.
- the obtained electrolytic manganese dioxide had an alkali potential of 295 mV, FWHM of 2.6 °, (110) / (021) of 0.65, and a BET specific surface area of 31.4 m 2 / g. Further, the middle rate discharge characteristic of this electrolytic manganese dioxide was 104% with respect to the middle rate discharge characteristic of Comparative Example 1.
- the production conditions are shown in Table 1, and the results are shown in Table 2. Further, the pore volume of 3 to 5 nm of the obtained electrolytic manganese dioxide was measured and found to be 0.013 cm 3 / g.
- Example 2 The current density is 0.5 A / dm 2 , the electrolysis temperature is 96 ° C., the electrolytic replenisher is a manganese sulfate solution having a manganese concentration of 40.0 g / l, and the sulfuric acid concentrations in the early and late electrolysis are 31.5 g / l and 40 g / l. Electrolysis was performed for 15 days so as to be 1. Electrolysis was performed for 13 days at the first concentration and for 2 days at the second concentration. The electrolytic manganese dioxide after electrolysis was treated in the same manner as in Example 1. The production conditions are shown in Table 1, and the results are shown in Table 2.
- the obtained electrolytic manganese dioxide had an alkaline potential of 292 mV, a FWHM of 2.4 °, (110) / (021) of 0.72, and a BET specific surface area of 30.3 m 2 / g.
- the production conditions are shown in Table 1, and the results are shown in Table 2.
- Example 3 The current density is 0.5 A / dm 2 , the electrolysis temperature is 96 ° C., the electrolytic replenisher is a manganese sulfate solution having a manganese concentration of 40.0 g / l, and the sulfuric acid concentration in the initial and second half of the electrolysis is 31.5 g / l, 38. Electrolysis was performed for 17 days so as to be 5 g / l. Electrolysis was performed for 12 days at the first concentration and for 5 days at the second concentration. The electrolytic manganese dioxide after electrolysis was treated in the same manner as in Example 1. The production conditions are shown in Table 1, and the results are shown in Table 2.
- the obtained electrolytic manganese dioxide had an alkali potential of 307 mV, a FWHM of 2.3 °, a (110) / (021) of 0.66, and a BET specific surface area of 30.3 m 2 / g.
- Example 4 Electrolytic dioxide dioxide was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the current density was 0.5 A / dm 2 , the sulfuric acid concentration at the beginning of electrolysis was 35.0 g / l, and the sulfuric acid concentration at the latter half of electrolysis was 37.0 g / l. Manganese was obtained. The production conditions are shown in Table 1, and the results are shown in Table 2.
- Example 5 Electrolytic dioxide was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the current density was 0.5 A / dm 2 , the sulfuric acid concentration at the initial stage of electrolysis was 34.6 g / l, and the sulfuric acid concentration at the latter half of electrolysis was 37.0 g / l. Manganese was obtained. The production conditions are shown in Table 1, and the results are shown in Table 2.
- Example 6 Electrolytic manganese dioxide was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the sulfuric acid concentration at the initial stage of electrolysis was 24.8 g / l. The production conditions are shown in Table 1, and the results are shown in Table 2.
- Example 7 Electrolytic manganese dioxide was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the sulfuric acid concentration in the latter half of the electrolysis was 39.5 g / l. The production conditions are shown in Table 1, and the results are shown in Table 2.
- Example 8 Electrolytic manganese dioxide was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the sulfuric acid concentration in the initial stage of electrolysis was 24.8 g / l and the sulfuric acid concentration in the latter half of the electrolysis was 39.7 g / l.
- the production conditions are shown in Table 1, and the results are shown in Table 2.
- Example 9 Electrolytic manganese dioxide was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the sulfuric acid concentration at the initial stage of electrolysis was 25.4 g / l. The production conditions are shown in Table 1, and the results are shown in Table 2.
- Example 10 Electrolytic manganese dioxide was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the sulfuric acid concentration at the initial stage of electrolysis was 24.7 g / l. The production conditions are shown in Table 1, and the results are shown in Table 2.
- Comparative Example 1 The current density was 0.5 A / dm 2 , the electrolysis temperature was 96 ° C., the manganese concentration of the electrolytic replenisher was 40.0 g / l, and the sulfuric acid concentration in the electrolyte was a constant 32.9 g / l throughout the electrolysis. Electrolysis manganese dioxide was obtained by electrolysis for 14 days by a conventional general electrolysis method. The production conditions are shown in Table 1, and the results are shown in Table 2.
- the obtained electrolytic manganese dioxide has an alkaline potential of 274 mV, a FWHM of 2.3 °, a crystallite diameter calculated from FWHM of 37.3 mm, (110) / (021) of 0.66, BET
- the specific surface area was 28.5 m 2 / g.
- Manganese dioxide obtained by electrolysis at a constant low sulfuric acid concentration had a large crystallite size and a low alkali potential.
- this electrolytic manganese dioxide was subjected to the above-described middle rate discharge test in the same manner as in Example 1, and the discharge capacity was set to 100%.
- the pore volume of 3 to 5 nm of the obtained electrolytic manganese dioxide was measured and found to be 0.015 cm 3 / g.
- Comparative Example 2 The current density is 0.5 A / dm 2 , the electrolysis temperature is 96 ° C., the electrolytic replenisher is a manganese sulfate solution having a manganese concentration of 40.0 g / l, and the sulfuric acid concentrations in the early and late electrolysis are 30 g / l and 50 g / l. Electrolysis was performed for 15 days. Electrolysis was carried out for 10 days at the former concentration and for 5 days at the latter concentration. The production conditions are shown in Table 1, and the results are shown in Table 2. The obtained electrolytic manganese dioxide had an alkali potential of 323 mV, a FWHM of 2.5 °, (110) / (021) of 0.61, and a BET specific surface area of 29.9 m 2 / g.
- Comparative Example 3 The current density is 0.5 A / dm 2 , the electrolysis temperature is 96 ° C., the electrolytic replenisher is a manganese sulfate solution having a manganese concentration of 40.0 g / l, and the sulfuric acid concentrations in the initial and second half of the electrolysis are 33 g / l and 65 g / l. Electrolysis was performed for 17 days. Electrolysis was performed for 12 days at the first concentration and for 5 days at the second concentration. The obtained electrolytic manganese dioxide had an alkali potential of 317 mV, FWHM of 2.9 °, (110) / (021) of 0.53, and a BET specific surface area of 29.0 m 2 / g.
- Example 11 Electrolysis was carried out using an electrolytic cell having an internal volume of 12 liters, which had a heating device, and suspended a titanium plate as an anode and a graphite plate as a cathode so as to face each other.
- a manganese sulfate solution having a manganese ion concentration of 40 g / l is used as an electrolytic supply solution, and the current density is 0.55 A / dm 2 , and the sulfuric acid concentrations in the early and late electrolysis are 25.0 g / l and 40 g / l.
- electrolysis was carried out for 17 days in total, 12 days at the sulfuric acid concentration in the first half and 5 days at the sulfuric acid concentration in the second half.
- electrolytic manganese dioxide pulverized product After electrolysis, the electrodeposited plate-like electrolytic manganese dioxide was washed with pure water and then peeled off by impact. The resulting mass was pulverized with a ball mill to obtain an electrolytic manganese dioxide pulverized product. Next, as a neutralization treatment, this electrolytic manganese dioxide pulverized product is put in a water bath to form a slurry of 200 g / l, and while stirring, a 20 wt% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution is used so that the pH of the slurry becomes 4.5. And stirred for 60 minutes. Next, after stirring was stopped and the mixture was allowed to stand for 15 minutes, the supernatant was removed by decantation, and washing was performed by newly adding water to perform washing treatment twice. Subsequently, filtration separation and drying were performed to obtain electrolytic manganese dioxide powder. The production conditions of the obtained electrolytic manganese dioxide are shown in Table 3, and the results are shown in Table 4.
- Example 12 A manganese sulfate solution having a manganese ion concentration of 40.3 g / l was used as the electrolytic supply solution, and the sulfuric acid concentration in the initial stage of electrolysis was adjusted to 23.4 g / l, and the sulfuric acid concentration in the latter half of the electrolysis was adjusted to 40.0 g / l.
- the electrolysis was performed under the same conditions as in Example 11 except that electrolysis was performed for a total of 10 days at a sulfuric acid concentration of 5 days and a sulfuric acid concentration of the latter half for 5 days.
- an electrolytic manganese dioxide powder was obtained by the same method as in Example 11 except that the slurry was neutralized so that the pH of the slurry was 2.8.
- the production conditions of the obtained electrolytic manganese dioxide are shown in Table 3, and the results are shown in Table 4.
- Example 13 A manganese sulfate solution having a manganese ion concentration of 40.1 g / l was used as the electrolytic supply solution, and the sulfuric acid concentration in the initial stage of electrolysis was adjusted to 23.2 g / l, and the sulfuric acid concentration in the latter half of the electrolysis was adjusted to 39.6 g / l.
- the electrolysis was performed under the same conditions as in Example 11 except that electrolysis was performed for a total of 10 days at a sulfuric acid concentration of 5 days and a sulfuric acid concentration of the latter half for 5 days.
- an electrolytic manganese dioxide powder was obtained by the same method as in Example 11 except that the slurry was neutralized so that the pH of the slurry was 2.8.
- the production conditions of the obtained electrolytic manganese dioxide are shown in Table 3, and the results are shown in Table 4.
- Example 14 A manganese sulfate solution having a manganese ion concentration of 40.1 g / l was used as the electrolytic supply solution, and the sulfuric acid concentration in the initial stage of electrolysis was adjusted to 24.9 g / l, and the sulfuric acid concentration in the latter half of the electrolysis was adjusted to 36.2 g / l.
- the electrolysis was performed under the same conditions as in Example 11 except that electrolysis was performed for a total of 10 days at a sulfuric acid concentration of 5 days and a sulfuric acid concentration of the latter half for 5 days.
- an electrolytic manganese dioxide powder was obtained in the same manner as in Example 11 except that the slurry was neutralized so that the pH of the slurry was 2.79.
- the production conditions of the obtained electrolytic manganese dioxide are shown in Table 3, and the results are shown in Table 4.
- Example 15 A manganese sulfate solution having a manganese ion concentration of 39.4 g / l was used as the electrolytic supply solution, and the sulfuric acid concentration in the initial stage of electrolysis was adjusted to 28.6 g / l, and the sulfuric acid concentration in the latter half of the electrolysis was adjusted to 36.5 g / l.
- the electrolysis was performed under the same conditions as in Example 11 except that electrolysis was performed for a total of 10 days at a sulfuric acid concentration of 5 days and a sulfuric acid concentration of the latter half for 5 days.
- an electrolytic manganese dioxide powder was obtained in the same manner as in Example 11 except that the slurry was neutralized so that the pH of the slurry was 2.79.
- the production conditions of the obtained electrolytic manganese dioxide are shown in Table 3, and the results are shown in Table 4.
