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Positive electrode for secondary battery, method of manufacturing the same, and lithium secondary battery including the same

Provided is a positive electrode for a secondary battery, which has a multi-layer structure including a first positive electrode active material layer and a second positive electrode active material layer, wherein the first positive electrode active material layer includes a first lithium composite transition metal oxide containing nickel, cobalt, and manganese, the second positive electrode active material layer includes a second lithium composite transition metal oxide containing nickel, cobalt, and manganese, the first lithium composite transition metal oxide and the second lithium composite transition metal oxide have mutually different nickel contents, wherein the positive electrode active material layer including a lithium composite transition metal oxide having a relatively high nickel content includes an electrolyte additive, and the positive electrode active material layer including a lithium composite transition metal oxide having a relatively low nickel content does not include an electrolyte additive.

Patent

Brief

Patent brief

Problem

How can microplastics and similar contaminants be removed from wastewater?

Novelty

Electrochemical treatment is reinforced by front-page matches on electrode.

Uses

Contaminant removal, Wastewater polishing, Electrochemical cleanup

Assignee

LG Energy Solution, Ltd.

Published

Mar 10, 2026

Inventors

Ji Hoon Ryu, Song Yi Han, Ki Won Sung

Domain

Environmental systems

Plain-English summary

Problem

How can microplastics and similar contaminants be removed from wastewater?

Solution

positive electrode for a secondary battery, which has a multi-layer structure including a first positive electrode active material layer and a second positive electrode active material layer, wherein the first positive electrode active material layer includes a first lithium composite transition metal oxide containing nickel, cobalt, and manganese, the second positive electrode active material layer includes a second lithium composite transition metal oxide containing nickel, cobalt, and manganese, the first lithium composite transition metal oxide and the second lithium composite transition metal oxide have mutually different nickel contents, wherein the positive electrode active material layer including a lithium composite transition metal oxide having a relatively high nickel content includes an electrolyte additive, and the positive electrode active material layer including a lithium composite transition metal oxide having a relatively low nickel content does not include an electrolyte additive.

Key novelty

Electrochemical treatment is reinforced by front-page matches on electrode.

Applications

Contaminant removalWastewater polishingElectrochemical cleanup

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