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(43) Date of publication: 26.08.2020 Bulletin 2020/35 (21) Application number: 18869273.5 (22) Date of filing: 31.08.2018

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C09K 21/12(2006.01) H01M 10/056(2010.01) H01M 4/40(2006.01) H01M 4/86(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2018/049141 (87) International publication number: WO 2019/078965 (25.04.2019 Gazette 2019/17)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 19.10.2017 US 201715788188 (71) Applicant: Battelle Memorial Institute Richland, Washington 99354 (US)	(72) Inventors: ZHANG, Ji-guang Richland, WA 99352 (US) CHEN, Shuru Richland, WA 99352 (US) XU, Wu Richland, WA 99352 (US) CAO, Xia Richland, WA 99352 (US) REN, Xiaodi Richland, WA 99352 (US) (74) Representative: Bond, Christopher William  Forresters IP LLP Skygarden Erika-Mann-Strasse 11 80636 München 80636 München (DE)