Lithium hydroxide carbon dioxide reaction with

Lithium Peroxide. Lithium peroxide [12031 -80-0] Li202, is obtained by reaction of hydrogen peroxide and lithium hydroxide in ethanol (72) or water (73). Lithium peroxide, which is very stable as long as it is not exposed to heat or air, reacts rapidly with atmospheric carbon dioxide releasing oxygen. The peroxide decomposes to the oxide at temperatures above 300°C at atmospheric pressure, and below 300°C under vacuum. 

Sodium is, like all other alkali metals, a very strong reducing agent (more reactive than lithium), which has extremely violent reactions with numerous compounds. It causes a large number of accidents. Sodium peroxide is a very reactive oxidant, which has violent interactions with reducing agents. Carbonates, and especially sodium hydroxide, are bases which react with acids (the reaction is aggravated by the formation of carbon dioxide). 

PROBLEM 3.12 After lithium hydroxide is produced aboard the space shuttle by reaction of Li20 with H20 (Problem 3.11), it is used to remove exhaled carbon dioxide from the air supply according to the equation... 

The following procedure is based on the reaction of an aqueous solution of cobalt(II) chloride with the equivalent amount of (2-aminoethyl)carbamic acid, followed by oxidation with hydrogen peroxide and the subsequent formation of bis(ethylene-diamine)cobalt(III) ions. The bis(ethylenediamine)cobalt(lII) species are converted to the carbonato complex by reaction with lithium hydroxide and carbon dioxide. During the entire preparation a vigorous stream of carbon dioxide is bubbled through the reaction mixture. This procedure appears to be essential in order to minimize the formation of tris(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) chloride as a by-product. However, the formation of a negligible amount of the tris salt cannot be avoided. The crude salts have a purity suitable for preparative purposes. The pure salts are obtained by recrystallization from aqueous solution. 

Unlike the mesoionic 1,2,3-oxadiazoles (see Chapter 5.03), mesoionic 1,2,3,4-oxatriazoles 5 and 6 do not undergo 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions. Azides formed by loss of carbon dioxide from anhydro-5-hydroxy-l,2,3,4-oxatria-zolium hydroxides 4, on prolonged heating with lithium chloride, may be trapped by cycloaddition to an alkyne < 1996CHEC-II(4)679>. 

Carbon dioxide that is produced by astronauts can be removed with lithium hydroxide. The reaction produces lithium carbonate and water. An astronaut produces an average of 1.00 x 103 g of carbon dioxide each day. What mass of lithium hydroxide should engineers put on board a spacecraft, per astronaut, for each day ... 

HN03(aq) + MgO(s) —Mg(N03)2(aq) + H20(p Non-metal oxides are acidic. Therefore, a non-metal oxide will react with a base. This type of reaction is used in the space shuttle. Cabin air is circulated through canisters of lithium hydroxide (a base) to remove the carbon dioxide before it can reach dangerous levels. 

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