Discussed is an electrode assembly manufacturing method including an operation of stacking an electrode and separator to form an electrode stack and an operation of laminating the electrode stack while heating the electrode stack in order to manufacture an electrode assembly having increased force of coupling between the electrode and the separator while preventing damage to the electrode assembly.

Disclosed is a packaging for a flexible secondary battery comprising a first polymer resin layer, a barrier layer formed on the first polymer resin layer to block water and gas, and a second polymer resin layer formed on the barrier layer. The thickness of the barrier layer is 30 to 999 nm. The barrier layer is multi-layered, and comprises graphene, a dispersing agent, and pyrene as a flexible linking agent, in which there is π-π conjugation (interaction) between the graphene and the pyrene. Also disclosed is a flexible secondary battery comprising the packaging.

The present disclosure relates to a multilayer composite that may include a multilayer composite that may include a first barrier layer and a first foam layer. The first foam layer may include a silicone-based matrix component, a flame retardant filler component, and an insulation filler component. The multilayer component may have a thickness of at least about 0.5 mm and no greater than about 10 mm. The multilayer component may also have a HBF flammability rating as measured according to ASTM D4986.

A laminated body pressing apparatus, which can restrain damage of a first outer ridge portion or a second outer ridge portion of a positive electrode plate during roller-pressing and can restrain damage of a strip-shaped first separator of a strip-shaped negative electrode body on a positive electrode plate side, includes a first press roller, a second press roller disposed parallel to the first press roller and spaced apart from the first press roller by a roller gap, and a metal plate feeding unit to feed a strip-shaped metal plate extending in a conveyance direction to the roller gap. The apparatus roller-presses the positive electrode plate and the strip-shaped negative electrode body by the first press roller and the second press roller in a state where the strip-shaped metal plate fed by the metal plate feeding unit is placed on the positive electrode plate placed on the strip-shaped negative electrode body.

An adhesive composition is described comprising unpolymerized cyclic olefin, a ring opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) catalyst or precatalyst thereof, and one or more adhesion promoter polymers. In one embodiment, the adhesion promoter is a polyolefin comprising maleic anhydride or silicon-containing moieties. In one embodiment, a combination of at least one polymeric polyisocyanate and at least one polyolefin comprising maleic anhydride or silicon-containing moieties provides a synergistic improvement. In another embodiment, a polymeric polyisocyanate adhesion promoter comprising oxygen atoms in the backbone has been found useful for bonding substrates such as polyamide, polyether ether ketone, or polyether imide. Also described are methods of bonding a substrate and articles, such as an electric battery cold plate assembly.

The present disclosure relates to a multilayer composite that may include a first porous layer, and a first barrier layer overlying the first porous layer. The first barrier layer may include a polyaramid material, a polyimide material, or any combination thereof. The multilayer composite may have a flame resistance rating of at least about 180° C. and a 50% strain compression rating of not greater than about 600 kPa.

An exterior material for an electrical storage device has a laminate including at least a base material layer, a barrier layer, and a thermosetting resin layer in this order, the barrier layer including an aluminum alloy foil that satisfies a composition of Si: 0.5 mass % or less, Fe: 0.2-2.0 mass % inclusive, and Mg: 0.1-5.0 mass % inclusive.

A battery packaging material that is excellent in electrolytic solution resistance and ink printing characteristics of the surface. A battery packaging material comprising a laminate having at least a protective layer, a base material layer, a barrier layer, and a heat-sealable resin layer in this order, wherein a maximum value A of absorbance detected in an infrared wavenumber range of 2800 to 3000 cm.sup.−1 and a maximum value B of absorbance detected in an infrared wavenumber range of 2200 to 2300 cm.sup.−1 satisfy the relation: 0.05≤B/A≤0.75, as measured from an outermost surface of the protective layer, using attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.

The present invention relates to multi-layered composite structures and to methods for the preparation thereof. The present multi-layered composite structures are light weight and capable of high load bearing making the present multi-layered composite structures especially suitable to be used as load bearing structures in, for example, automotive. Specifically, the present invention relates to methods comprising the steps of a) providing a mould for said multi-layered composite structure; b) layering said mould with two or more layers forming the outer surface of said multi-layered composite; c) filling said layered mould with a mixture comprised of non-expanded heat-expandable microspheres and closing said mould; and d) subjecting said closed mould to a temperature of 80° C. to 140° C. during 1 to 230 minutes thereby providing a relative pressure in said closed mould of 0.1 to 20 bar through expansion of said heat-expandable microspheres thereby forming a multi-layered composite structure in said mould with a foam enforced inner core and a multi-layered outer surface; and e) separating the multi-layered composite structure from said mould.

A polyolefin microporous film having a laminated structure provided with at least one layer A containing a polyolefin and at least one layer B containing a polyolefin. 0 mass % to less than 3 mass % of polypropylene is contained in layer A and 1 mass % to less than 30 mass % of polypropylene is contained in layer B. When the proportion of polypropylene contained in layer A is represented by PPA (mass %) and the proportion of polypropylene contained in layer B is represented by PPB (mass %), PPB>PPA. In the polyolefin microporous film, the heat shrinkage ratio in TD at 120° C. measured upon applying, in MD, a constant load determined on the basis of the relationship: load (gf)=0.01×piercing strength (gf) of polyolefin microporous film×length (mm) in TD of polyolefin microporous film, is 10 to 40% inclusive.