A continuous process for producing a material of a battery cell using a system having a mist generator, a drying chamber, one or more gas-solid separators and a reactor is provided. A mist generated from a liquid mixture of two or more metal precursor compounds in desired ratio is dried inside the drying chamber. Heated air or gas is served as the gas source for forming various gas-solid mixtures and as the energy source for reactions inside the drying chamber and the reactor. One or more gas-solid separators are used in the system to separate gas-solid mixtures from the drying chamber into solid particles mixed with the metal precursor compounds and continuously deliver the solid particles into the reactor for further reaction to obtain final solid material particles with desired crystal structure, particle size, and morphology.

Disclosed herein are materials and processes for production of lithium oxide materials, such as lithium lanthanum zirconium oxide (LLZO), having a small particle size and high density for use in lithium-ion batteries. Some embodiments are directed to forming and then heating a multiphase material comprising lithium carbonate and La.sub.2Zr.sub.2O.sub.7 in the presence of hydrogen gas at a temperature below the melting point of the lithium carbonate, such that at least a portion of the lithium carbonate decomposes to form lithium oxide. In some embodiments, the lithium oxide is heated to a temperature sufficient to crystallize the lithium oxide to form the solid electrolyte material comprising lithium lanthanum zirconium oxide (LLZO) particles.

Disclosed herein are materials and processes for production of lithium oxide materials, such as lithium lanthanum zirconium oxide (LLZO), having a small particle size and high density for use in lithium-ion batteries. Some embodiments are directed to forming and then heating a multiphase material comprising lithium carbonate and La.sub.2Zr.sub.2O.sub.7 in the presence of hydrogen gas at a temperature below the melting point of the lithium carbonate, such that at least a portion of the lithium carbonate decomposes to form lithium oxide. In some embodiments, the lithium oxide is heated to a temperature sufficient to crystallize the lithium oxide to form the solid electrolyte material comprising lithium lanthanum zirconium oxide (LLZO) particles.

Porous metal oxide microspheres are prepared via a process comprising forming a liquid solution or dispersion of polydisperse polymer nanoparticles and a metal oxide; forming liquid droplets from the solution or dispersion; drying the liquid droplets to provide polymer template microspheres comprising polymer nanospheres and metal oxide; and removing the polymer nanospheres from the template microspheres to provide the porous metal oxide microspheres. The porous microspheres exhibit saturated colors and are suitable as colorants for a variety of end-uses.

Porous metal oxide microspheres are prepared via a process comprising forming a liquid solution or dispersion of polydisperse polymer nanoparticles and a metal oxide; forming liquid droplets from the solution or dispersion; drying the liquid droplets to provide polymer template microspheres comprising polymer nanospheres and metal oxide; and removing the polymer nanospheres from the template microspheres to provide the porous metal oxide microspheres. The porous microspheres exhibit saturated colors and are suitable as colorants for a variety of end-uses.

The invention relates to a material consisting of hard fibers on which nanoparticles of metals or metal oxides, preferably period IV transition metal oxides, are deposited, using different techniques, said material being used in the degradation and removal of contaminants found in liquid matrices. The invention also relates to a method for the in situ synthesis thereof.

The invention relates to a material consisting of hard fibers on which nanoparticles of metals or metal oxides, preferably period IV transition metal oxides, are deposited, using different techniques, said material being used in the degradation and removal of contaminants found in liquid matrices. The invention also relates to a method for the in situ synthesis thereof.

The present disclosure relates to a method for producing a porous metal oxide powder, and more particularly, to a method for producing a porous metal oxide powder including obtaining metal oxide precipitate slurry from an aqueous metal salt solution dissolving a water-soluble metal salt in water; solvent exchanging the water by mixing a butanol solvent and the metal oxide precipitate slurry; and drying the solvent exchanged metal oxide under atmospheric pressure conditions.

The present disclosure relates to a method for producing a porous metal oxide powder, and more particularly, to a method for producing a porous metal oxide powder including obtaining metal oxide precipitate slurry from an aqueous metal salt solution dissolving a water-soluble metal salt in water; solvent exchanging the water by mixing a butanol solvent and the metal oxide precipitate slurry; and drying the solvent exchanged metal oxide under atmospheric pressure conditions.

The present invention relates to nanocrystalline cellulose, an efficient way of its preparation and to uses of such nanocrystalline cellulose. The present invention also relates to porous metal oxides having a chiral nematic structure which are prepared using nanocrystalline cellulose.