NgoJanuwari 14, i-Enjie Co., Ltd. imemezele izibuyekezo ezihlobene nezinto zayo zebhethri ye-all-solid-state. Inkampani yayo engaphansi, i-Hunan Enjie Advanced New Material Technology Co., Ltd., igxile ekuthuthukiseni i-lithium sulfide ehlanzekile, ama-electrolyte aqinile e-sulfide, namagobolondo ahlobene. Le nkampani iqede umugqa wokuhlola i-lithium sulfide ehlanzekile futhi yaqala ukusebenza kumugqa wokukhiqiza ama-electrolyte angu-10-ton, osulungile manje ukuthunyelwa. Ukwanda esikhathini esizayo kuzoncika esidingweni semakethe.
Enjie noted that the price of lithium sulfide has room to fall as technology, processes, and the supply chain mature, and as production scales up. For instance, if manufacturers using the hydrogen sulfide or sulfur source routes solve their scaling challenges, costs will decrease. Enjie’s own carbon thermal reduction method also scales well, and larger production volumes will lower costs further.
The domestic equipment market is mature. Existing equipment can produce sulfide solid-state electrolytes with only customized modifications for sulfide properties. There are no major equipment bottlenecks. Regarding capacity, the company currently operates a 10-ton annual production line for electrolytes. It will time any expansion according to downstream demand.
Lithium sulfide production follows three main routes:
- I-Solid-phase (i-carbon thermal reduction): Ivikelekile futhi ilungele ukukhiqizwa ngobuningi. Ingasebenzisa imishini yokukhiqiza i-lithium iron phosphate eshintshiwe futhi ihambisana nokukhiqizwa kwezinto ze-cathode. Okubi ukuthi i-carbon ne-lithium sulfate azipheleli.
- I-Gas-phase: Inokushisa okuphansi kokuphendula kanye nenqubo elula. Noma kunjalo, i-hydrogen sulfide iyavala, iyabulala, futhi iyavela. Imishini idinga umklamo wangokwezifiso ofana nemigqa ye-silicon-carbon anode, okwenza kube nzima ukukala.
- I-Liquid-phase: Ingasebenzisa imishini ye-solid-phase noma ye-electrolyte eshintshiwe. Okubi kufaka phakathi ukubilisa kwe-solvent, ukuvunywa okuqinile kwemvelo kwamanye ama-solvent anobuthi njenge-NMP, kanye nokuqukethwe okuphezulu kwe-residual solvent.
Ukusetshenziswa kwamandla okuhlukanisa inqubo emanzi kuhlala kuphezulu ngenxa yesidingo esinamandla, ikakhulukazi esivela emakethe yokugcina amandla. U-Enjie uzibophezele ekuhlinzekeni izihlukanisi ezisezingeni eliphezulu namasevisi emhlabeni wonke. Le nkampani ilindele ukuthi isidingo sezihlukanisi zenqubo emanzi sikhule kuze kube ngu-2026, kanye nezidingo ezikhulayo zamandla okugcina kanye namabhethri amandla.