Patent ID: 8076026

Claim:
A battery comprising: a positive electrode mix comprising: a positive active material comprising a lithium transition metal oxide; a water soluble binder comprising a poly (acrylonitrile-co-acrylamide) polymer and water; and a conductive additive selected from the group consisting of carbon black, acetylene black, carbon fibers, coke, high surface area carbon and graphite and combination thereof; a negative electrode mix comprising: a negative active material selected from the group consisting of graphite, hard carbon, silicon, tin and lithium titanate; an organic solvent-stable, water soluble binder in the absence of a thickening agent and a wetting agent, the binder comprising a poly (acrylonitrile-co-acrylamide) polymer and water; and the conductive additive; and an electrolyte comprised of lithium salt in cyclic and linear carbonates.