- Example 16 A manganese sulfate solution having a manganese ion concentration of 40.0 g / l was used as the electrolytic supply solution, and the sulfuric acid concentration in the initial stage of electrolysis was adjusted to 25.0 g / l, and the sulfuric acid concentration in the latter half of the electrolysis was adjusted to 40.0 g / l. Electrolysis was carried out under the same conditions as in Example 11 except that electrolysis was carried out for 17 days in total at 12 days at a sulfuric acid concentration of 5 days and 5 days at a sulfuric acid concentration in the latter half. After electrolysis, an electrolytic manganese dioxide powder was obtained by the same method as in Example 11 except that the slurry was neutralized so that the pH of the slurry was 2.6. The production conditions of the obtained electrolytic manganese dioxide are shown in Table 3, and the results are shown in Table 4.
- Example 17 A manganese sulfate solution having a manganese ion concentration of 40.0 g / l was used as the electrolytic supply solution, and the sulfuric acid concentration in the initial stage of electrolysis was adjusted to 25.2 g / l, and the sulfuric acid concentration in the latter half of the electrolysis was adjusted to 40.0 g / l. Electrolysis was carried out under the same conditions as in Example 11 except that electrolysis was carried out for 17 days in total at 12 days at a sulfuric acid concentration of 5 days and 5 days at a sulfuric acid concentration in the latter half. After electrolysis, an electrolytic manganese dioxide powder was obtained by the same method as in Example 11 except that the slurry was neutralized so that the pH of the slurry was 2.6. The production conditions of the obtained electrolytic manganese dioxide are shown in Table 3, and the results are shown in Table 4.
- Example 18 A manganese sulfate solution having a manganese ion concentration of 40.0 g / l was used as the electrolytic supply solution, and the sulfuric acid concentration in the initial stage of electrolysis was adjusted to 24.6 g / l, and the sulfuric acid concentration in the latter half of the electrolysis was adjusted to 39.5 g / l. Electrolysis was carried out under the same conditions as in Example 11 except that electrolysis was carried out for 17 days in total at 12 days at a sulfuric acid concentration of 5 days and 5 days at a sulfuric acid concentration in the latter half. After electrolysis, an electrolytic manganese dioxide powder was obtained by the same method as in Example 11 except that the slurry was neutralized so that the pH of the slurry was 2.6. The production conditions of the obtained electrolytic manganese dioxide are shown in Table 3, and the results are shown in Table 4.
- Example 19 A manganese sulfate solution having a manganese ion concentration of 40.0 g / l was used as the electrolytic supply solution, and the sulfuric acid concentration in the initial stage of electrolysis was adjusted to 25.0 g / l, and the sulfuric acid concentration in the latter half of the electrolysis was adjusted to 39.6 g / l. Electrolysis was carried out under the same conditions as in Example 11 except that electrolysis was carried out for 17 days in total at 12 days at a sulfuric acid concentration of 5 days and 5 days at a sulfuric acid concentration in the latter half. After electrolysis, an electrolytic manganese dioxide powder was obtained by the same method as in Example 11 except that the slurry was neutralized so that the pH of the slurry was 2.6. The production conditions of the obtained electrolytic manganese dioxide are shown in Table 3, and the results are shown in Table 4.
- Example 20 The process from electrolysis to pulverization was performed under the same conditions as in Example 11 to obtain a pulverized product of electrolytic manganese dioxide.
- this electrolytic manganese dioxide pulverized product is put in a water tank to form a slurry of 500 g / l, and is left for 15 minutes while stirring for 20 minutes. Then, the supernatant is removed by decantation, and water is newly added. The washing operation was performed three times.
- a neutralization treatment a 20 wt% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution is added to the same solution so that the slurry has a pH of 5.6, and the mixture is stirred for 60 minutes, followed by filtration and drying.
- Electrolytic manganese dioxide powder was obtained.
- the production conditions of the obtained electrolytic manganese dioxide are shown in Table 3, and the results are shown in Table 4.
- Comparative Example 4 The sulfuric acid concentration in the initial stage of electrolysis was the same as in Example 11, and the sulfuric acid concentration in the latter half of the electrolysis was adjusted to 65 g / l. The current density was 0.57 A / dm 2 , the first half concentration was 12 days, and the latter half concentration. Electrolysis was carried out in the same manner as in Example 11 except that electrolysis was performed for 4 days for a total of 16 days to obtain a ground product of electrolytic manganese dioxide. Next, electrolytic manganese dioxide powder was obtained by the same treatment as in Example 20. The production conditions of the obtained electrolytic manganese dioxide are shown in Table 3, and the results are shown in Table 4. In Comparative Example 4, the alkali potential was high, but both the high rate discharge characteristics and the middle rate discharge characteristics were low.
- Comparative Example 5 A manganese sulfate solution having a manganese ion concentration of 40 g / l was used as the electrolyte supply solution, and the composition of the electrolyte solution from the start of electrolysis to the end of electrolysis was adjusted to a manganese ion concentration of 26 g / l and a sulfuric acid concentration of 33 g / l for 14 days.
- An electrolytic manganese dioxide powder was obtained by the same treatment as in Example 20 except that electrolysis was performed in the same manner as in Example 11 except that electrolysis was performed.
- the production conditions of the obtained electrolytic manganese dioxide are shown in Table 3, and the results are shown in Table 4.
- This comparative example was an electrolytic manganese dioxide produced under general production conditions, and both high rate discharge characteristics and middle rate discharge characteristics were low.
- Comparative Example 6 The electrolytic conditions were the same as in Comparative Example 5, and the treatment was performed in the same manner as in Example 11 except that the pH of the slurry for neutralization treatment was changed to 4.2 in the treatment after electrolysis to obtain electrolytic manganese dioxide powder.
- the production conditions of the obtained electrolytic manganese dioxide are shown in Table 3, and the results are shown in Table 4.
- Comparative Example 7 An electrolytic manganese dioxide powder was obtained in the same manner as in Comparative Example 5 except that the neutralization treatment was not performed. The production conditions of the obtained electrolytic manganese dioxide are shown in Table 3, and the results are shown in Table 4.
- the electrolytic manganese dioxide of the present invention has a high potential and a high filling property, and has a positive electrode active material for alkaline manganese dry batteries excellent in discharge characteristics, in particular, middle rate discharge characteristics, and also has both high rate discharge characteristics and middle rate discharge characteristics.
- a positive electrode active material having excellent discharge characteristics and low corrosivity it can be used in alkaline manganese dry batteries. Therefore, the industrial value of the present invention is remarkable.
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このように、これまでは金属材料に対する腐食を起こさずにハイレート放電特性及びミドルレート放電特性の両方に優れた電解二酸化マンガンはなかった。
(1)40重量%KOH水溶液中で水銀/酸化水銀参照電極を基準として測定したときの電位が280mV以上310mV未満であり、CuKα線を光源とするXRD測定における(110)面の半価全幅(FWHM)が2.2°以上2.9°以下であり、X線回折ピークにおける(110)/(021)のピーク強度比が0.50以上0.80以下であることを特徴とする電解二酸化マンガン。
(2)好ましくは、X線回折ピークにおける(110)面の面間隔が4.00Å以上4.06Å以下であることを特徴とする上記(1)に記載の電解二酸化マンガン。
(3)好ましくは、JIS-pH(JISK1467)が1.5以上2.6未満、ナトリウム含有量が0.02重量%以上0.10重量%未満であることを特徴とする上記(1)に記載の電解二酸化マンガン。
(4)好ましくは、硫酸根含有量が1.30重量%未満であることを特徴とする上記(1)に記載の電解二酸化マンガン。
(5)好ましくは、メジアン径が30μm以上50μm以下であることを特徴とする上記(1)に記載の電解二酸化マンガン。
(6)好ましくは、BET比表面積が20m2/g以上50m2/g以下であることを特徴とする上記(1)に記載の電解二酸化マンガン。
(7)硫酸-硫酸マンガン混合水溶液中の電解により二酸化マンガンを製造する方法において、電解終了時の電解液中の硫酸濃度が、電解開始時の電解液中の硫酸濃度より高く、かつ、電解開始時の硫酸濃度が20g/L以上35g/L以下、電解終了時の硫酸濃度が35g/Lを超え40g/L以下であることを特徴とする電解二酸化マンガンの製造方法。
(8)好ましくは、得られた電解二酸化マンガンを粉砕してスラリーを得、該スラリーをpHを2.0以上5.0以下に中和した後に洗浄し、乾燥することを特徴とする上記(7)に記載の電解二酸化マンガンの製造方法。
(9)好ましくは、電解二酸化マンガン中のアルカリ金属含有量を0.02重量%以上0.10重量%未満まで洗浄することを特徴とする上記(8)に記載の電解二酸化マンガンの製造方法。
(10)好ましくは、電解二酸化マンガン中の硫酸根含有量を1.30重量%未満まで洗浄することを特徴とする上記(8)に記載の電解二酸化マンガンの製造方法。
(11)上記(1)に記載の電解二酸化マンガンを含むことを特徴とする電池用正極活物質。
(12)上記(11)の電池用正極活物質を含むことを特徴とする電池。
本発明の電解二酸化マンガンは、アルカリ電位が280mV以上310mV未満、2θが22±1°付近の(110)面の回折線の半価全幅(FWHM)が2.2°以上2.9°以下の二酸化マンガンである。
電解二酸化マンガンのX線回折における(110)面は前述したとおり22±1°付近に、また、(021)面は37±1°付近に現れるが、これらは二酸化マンガン結晶の主要なX線回折ピークである。
本発明の電解二酸化マンガンは、上述の条件を満足する上で、さらにX線回折の(110)面の面間隔が、4.00Å以上4.06Å以下であることが好ましい。
ここでいう(110)面間隔とは、斜方晶の結晶に属する二酸化マンガンの(110)結晶面同士の間隔を表す指標である。
