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      "id": "solids-content",
      "name": "Solids content",
      "section": "topic-manufacturing",
      "definition": "The mass fraction of a slurry that is not solvent, typically 50–70 %. Higher solids means less solvent to dry off, so less energy and a shorter oven, but a thicker slurry that is harder to coat evenly.",
      "unit": "wt %",
      "related": [
        "slurry",
        "drying",
        "coating"
      ],
      "example": {
        "title": "Calculate mass fraction",
        "text": "60 g solids plus 40 g solvent gives 60% solids by mass. This is not the dried electrode’s porosity."
      },
      "url": "https://lemonergy.com/learn/glossary/solids-content/",
      "mentions": []
    }
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        "lede": "The steps that turn powders and foils into a finished cell, in production order.",
        "context": "Place operations and quality checks in process order.",
        "example": "An electrode can meet coating mass targets but fail adhesion or moisture checks later.",
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        "definition": "The mixture of active material, conductive carbon, binder and solvent that is coated onto a current-collector foil to make an electrode. Positive slurries use NMP as solvent; graphite slurries are water-based.",
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          "coating",
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        "definition": "Evaporating the solvent from the wet coating in an oven tens of metres long. Drying too fast drives binder to the surface and weakens adhesion to the foil; it is the most energy-hungry step in the plant.",
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          "coating",
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          "calendering"
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          "title": "Identify what the measurement proves",
          "text": "Final coating mass alone does not prove uniform binder distribution or acceptable residual moisture."
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        "mentions": [
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      "type": "Term",
      "label": "Coating",
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        "name": "Coating",
        "section": "topic-manufacturing",
        "definition": "Applying slurry to the moving foil at a controlled wet thickness, usually with a slot die, often on both sides. Coating weight per area must be held within about one percent across the web, because every downstream property depends on it.",
        "related": [
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          "title": "Wet and dry thickness differ",
          "text": "Wet coating includes solvent. Dry thickness also depends on retained solids and resulting structure."
        },
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