HNBR CATHODE BINDERS FOR BATTERY CELLS USING y-VALEROLACTONE AS PROCESSING SOLVENT

The invention relates to a polymer comprising or essentially consisting of monomer units derived from 1,3-butadiene, acrylonitrile and optionally, methacrylic acid, wherein the weight content of monomer units derived from 1,3-butadiene is at most 65 wt.-%, relative to the total weight of the polymer. The polymer is useful for manufacturing a cathode for a battery cell. The invention further relates to a cathode of a battery cell comprising the polymer as well as to a composition comprising the polymer and γ-valerolactone.