US Patent Issued to LG Energy Solution on April 7 for "Electrolyte for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery comprising same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,597,642, issued on April 7, was assigned to LG Energy Solution Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Electrolyte for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery comprising same" was invented by Dojoong Lee (Daejeon, South Korea) and Kihyun Kim (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is an electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery capable of improving the lifetime of a lithium secondary battery, by including a certain amount of magnesium chloride (MgCl2) in the electrolyte to form a stable electrode protective layer that prevents the consumption of salts and additives in the electrolyte solution, and a ...