GEA Niro develops spray drying systems for high-performance Li-ion battery materials

Leading supplier of spray drying technology, GEA Niro, has developed a set of spray drying systems for production of high-performance Li-ion battery materials.

As the quest to develop Li-ion batteries with increasing greater performance continues, it is more crucial than ever to realize the full potential of every part of the battery-making process. In manufacturing of materials for the cathode and anode, spray drying plays an important role -and hence also the performance of the spray drying systems applied by the manufacturers.

Working with several of the major companies developing the next generation of Li-ion batteries, GEA Niro has witnessed that the demands differ - both in terms of which product properties are requested and the capacity of the plant. At the same time, individual cathode and anode materials vary widely in composition and how they dry, so not one solution fits all. GEA Niro’s solutions are all tailored to the specific application and specification and based on the company’s vast experience in spray drying gained from working with the technology for decades and across industries.

With GEA Niro’s rotary and nozzle atomization systems, any particle size from just a few to several hundred microns can be obtained in a single compact, energy-efficient spray drying plant.

GEA Niro will be exhibiting in 'Battery Japan - 2nd Int'l Rechargeable Battery Expo' in Tokyo, Japan, 2-4 March 2011. Here, company representatives will be available to discuss how GEA Niro’s spray drying technology can help customers produce Li-ion powders to meet their exact specification. GEA Niro is also participating in the technical seminar taking place during the show with a speech on the topic ‘Spray Drying Solutions for Superior Li-ion Battery Materials’.

GEA Niro is a core technology centre in GEA Process Engineering, a business segment of the GEA Group. The technology centre is a world leader in industrial drying and maintains a focus on its core technologies that include spray, freeze and flash drying as well as fluid bed processing. GEA Niro supplies process units and complete process lines for powder production to the food, dairy, pharmaceutical and chemical industries. The technology centre is headquartered in Denmark with close to 500 employees.

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All business enquiries to:

GEA Niro
Gladsaxevej 305, DK-2860 Soeborg
Denmark.

Tel: +45 3954 5454

Anders Bo. Jensen
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http://www.niro.com

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