従来の電解二酸化マンガンの製造法は、電解中に電解液の硫酸濃度を一定に保つように行われているため、電解中の電解液の硫酸濃度の変化がほとんどない中で行われるものであった。それに対して本発明の方法は、電解中の開始時と終了時の硫酸濃度を変化させて電解する方法において、それらの濃度が特定の範囲では特にミドルレート放電特性に優れた電解二酸化マンガンが得られるというものである。
電解による二酸化マンガンの製造では、電解液中の硫酸濃度を低くすると陽極上に強固に電解二酸化マンガンが電析して剥離の問題はないが、それだけではアルカリ電位が低い電解二酸化マンガンしか得られない。
ここでいう硫酸濃度は、硫酸マンガンの二価の陰イオンは除くものである。
電解の温度には特に限定はなく、例えば温度は94℃以上98℃以下の範囲が適用できる。また、電流密度としては、例えば0.4A/dm2以上0.6A/dm2以下が適用できる。
本発明では、電解開始から電解終了まで電解中の硫酸濃度を徐々に変化させるのではなく、前半の電解、後半の電解とで硫酸濃度を切替えることが好ましい。
電解時の電極材質については特に制限はなく、例えばチタン材などの金属や、グラファイト材などが適用できる。
また、電解二酸化マンガンスラリーを中和するときのアルカリ溶液の添加は、電解二酸化マンガンスラリーのpHが目的とする値となる様に添加することが好ましく、例えば、電解二酸化マンガンスラリーのpHが1.5以上2.6未満となるようにアルカリ溶液を添加することができる。そのため、アルカリ溶液の添加量は、使用するアルカリ溶液の種類及び濃度、並びに電解二酸化マンガンスラリーの濃度及び使用量等に合わせて適宜調整することができる。
さらに、上述した中和、洗浄により電解二酸化マンガン中の硫酸根含有量を1.30重量%未満とすることが好ましい。
本発明の電解二酸化マンガンを正極材料として用いる電池の作製において、電池正極材料に含まれる他の組成物には特に限定はないが、導電材としてグラファイト、アセチレンブラックなどが例示でき、さらに電解液として水酸化カリウム水溶液などが例示できる。
(中和処理のスラリーpH)
スラリーのpHは、中和処理中の電解二酸化マンガンスラリーにpH標準電極を使用して測定した。
JIS-pHはJIS K1467(塩化アンモニウム法)によって測定した。すなわち、一定量の塩化アンモニウム緩衝溶液に一定量の二酸化マンガンを入れ、上澄み液のpHを求める方法を用いた。
電解二酸化マンガン粉末粒子の硫酸根及びナトリウム含有量は、電解二酸化マンガン粉末を塩酸と過酸化水素水に溶解し、この溶解液を原子吸光法で測定して定量した。
電解二酸化マンガンの電位は、40重量%KOH水溶液中で次のように測定した。
電解二酸化マンガンの2θが22±1°付近の回折線の半価全幅(FWHM)を、一般的なX線回折装置(マックサイエンス社製MXP-3)を使用して測定した。線源にはCuKα線(λ=1.5405Å)を用い、測定モードはステップスキャンとし、スキャン条件は毎秒0.04°、計測時間は3秒、及び測定範囲は2θとして5°から80°の範囲で測定した。
電解二酸化マンガンの2θが22±1°付近の回折線をガウス処理して、ピークトップの2θを求めた。求めた2θ値からブラッグの式(nλ=2dsinθ,n=1)におけるdを算出して(110)面の面間隔とした。
2θが22±1°付近の回折線を(110)、37±1°付近の回折線を(021)として、(110)のピーク強度を(021)のピーク強度で除することにより(110)/(021)のピーク強度比(以降、(110)/(021)で表わす)を求めた。
電解二酸化マンガンのBET比表面積は、BET1点法の窒素吸着により測定した。なお、BET比表面積の測定に使用した電解二酸化マンガンは、BET比表面積の測定に先立ち、150℃で40分間加熱して脱気処理を行った。
電解二酸化マンガンの3~5nm細孔容積を測定した。電解二酸化マンガンを120℃で1時間乾燥した後、BJH法(Barrett Jouner and Halenda法)によって、3~5nmの細孔容積を測定し、単位重量当たりの細孔容積を求めた。
電解二酸化マンガンを分散懸濁した溶液にレーザー光を照射し、その散乱光により測定する光散乱法(日機装社製、商品名:マイクロトラック)を用いて電解二酸化マンガンの粒子径と個数を測定し、メジアン径を測定した。
電解二酸化マンガンが80重量%、導電材が5重量%及び40重量%KOH水溶液が15重量%となるよう秤量し、混合して正極合剤を作製した。当該正極合剤を二酸化マンガン換算で0.09gとなるように秤量し、成形し、負極に亜鉛ワイヤーを使用して、図1に示した評価用セルにより放電特性を評価した。評価用セルは室温で1時間静置後、放電試験を行った。放電条件は10mA/gの電流で、終止電圧0.9Vとしたときの相対放電容量を評価したものをミドルレート放電特性とした。なお、実施例1及び比較例3の放電容量は、比較例1の放電容量の測定結果を100%とし、それに対する相対値で求めた。また、実施例11~実施例19及び比較例4~6の放電容量については、実施例20の放電容量の測定結果を100%とした相対値で求めた。
電解二酸化マンガン粉末90.0重量%、グラファイト6.0重量%及び40重量%水酸化カリウム電解液4.0重量%で構成される混合粉5gを2トンの成形圧でリング状に成形した成形体2個を組み合わせて正極とし、亜鉛を含む負極材を負極にして、単三型の電池を組み立てた。この単三型電池を常温で24時間放置後、放電試験を行った。放電条件は1000mAで10秒放電の後50秒休止するサイクルを1パルスとして、終止電圧0.9Vに達するまでのパルス回数を測定し、実施例20の電解二酸化マンガンを用いた際のパルス回数を100としたときの相対値で示した。
