Patent 7220397 was granted and assigned to Cabot Corporation on May, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Pressed material such as anodes are described and formed from oxygen reduced oxide powders using additives, such as binders and/or lubricants. Methods to form the pressed material are also described, such as with the use of atomizing, spray drying, fluid bed processing, microencapsulation, and/or coacervation.