A lithium cobalt-based oxide cathode active material powder having: —a primary phase comprising Li, Co, and O, and —a secondary phase comprising LiNaSO.sub.4, wherein the content of said LiNaSO.sub.4 secondary phase in said powder is of at least 0.4 wt. % and inferior or equal to 1.1 wt. % with respect to a total weight of the cathode active material powder, said cathode active material powder being characterized in that it has a S/Na atomic ratio superior or equal to 0.80 and inferior or equal to 1.20.

The present invention provides a metal carbonitride comprising: i) a first metal, M.sup.1; and ii) a second metal, M.sup.2; wherein M.sup.1 is titanium, zirconium or hafnium; and M.sup.2 is vanadium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, iron, ruthenium or osmium.

The present disclosure relates to a novel improved method for continuous crystallization of highly crystalline clathrate hydrates. The novel improved method utilizes a novel hydrator capable of overcoming heat and mass transfer limitations that usually constrain crystallization rate and thus reduces process productivity. The disclosed method and hydrator are for production of crystalline clathrates in general, CO.sub.2 capture, capture of other clathrate forming compounds, CO.sub.2 storage and transportation, storage and transportation of any clathrate forming compound in a solid lattice, gas separation or water desalination or purification purposes.

A doped phosphorus-sulfur iodide solid electrolyte, a preparation method therefor, and use thereof. The chemical formula of said solid electrolyte is Li.sub.6-xM.sub.xP.sub.1-xS.sub.5I, in which 0<x<0.8, and M is tungsten and/or molybdenum. Said method comprises: 1) mixing a lithium source, a phosphorus source, an iodine source, a sulfur source, and an M source in an inert atmosphere, and then ball-milling same to obtain a solid electrolyte precursor; and 2) sintering the solid electrolyte precursor obtained in step 1) in an inert atmosphere or in vacuum to obtain the doped phosphorus-sulfur iodide solid electrolyte.

A zinc ion battery includes a cathode; an anode; a separator; and an electrolyte sandwiched between the cathode and the anode. The electrolyte includes a mixture of zinc perchlorate and sodium perchlorate, and a ratio of the sodium perchlorate to zinc perchlorate is at least 30.

An object is to provide an electrode active material that can provide an alkali metal battery having a longer charge/discharge life and a higher capacity. The problem is solved by means of an electrode active material for an alkali metal battery, represented by formula: A.sub.a1MS.sub.a2X.sub.a3 wherein A is selected from Li and Na; M is selected from V, Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr, Hf, Cr, Mo, and W which are group 4 to 6 elements; X is selected from F, Cl, Br, I, CO.sub.3, SO.sub.4, NO.sub.3, BH.sub.4, BF.sub.4, PF.sub.6, ClO.sub.4, CF.sub.3SO.sub.3, (CF.sub.3SO.sub.2).sub.2N, (C.sub.2F.sub.5SO.sub.2).sub.2N, (FSO.sub.2).sub.2N, and [B(C.sub.2O.sub.4).sub.2]; a1 is 1 to 9; a2 is 2 to 6; when a3 is 3 and a3 is 0, a2 is not 4; and when M does not include V, a3>0.

Provided are a hierarchical porous ZSM-5 molecular sieve and a preparation method therefor. The molecular sieve comprises micropores and mesopores, wherein the pore size of the micropores is 0.5-1.8 nm, the pore size of the mesopores is 4-30 nm, and the particle size is 0.3-4 μm. The molecular sieve is prepared by using a hemicellulose as a hard template agent. Also provided are a hierarchical porous HZSM-5 molecular sieve, which is obtained by subjecting the ZSM-5 molecular sieve to ion exchange with an ammonium chloride solution, and the use of ZSM-5 and HZSM-5 molecular sieves in the preparation of a sound-absorbing material, the sound-absorbing material made from the molecular sieve, and a speaker loaded with the sound-absorbing material. After being prepared into sound-absorbing particles, the molecular sieve can more effectively improve the absorption and desorption performances of air molecules, improve the low-frequency response of a speaker, improve the acoustic performance of the speaker, and improve the acoustic improvement stability of sound-absorbing particles in the speaker.

An object of the present invention is to provide a sulfide solid electrolyte having a reduced specific surface area; an electrode composite material, a slurry and a solid battery, in each of which the sulfide solid electrolyte is used; and a method of producing the sulfide solid electrolyte, and the present invention provides a sulfide solid electrolyte containing lithium (Li), phosphorus (P) and sulfur (S) elements, and also containing a crystal phase having peaks at positions of 2θ=23.2°±1.00° and 29.2°±0.500° in an X-ray diffraction pattern measured with CuKα1 radiation.

A niobic acid aqueous solution is provided having higher dispersibility than an ammonium niobate sol and having better solubility than a complex salt of niobic acid. The niobic acid aqueous solution contains 0.1 to 40 mass % of niobium in terms of Nb.sub.2O.sub.5, wherein no particles of 1.0 nm or more are detected in the particle size distribution measurement using dynamic light scattering. A method for producing the same includes adding a niobium fluoride aqueous solution containing 1 to 100 g/L of niobium in terms of Nb.sub.2O.sub.5 to an ammonia aqueous solution having an ammonia concentration of 20 to 30 mass % and reacting them, removing fluorine from the obtained reaction solution, and adding at least one selected from amines and ammonia to the obtained solution and reacting them.

A solid electrolyte material according to the present disclosure includes Li, DC, Y, Sm, and X. The DC is at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and Zn. The X is at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I. A battery according to the present disclosure includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte layer provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. At least one selected from the group consisting of the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the electrolyte layer includes the solid electrolyte material according to the present disclosure.