電解二酸化マンガン粉末10g、グラファイト0.7g及び40重量%水酸化カリウム電解液0.3gで構成される混合粉を2.5トンの成形圧でペレット状の成形体(Φ20mm)を作製した。続いて、このペレット成形体を全塩ビ製腐食試験容器(図2)の底部に挿入し、その上に電池正極材成形用の金型材料として一般的なSKD-11板(厚さ3mm、直径20mm、円板形)を研磨した後に乗せた。次に、塩ビ製の押え板をSKD-11板の上に乗せ、スクリュー式のコックをトルクレンチ5N・mで押圧してから、60℃、湿度95%の恒温恒湿装置に2日間静置した。
2日後に、SKD-11板を取り出し、重曹処理してペレット成形体を十分除去した後、水洗、アセトン洗浄し、1時間乾燥した。腐食速度は、この腐食試験前後のSKD-11板の重量変化から、年あたりの減少厚みとして算出して腐食速度とした。
電流密度を0.55A/dm2、電解温度を96℃、電解補給液をマンガン濃度40.0g/lの硫酸マンガン液とし、電解初期と電解後半の硫酸濃度を25.0g/l、40g/lとなるように17日間電解した。前半の濃度で12日、後半の濃度で5日電解を行った。電解後の電解二酸化マンガンは、粉砕、洗浄後、スラリーのpHが5.3~5.7となるように中和した。
得られた電解二酸化マンガンは、アルカリ電位が295mV、FWHMが2.6°であり、(110)/(021)が0.65、且つBET比表面積が31.4m2/gであった。また、この電解二酸化マンガンのミドルレート放電特性は、比較例1のミドルレート放電特性に対して104%であった。製造条件を表1に、結果を表2に示した。
また、得られた電解二酸化マンガンの3~5nmの細孔容積を測定した結果、0.013cm3/gであった。
電流密度を0.5A/dm2、電解温度を96℃、電解補給液をマンガン濃度40.0g/lの硫酸マンガン液とし、電解初期と電解後半の硫酸濃度を31.5g/l、40g/lとなるように15日間電解した。前半の濃度で13日、後半の濃度で2日電解を行った。電解後の電解二酸化マンガンは実施例1と同様に処理した。製造条件を表1に、結果を表2に示した。
電流密度を0.5A/dm2、電解温度を96℃、電解補給液をマンガン濃度40.0g/lの硫酸マンガン液とし、電解初期と電解後半の硫酸濃度を31.5g/l、38.5g/lとなるように17日間電解した。前半の濃度で12日、後半の濃度で5日電解を行った。電解後の電解二酸化マンガンは実施例1と同様に処理した。製造条件を表1に、結果を表2に示した。
得られた電解二酸化マンガンは、アルカリ電位が307mV、FWHMが2.3°であり、(110)/(021)が0.66、且つBET比表面積が30.3m2/gであった。
電流密度を0.5A/dm2、電解初期の硫酸濃度を35.0g/l、電解後半の硫酸濃度を37.0g/lとなるようにした以外は実施例1と同様な方法で電解二酸化マンガンを得た。
製造条件を表1に、結果を表2に示した。
電流密度を0.5A/dm2、電解初期の硫酸濃度を34.6g/l、電解後半の硫酸濃度を37.0g/lとなるようにした以外は実施例1と同様な方法で電解二酸化マンガンを得た。
製造条件を表1に、結果を表2に示した。
電解初期の硫酸濃度を24.8g/lとなるようにした以外は実施例1と同様な方法で電解二酸化マンガンを得た。
製造条件を表1に、結果を表2に示した。
電解後半の硫酸濃度を39.5g/lとなるようにした以外は実施例1と同様な方法で電解二酸化マンガンを得た。
製造条件を表1に、結果を表2に示した。
電解初期の硫酸濃度を24.8g/l、電解後半の硫酸濃度を39.7g/lとなるようにした以外は実施例1と同様な方法で電解二酸化マンガンを得た。
製造条件を表1に、結果を表2に示した。
電解初期の硫酸濃度を25.4g/lとなるようにした以外は実施例1と同様な方法で電解二酸化マンガンを得た。
製造条件を表1に結果を表2に示した。
電解初期の硫酸濃度を24.7g/lとなるようにした以外は実施例1と同様な方法で電解二酸化マンガンを得た。
製造条件を表1に、結果を表2に示した。
電流密度を0.5A/dm2、電解温度を96℃、電解補給液のマンガン濃度を40.0g/lとし、電解中全期間を通して電解液中の硫酸濃度を32.9g/lの一定の条件とする従来の一般的な電解法で14日間電解して電解二酸化マンガンを得た。製造条件を表1に結果を表2に示した。
得られた電解二酸化マンガンは、アルカリ電位が274mVであり、FWHMが2.3°であり、FWHMから換算される結晶子径は37.3Å、(110)/(021)が0.66、BET比表面積が28.5m2/gであった。
低硫酸濃度一定での電解によって得られた二酸化マンガンは、結晶子径が大きく、アルカリ電位が低いものであった。
つぎに、この電解二酸化マンガンを実施例1と同様の方法で、前述したミドルレート放電試験を行い、その放電容量を100%とした。
また、得られた電解二酸化マンガンの3~5nmの細孔容積を測定した結果、0.015cm3/gであった。
電流密度を0.5A/dm2、電解温度を96℃、電解補給液をマンガン濃度40.0g/lの硫酸マンガン液とし、電解初期と電解後半の硫酸濃度を30g/l、50g/lとなるように15日間電解した。前半の濃度で10日、後半の濃度で5日電解を行った。製造条件を表1に、結果を表2に示した。
得られた電解二酸化マンガンは、アルカリ電位が323mV、FWHMが2.5°であり、(110)/(021)が0.61、且つBET比表面積が29.9m2/gであった。
電流密度を0.5A/dm2、電解温度を96℃、電解補給液をマンガン濃度40.0g/lの硫酸マンガン液とし、電解初期と電解後半の硫酸濃度を33g/l、65g/lとなるように17日間電解した。前半の濃度で12日、後半の濃度で5日電解を行った。
得られた電解二酸化マンガンは、アルカリ電位が317mV、FWHMが2.9°であり、(110)/(021)が0.53、且つBET比表面積が29.0m2/gであった。
