Project Description
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
PRODUCT |
Lithium Hydroxide, Anhydrous |
CAS # |
1310-65-2 |
SYNONYM |
Lithium hydrate; Lithium hydroxide anhydrous; Lithium hydroxide (Li(OH)); Lithium hydroxide |
FORMULA |
LiOH |
APPEARENCE |
white, fine crystalline material |
MOLECULAR WEIGHT |
1.43 g/ccm at 20C |
BULK DENSITY |
0.4 – 0.5 g/ccm |
MELTING POINT |
462C |
THEORETICAL LITHIUM CONTENT |
29% |
SPECIFIC HEAT |
2.07 J•g-1•K-1 |
GRAIN SIZE |
about 90% 0.05-0.5 mm |
ASSAY |
typical 98.5% |
NA + K |
typical 0.08% |
MG |
typical 0.001% |
AL |
typical 0.04% |
FE |
typical 0.001% |
CO2 |
typical 0.8% |
CL |
typical 0.02% |
SO4 |
typical 0.02% |
SOLUBILITY |
11.3 g/100g water at 20C |
SOLUBILITY |
11.4 g/100g water at 40C |
SOLUBILITY |
12.0 g/100g water at 60C |
SOLUBILITY |
13.3 g/100g water at 80C |
SOLUBILITY |
15.0 g/100g water at 100C |
SOLUTION ENTHALPY |
20.4 kJ/mol in water |
ODOR |
odorless |
COLOR |
white powder or colorless crystal |
BOILING POINT |
dec. 924 c |
DENSITY |
1.5 |
SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE |
in alcohol |
MODERATELY SOLUBLE |
in water forming strongly alkaline solns. |
NOTES |
Used to absorb CO2 to purify gasses and air, as a heat absorber and heat storage, and as a catalyst for polimerization.
Available as powder, pellets and granules. Use: BUFFERING, HAIR WAVING OR STRAIGHTENING |