[Kevin_GWU]

So, I have been working in a battery lab for over a little over a year now, and I am curious if our electrode production is similar to other labs for Li ion batteries.

I work on the anode side.  Our material is  nano-graphitic.  We use an 80% active, 10%PVDF, 10% Carbon black ratio.  A slurry is made with NMP. The slurry is applied via dr. blade to a copper strip.  The electrode is dried in a vacuum oven, and finally pressed at about 5K psi, with another piece of copper on top. 

The problem I run into most often is losing material while pressing.  That is the reason We press on copper, hoping it doesn't stick to another material as well. 

Just curious if anyone has any suggestion or a similar process