つぎに、この電解二酸化マンガンのミドルレート放電特性を測定した結果、比較例1に対して102%であった。製造条件を表1に、結果を表2に示した。
また、得られた電解二酸化マンガンの3~5nmの細孔容積を測定した結果、0.015cm3/gであった。
得られた電解二酸化マンガンはアルカリ電位が高いが、実施例の電解二酸化マンガンに比べてミドルレート放電特性が低かった。
加温装置を有し、陽極としてチタン板、陰極として黒鉛板をそれぞれ向かい合うように懸垂せしめた内容積12リットルの電解槽を用いて電解を行った。
電解では、電解供給液にはマンガンイオン濃度40g/lの硫酸マンガン溶液を用い、電流密度0.55A/dm2、電解初期と電解後半の硫酸濃度を25.0g/l、40g/lとなるように調整し、前半の硫酸濃度で12日、後半の硫酸濃度で5日の計17日電解を行った。
電解後、電着した板状の電解二酸化マンガンを純水にて洗浄後、打撃により剥離し、得られた塊状物をボールミルで粉砕して、電解二酸化マンガンの粉砕物を得た。
次に、中和処理として、この電解二酸化マンガン粉砕物を水槽に入れて200g/lのスラリー状とし、撹拌しながら、そのスラリーのpHが4.5になるように20重量%水酸化ナトリウム水溶液を添加し、60分間撹拌を行った。
次に、撹拌を止めて、15分間静定した後、上澄み部分をデカンテーションで取り除き、新たに水を加えて洗浄を行う操作を2回行ない洗浄処理とした。続いて、ろ過分離、乾燥を行い、電解二酸化マンガン粉末を得た。
得られた電解二酸化マンガンの製造条件を表3に、結果を表4に示した。
電解供給液にマンガンイオン濃度40.3g/lの硫酸マンガン溶液を用い、電解初期の硫酸濃度を23.4g/l、電解後半の硫酸濃度を40.0g/lとなるように調整し、前半の硫酸濃度で5日、後半の硫酸濃度で5日の計10日電解を行った以外は実施例11と同様な条件で電解を行った。
電解後、スラリーのpHが2.8になるように中和処理をした以外は実施例11と同様な方法によって電解二酸化マンガン粉末を得た。
得られた電解二酸化マンガンの製造条件を表3に、結果を表4に示した。
電解供給液にマンガンイオン濃度40.1g/lの硫酸マンガン溶液を用い、電解初期の硫酸濃度を23.2g/l、電解後半の硫酸濃度を39.6g/lとなるように調整し、前半の硫酸濃度で5日、後半の硫酸濃度で5日の計10日電解を行った以外は実施例11と同様な条件で電解を行った。
電解後、スラリーのpHが2.8になるように中和処理をした以外は実施例11と同様な方法によって電解二酸化マンガン粉末を得た。
得られた電解二酸化マンガンの製造条件を表3に、結果を表4に示した。
電解供給液にマンガンイオン濃度40.1g/lの硫酸マンガン溶液を用い、電解初期の硫酸濃度を24.9g/l、電解後半の硫酸濃度を36.2g/lとなるように調整し、前半の硫酸濃度で5日、後半の硫酸濃度で5日の計10日電解を行った以外は実施例11と同様な条件で電解を行った。
電解後、スラリーのpHが2.79になるように中和処理をした以外は実施例11と同様な方法によって電解二酸化マンガン粉末を得た。
得られた電解二酸化マンガンの製造条件を表3に、結果を表4に示した。
電解供給液にマンガンイオン濃度39.4g/lの硫酸マンガン溶液を用い、電解初期の硫酸濃度を28.6g/l、電解後半の硫酸濃度を36.5g/lとなるように調整し、前半の硫酸濃度で5日、後半の硫酸濃度で5日の計10日電解を行った以外は実施例11と同様な条件で電解を行った。
電解後、スラリーのpHが2.79になるように中和処理をした以外は実施例11と同様な方法によって電解二酸化マンガン粉末を得た。
得られた電解二酸化マンガンの製造条件を表3に、結果を表4に示した。
電解供給液にマンガンイオン濃度40.0g/lの硫酸マンガン溶液を用い、電解初期の硫酸濃度を25.0g/l、電解後半の硫酸濃度を40.0g/lとなるように調整し、前半の硫酸濃度で12日、後半の硫酸濃度で5日の計17日電解を行った以外は実施例11と同様な条件で電解を行った。
電解後、スラリーのpHが2.6になるように中和処理をした以外は実施例11と同様な方法によって電解二酸化マンガン粉末を得た。
得られた電解二酸化マンガンの製造条件を表3に、結果を表4に示した。
電解供給液にマンガンイオン濃度40.0g/lの硫酸マンガン溶液を用い、電解初期の硫酸濃度を25.2g/l、電解後半の硫酸濃度を40.0g/lとなるように調整し、前半の硫酸濃度で12日、後半の硫酸濃度で5日の計17日電解を行った以外は実施例11と同様な条件で電解を行った。
電解後、スラリーのpHが2.6になるように中和処理をした以外は実施例11と同様な方法によって電解二酸化マンガン粉末を得た。
得られた電解二酸化マンガンの製造条件を表3に、結果を表4に示した。
電解供給液にマンガンイオン濃度40.0g/lの硫酸マンガン溶液を用い、電解初期の硫酸濃度を24.6g/l、電解後半の硫酸濃度を39.5g/lとなるように調整し、前半の硫酸濃度で12日、後半の硫酸濃度で5日の計17日電解を行った以外は実施例11と同様な条件で電解を行った。
電解後、スラリーのpHが2.6になるように中和処理をした以外は実施例11と同様な方法によって電解二酸化マンガン粉末を得た。
得られた電解二酸化マンガンの製造条件を表3に、結果を表4に示した。
電解供給液にマンガンイオン濃度40.0g/lの硫酸マンガン溶液を用い、電解初期の硫酸濃度を25.0g/l、電解後半の硫酸濃度を39.6g/lとなるように調整し、前半の硫酸濃度で12日、後半の硫酸濃度で5日の計17日電解を行った以外は実施例11と同様な条件で電解を行った。
電解後、スラリーのpHが2.6になるように中和処理をした以外は実施例11と同様な方法によって電解二酸化マンガン粉末を得た。
得られた電解二酸化マンガンの製造条件を表3に、結果を表4に示した。
電解から粉砕までを実施例11と同様な条件で行い、電解二酸化マンガンの粉砕物を得た。
次に、水洗処理として、この電解二酸化マンガン粉砕物を水槽に入れて500g/lのスラリー状とし、20分間撹拌しながら、15分間静定した後、上澄み部分をデカンテーションで取り除き、新たに水を加えて洗浄を行う操作を3回行った。続いて、中和処理として、スラリーのpHが5.6になるように、同液に20重量%水酸化ナトリウム水溶液を加え、60分間撹拌を行い、続いて、ろ過分離、乾燥を行って、電解二酸化マンガン粉末を得た。
得られた電解二酸化マンガンの製造条件を表3に、結果を表4に示した。
電解初期の硫酸濃度は実施例11と同様で、電解後半の硫酸濃度を65g/lとなるように調整し、電流密度0.57A/dm2で、前半の濃度で12日、後半の濃度で4日の計16日間電解を行った以外は実施例11と同様な方法で電解を行い、電解二酸化マンガンの粉砕物を得た。
次に、実施例20と同様な処理により電解二酸化マンガン粉末を得た。
得られた電解二酸化マンガンの製造条件を表3に、結果を表4に示した。
比較例4はアルカリ電位が高かったが、ハイレート放電特性及びミドルレート放電特性が共に低かった。
電解供給液にマンガンイオン濃度40g/lの硫酸マンガン溶液を用い、電解開始から電解終了までの電解液の組成がマンガンイオン濃度26g/l、硫酸濃度33g/lとなるように調整して14日間電解した以外は実施例11と同様に電解を行なった以外は実施例20と同様な処理によって電解二酸化マンガン粉末を得た。
得られた電解二酸化マンガンの製造条件を表3に、結果を表4に示した。
本比較例は一般的な製造条件で製造された電解二酸化マンガンであり、ハイレート放電特性、ミドルレート放電特性がともに低かった。
電解条件を比較例5と同様にし、電解後の処理において中和処理のスラリーのpHを4.2とした以外は実施例11と同様に処理を行って電解二酸化マンガン粉末を得た。
得られた電解二酸化マンガンの製造条件を表3に、結果を表4に示した。
中和処理を行わなかった以外は比較例5と同様の方法で電解二酸化マンガン粉末を得た。
得られた電解二酸化マンガンの製造条件を表3に、結果を表4に示した。
なお、2009年8月24日に出願された日本特許出願2009-193160号及び2009年12月8日に出願された日本特許出願2009-278237号の明細書、特許請求の範囲、図面及び要約書の全内容をここに引用し、本発明の明細書の開示として、取り入れるものである。
2 KOH水溶液
3 多孔板
4 セパレーター
5 Niリード
6 Ni板
7 正極合剤
8 亜鉛負極
9 シリコンゴム栓
10 塩ビ製スクリュー式コック
11 塩ビ製押え板
12 金属材料板(SKD-11板)
13 ペレット成形体
14 塩ビ製腐食試験用器(本体)
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- 40重量%KOH水溶液中で水銀/酸化水銀参照電極を基準として測定したときの電位が280mV以上310mV未満であり、CuKα線を光源とするXRD測定における(110)面の半価全幅(FWHM)が2.2°以上2.9°以下であり、X線回折ピークにおける(110)/(021)のピーク強度比が0.50以上0.80以下であることを特徴とする電解二酸化マンガン。
- X線回折ピークにおける(110)面の面間隔が4.00Å以上4.06Å以下であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の電解二酸化マンガン。
- JIS-pH(JISK1467)が1.5以上2.6未満、ナトリウム含有量が0.02重量%以上0.10重量%未満であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の電解二酸化マンガン。
- 硫酸根含有量が1.30重量%未満であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の電解二酸化マンガン。
- メジアン径が30μm以上50μm以下であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の電解二酸化マンガン。
- BET比表面積が20m2/g以上50m2/g以下であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の電解二酸化マンガン。
- 硫酸-硫酸マンガン混合水溶液中の電解により二酸化マンガンを製造する方法において、電解終了時の電解液中の硫酸濃度が、電解開始時の電解液中の硫酸濃度より高く、かつ、電解開始時の硫酸濃度が20g/L以上35g/L以下、電解終了時の硫酸濃度が35g/Lを超え40g/L以下であることを特徴とする電解二酸化マンガンの製造方法。
- 電解終了時の電解液中の硫酸濃度が電解開始時の電解液中の硫酸濃度より高い濃度の硫酸-硫酸マンガン浴において二酸化マンガンを電解析出し、得られた電解二酸化マンガンを粉砕してスラリーを得、該スラリーをpHを2.0以上5.0以下に中和した後に洗浄し、乾燥することを特徴とする請求項7に記載の電解二酸化マンガンの製造方法。
- 電解二酸化マンガン中のアルカリ金属含有量を0.02重量%以上0.10重量%未満まで洗浄することを特徴とする請求項8に記載の電解二酸化マンガンの製造方法。
- 電解二酸化マンガン中の硫酸根含有量を1.30重量%未満まで洗浄することを特徴とする請求項8に記載の電解二酸化マンガンの製造方法。
- 請求項1に記載の電解二酸化マンガンを含むことを特徴とする電池用正極活物質。
- 請求項11の電池用正極活物質を含むことを特徴とする電池。
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