FUNCTIONALIZED PRE-CROSSLINKED HYDROGENATED NITRILE RUBBERS AS AQUEOUS BASED CATHODE BINDERS FOR LI-ION BATTERY APPLICATIONS

The invention relates to a functionalized and pre-crosslinked hydrogenated nitrile rubber as a binder in a cathode of a battery cell, to a cathode of a battery cell comprising said polymer, and to a composition comprising said polymer and an organic solvent.