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Appearance: White, fine powder to 15±2 μm. Application: A free-flowing granular solid used in the production of cathode active material for lithium-ion batteries. It is also well suited for use in the production of lithium greases, dyes, resins, coatings, water treatment and many other specialty chemicals.
Appearance: White, fine powder to 5±1.5 μm. Application: A free-flowing granular solid used in the production of cathode active material for lithium-ion batteries. It is also well suited for use in the production of lithium greases, dyes, resins, coatings, water treatment and many other specialty chemicals.
Appearance: Metallic silver in color. Application: For use in alloys and battery applications.
High purity alloy grade lithium metal with a lower impurity profile than our standard alloy grade metal is offered to meet the demanding requirements of the production of lightweight aluminum lithium alloys, magnesium lithium alloys, and other similar lightweight metal applications. The purity of this grade of lithium metal enhances the finished product properties and is especially desirable within the aerospace and automotive industries.
Appearance: Metallic silver in color, surface appearance is gray with oil. Application: For use in battery applications.
The unique properties of lithium metal allow it to be used in various applications. Lithium has an atomic number of 3 and an atomic weight of 6.941. It is slightly harder than sodium, but softer than lead, and is extremely light with a density of 0.531 g/cm3, or about half that of water. The wide range between the melting point of 180.5°C and the boiling point of 1336°C along with its excellent heat capacity makes lithium a good medium for heat sink or heat transfer applications. Lithium is also a strong reducing agent and reacts readily even with weak oxidizers--reacting with nitrogen at ambient temperature. Even though lithium is a powerful reducing agent in many reactions, it is less reactive than the other elements in the alkali metals group.
LiOMe is a mild base used mainly in organic synthesis, most often in transesterifications. This reagent is offered currently in methanol solution of LiOMe (2.2M) and therefore is very easy to transfer from shipping container to storage or reactor. On contact with moisture, it is converted to methanol and lithium hydroxide causing the solution to become cloudy. For leading references, consult J. Mater. Res. 1999, 14, 1510.
Appearance: Clear, colorless to yellow solution. Application: Deprotonation and metal–halogen exchange reactions; synthesis of solution styrene butadiene rubber and of styrenic thermoplastic elastomers. Also used for synthesis of chemical intermediates.
n-Butyllithium is a very strong base, exceedingly useful in organic synthesis. NBL has found particular utility in deprotonation and metal–halogen exchange reactions. NBL is also a very effective initiator of anionic polymerization of styrene and conjugated dienes. The synthesis of solution SBR and of styrenic thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs), in particular, is facilitated by NBL. References: The Chemistry of Organolithium Compounds, ed. Zvi Rappoport and Ilan Marek, Wiley, 2004, West Sussex, England.
Appearance: Clear, colorless to yellow solution. Application: Deprotonation and metal–halogen exchange reactions; synthesis of solution styrene butadiene rubber and of styrenic thermoplastic elastomers. Also used for synthesis of chemical intermediates.