A process for treating a sulfurous fluid to form gypsum and magnesium carbonate, whereby the sulfurous fluid is scrubbed with a sequestrating agent to yield a scrubbed fluid, gypsum and magnesium sulfate. The flue gas desulfurized gypsum is isolated from the magnesium sulfate solution by filtration or centrifugation. The magnesium sulfate is reacted with a carbonate salt to produce a magnesium carbonate whereby the reaction conditions are controlled to control the properties of the magnesium carbonate produced.

The present invention relates to a process for the manufacturing of a calcium carbonate-comprising material, a calcium carbonate-comprising material obtained by a process as well as the use of the calcium carbonate-comprising material for paper filler and paper coating applications, cigarette paper applications, for plastics applications or in paints, coatings, adhesives, replacement of titanium dioxide, preferably in paints, sealants, food, feed, pharma, concrete, cement, cosmetic, water treatment and/or agriculture applications.

Objects are to provide a ferrite powder having a residual magnetization and a coercive force larger than those of spherical hard ferrite particle, and magnetic permeability μ″ is maximum in a specific frequency range, a manufacturing method thereof, a resin compound containing the ferrite powder, and a molded product made from the resin compound. To achieve the objects, a hexagonal plate shaped ferrite powder containing 7.8 to 9 wt % of Sr, 61 to 65 wt % of Fe, and 0.1 to 0.65 wt % of Mg, a manufacturing method thereof, a resin compound containing the hexagonal plate shaped ferrite powder, and a molded product made from the resin compound are employed.

The present invention provides a positive electrode active material for a secondary battery, which includes a core, a shell disposed to surround the core, and a buffer layer which is disposed between the core and the shell and includes pores and a three-dimensional network structure connecting the core and the shell, wherein, the core, the shell, and the three-dimensional network structure of the buffer layer each independently include a lithium nickel manganese cobalt-based composite metal oxide and at least one metallic element of the nickel, the manganese, and the cobalt has a concentration gradient that gradually changes in any one region of the core, the shell, and the entire positive electrode active material.

The invention generally relates to electrochemically active structures and methods of making thereof. More specifically, the invention relates to electrochemically active structure comprising a crystalline electride comprising a nitride or carbide of at least one of: an alkaline earth metal, a transition metal, a lanthanide metal, or a combination thereof, wherein the electride has a lattice capable of intercalating at least one ion, thereby releasing at least one electron into an external circuit; and wherein a change in lattice volume of the electride upon intercalating the at least one ion is less than about 40%. Further, methods of making these electrochemically active structures are disclosed. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

The present application discloses a composite graphite material, a secondary battery, an apparatus and a preparation method thereof. The composite graphite material includes a core material and a coating layer coating at least a part of the surface of the core material, the core material including graphite; wherein the absolute value K of zeta potential of the composite graphite material in deionized water with a pH of 7 is at least 20 mV. The use of the composite graphite material provided by the present application can improve the cohesion and bonding force of the negative electrode plate, thereby reducing the cyclic expansion of the secondary battery.

The present invention concerns a new solid material according to general formula (I) as follows: Li.sub.4−2xZn.sub.xP.sub.2S.sub.6 (I) wherein 0<x≤1. The invention also refers to a method for producing a solid material comprising at least bringing at least lithium sulfide, phosphorous sulfide, and a zinc compound, optionally in one or more solvents. The invention also refers to said solid materials and their use as solid electrolytes notably for electrochemical devices.

The present invention relates to a hydrophobic antimicrobial agent comprising a mineral material, which is surface coated with a copper and/or silver salt of at least one fatty acid, a method for its manufacture, wherein at least one fatty acid and at least one copper and/or silver salt are dissolved in a non-aqueous solvent, the solutions are combined, the copper and/or silver salt of the at east one fatty acid is precipitated by adding water, separated, and surface coated onto the mineral material. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the hydrophobic antimicrobial agent obtained by said method, the use thereof as a filler, products comprising the hydrophobic antimicrobial agent, and the use of a copper and/or silver salt of at least one fatty acid for surface coating a mineral material.

The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material containing a spinel composite solid solution oxide, a method for manufacturing same, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. The spinel composite solid solution oxide contains cubic (P4.sub.332) and face-centered cubic (Fd-3m) in an optimized solid solution ratio in the crystal, and a low content of lithium nickel oxide (Li.sub.zNi.sub.1−zO) is combined. A positive electrode active material containing the spinel composite solid solution oxide provides excellent output characteristics while having stable cycle-life characteristics according to the type and content of doping elements replacing transition metals, the synthesis temperature, and the amount of impurities generated.

The present invention provides a magnetic multilayer pigment flake and a magnetic coating composition that are relatively safe for human health and the environment. The pigment flake includes one or more magnetic layers of a magnetic alloy and one or more dielectric layers of a dielectric material. The magnetic alloy is an iron-chromium alloy or an iron-chromium-aluminum alloy, having a substantially nickel-free composition. The coating composition includes a plurality of the pigment flakes disposed in a binder medium.