Polymer-based separators for lithium-ion batteries : production, processing, and properties /

Polymer-Based Separators for Lithium-Ion Batteries: Production, Processing, and Properties takes a detailed, systematic approach to the development of polymer separators for lithium-ion batteries, supporting the reader in selecting materials and processes for high-performance polymer separators with...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: DeMeuse, Mark T.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2021.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Polymer-Based Separators for Lithium-Ion Batteries
  • Polymer-Based Separators for Lithium-Ion Batteries
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1
  • Introduction to lithium-ion battery design
  • Introduction
  • Lithium-ion cells
  • Cell components
  • Cathodes
  • Anodes
  • Separators
  • Electrolytes
  • Cell chemistry
  • Battery operation
  • Trends in lithium-ion batteries
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • 2
  • Background and design of battery separators
  • Introduction
  • Separator properties
  • Separator properties during battery performance
  • Consumer electronics versus electric vehicles
  • Other emerging applications
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • 3
  • Characterization techniques for battery separators
  • Introduction
  • Structural properties
  • Thickness
  • Porosity
  • Pore size and pore size distribution
  • Shrinkage
  • Puncture strength
  • Tensile strength
  • Electrolyte uptake
  • Functional properties
  • Gurley
  • Tortuosity
  • Electrical resistance
  • Mixed penetration strength
  • Shutdown
  • Melt integrity
  • Future developments in characterization techniques
  • References
  • 4
  • Dry process for battery separator production
  • Introduction to battery separators
  • Steps in dry process
  • Extrusion
  • Annealing
  • Stretching
  • Cold stretching
  • Hot stretching
  • Heat-setting
  • Typical separator properties
  • Celgard 2320 Celgard 2400 material
  • Polymers used in dry process separators
  • Future developments
  • References
  • Further reading
  • 5
  • Wet process for battery separator production
  • Introduction
  • Steps in wet process technology
  • Extrusion
  • Stretching
  • Extraction
  • Heat setting
  • Structure of wet process separators
  • Properties of wet process separators
  • Advances in wet process technology
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • 6
  • Other separator production processes
  • Introduction
  • Nonwovens.
  • Electrospinning
  • Beta-nucleated polypropylene
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Further reading
  • 7
  • Ceramic-coated separators
  • Introduction
  • Ceramic coating basics
  • Ceramic coating patents
  • Commercial activity
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Further reading
  • 8
  • Unmet needs for battery separators
  • Introduction
  • Thinner separators
  • High-temperature separators
  • High-porosity separators
  • Electrolyte-absorbing separators
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Further reading
  • 9
  • Future developments in battery separators
  • Introduction
  • Consumer electronics
  • Electric vehicles
  • Power grids
  • Other uses for lithium-ion batteries
  • References
  • Index
  • Back Cover.