It’s a rewarding and meaningful day for our technical team as we warmly received a faculty-led student research group from university at our new energy material R&D pilot workshop. The core purpose of this visit is to carry out complete hands-on experimental research on the co-precipitation synthesis of lithium battery ternary precursors with our industrial pilot reaction kettle system.
Before the formal experiment kicked off, our chief process engineer delivered a detailed introduction to the whole set of stainless steel jacketed reaction equipment. We elaborated on the structural design of the reactor, supporting constant temperature circulation machine, automatic feeding pipeline, online pH monitoring module and high-shear stirring unit, and explained how each component works together to realize stable liquid-phase synthesis of metal hydroxide precursors. The university teachers shared their academic research directions and the bottlenecks they encountered in laboratory small-scale trials, laying a solid foundation for targeted communication in the subsequent operation session.
During the hands-on operation phase, teachers and students took turns to operate the full process independently under our engineers’ real-time guidance. From weighing raw metal salt solutions, configuring buffer base liquid, controlling accurate feeding rate, adjusting reaction temperature and stirring speed, to monitoring pH value fluctuation in real time, timing precipitation reaction, circulating mother liquor and extracting samples for observation—every single experimental link was fully practiced. While running the equipment, they carefully recorded thousands of sets of parameter data, closely observed the microscopic state of the slurry inside the reactor, and raised numerous professional questions about particle size uniformity, secondary agglomeration, sedimentation performance and impurity element control of ternary precursors. Our technical staff combined years of mass production pilot experience to give targeted answers, and we jointly discussed feasible parameter optimization strategies to improve material consistency.
Different from tiny lab glass reactors used on campus, our pilot reaction kettle fully simulates the working conditions of industrial mass production lines. This on-site practice allows university researchers to break through the limitations of textbook theory and small laboratory equipment, and truly feel the differences between laboratory synthesis and industrialized preparation of new energy materials. Teachers can collect authentic industrial process cases to enrich undergraduate and postgraduate teaching content; students gain precious practical operation experience with large-scale reaction equipment, helping them build a more comprehensive cognition of the whole ternary precursor manufacturing chain from lab to factory.
We have long adhered to the development concept of integrating industry, university and research, and regard school-enterprise cooperation as a key driving force for technological iteration and talent reserve in the lithium battery material industry. Academic institutions excel at theoretical innovation and forward-looking research, while our company owns complete pilot test equipment and rich industrial process accumulation. The organic combination of the two sides can accelerate the transformation of laboratory research results into mature industrial production technologies.
Looking ahead, we are eager to build long-term in-depth cooperation channels with more universities across the globe. We welcome more university research teams to come to our workshop for pilot experiments, jointly launch new material development projects, exchange process research data, and co-train professional technical talents who master both academic theory and industrial operation capabilities. Together, we will keep exploring higher-performance ternary precursor materials, and contribute joint efforts to the high-quality development of the global new energy lithium battery industry.