Saint-Gobain Nano-Particle capabilities to enable High Value Batteries Manufacturing

Saint-Gobain Surface Conditioning has proven expertise in the development of ceramic particles and slurries. Our ceramic particles offer a range of properties providing flexibility to customize according to your needs for any type of solution.

Saint-Gobain ceramic material platforms in alumina (Al2O3), zirconia (ZrO2), ceria (CeO2), silica (SiO2), diamond and boron nitride (hexagonal and cubic BN), provide advanced properties for coatings and fillers in battery applications such as: thermal insulation and stability, electrical insulation, chemical inertness/corrosion resistance, and mechanical strength. These solutions provide for advancements in battery cell safety and lifetime.

Our solutions

1. Gasket: Additives for thermal runaway and safety management
2. Current Collector: Chemically stable coatings for improved cycling life
3. Cathode: Chemically stable coatings for high voltage cathode
4. Separator: Chemically stable coatings or additives for improved lifetime and safety
5. Insulator: Additives or electrical and thermal insulation

Special Requirements and Co-development	Global and Technical Support
To help our customers solve their toughest challenges, we: Work with a wide range of materials and processes Create particles with different morphology, hardness, size, strength/friability Modify the properties of current products or co-develop with customers to adapt to their manufacturing process and application performance	Global reach for local support to customers around the world Strong particle R&D capabilities and application testing Decades of experience in particle synthesis reduction, sizing and polishing