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Electrode and battery

In this disclosure, a battery is provided. The electrode includes an electrode current collector and an electrode active material layer, wherein the electrode active material layer includes a single crystal electrode active material and a polycrystalline electrode active material, and the single crystal electrode active material and the polycrystalline electrode active material are each a lithium transition metal composite oxide, and the electrode active material layer includes a first layer including a first surface opposite to the electrode current collector and a second layer including a second surface on the electrode current collector side, wherein the first layer includes the single crystal electrode active material as a main component of the electrode active material, and the second layer includes the polycrystalline electrode active material as a main component of the electrode active material.

Patent

Brief

Patent brief

Problem

How can microplastics and similar contaminants be removed from wastewater?

Novelty

The electrode includes an electrode current collector and an electrode active material layer, wherein the electrode acti...

Uses

Contaminant removal, Wastewater polishing, Electrochemical cleanup

Assignee

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Published

Mar 10, 2026

Inventors

Ryosuke Ohsawa, Masashi Ueda, Takuo Yanagi, Sokichi Okubo

Domain

Environmental systems

Plain-English summary

Problem

How can microplastics and similar contaminants be removed from wastewater?

Solution

In this disclosure, a battery is provided.

Key novelty

The electrode includes an electrode current collector and an electrode active material layer, wherein the electrode active material layer includes a single crystal electrode active material and a polycrystalline electrode active material, and the single crystal electrode active material and the polycrystalline electrode active material are each a lithium transition metal composite oxide, and the electrode active material layer includes a first layer including a first surface opposite to the electrode current collector and a second layer including a second surface on the electrode current collector side, wherein the first layer includes the single crystal electrode active material as a main component of the electrode active material, and the second layer includes the polycrystalline electrode active material as a main component of the electrode active material.

Applications

Contaminant removalWastewater polishingElectrochemical cleanup

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electrode

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