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METHOD FOR APPLYING A PROTECTIVE LAYER TO A METAL OR METAL ALLOY SURFACE, AND ARTICLE COMPRISING SUCH PROTECTIVE LAYER

Publication EP4711491A1 Kind: A1 Mar 18, 2026

Applicants

VITO NV

Inventors

RANGASAMY, Vijay Shankar, VANGENEUGDEN, Dirk

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for applying a protective layer to a surface of a substrate, the surface comprising a metallic element or an alloy thereof, in particular wherein the metallic element is an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal. The present invention is further related to an article comprising such a substrate and a protective layer arranged on or covering at least part of the substrate. The invention is further related to an electrode comprising the article, in particular an anode, and to a battery (cell) comprising the electrode.

IPC Classifications

C23C 16/30 20060101AFI20250821BHEP B05D 1/00 20060101ALI20250821BHEP C23C 16/452 20060101ALI20250821BHEP C23C 16/513 20060101ALI20250821BHEP H01M 4/1395 20100101ALI20250821BHEP C23C 8/28 20060101ALI20250821BHEP C23C 8/36 20060101ALI20250821BHEP

Designated States

AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, ME, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR