Continuous synthesis of lithium iron phosphate nanoparticles in supercritical water: Effect of process parameters

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 229, Issue , 2013, Pages 313-323

  Hong, Seung Ah ^a   Kim, Su Jin ^a   Chung, Kyung Yoon ^a   Lee, Youn Woo ^b   Kim, Jaehoon ^c,d   Sang, Byung In ^e  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^d Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^e Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Lithium iron phosphate; Process parameters; Reaction mechanism; Supercritical hydrothermal synthesis

Indexed keywords

CHARGE-DISCHARGE CYCLE; LITHIUM IRON PHOSPHATES; PRECURSOR CONCENTRATION; PRECURSOR SOLUTION CONCENTRATION; PROCESS PARAMETERS; REACTION MECHANISM; REACTION TEMPERATURE; SUPERCRITICAL HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FLOW OF WATER; FLOW RATE; HYDRAULICS; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; IMPURITIES; LITHIUM; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS;

LITHIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 84880120520     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.05.094     Document Type: Article

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