Lithium chloride battery

Similar designs have been used in lithium chloride batteries, which operate at a temperature of 650°C. The cell has the form Li (liq.)/LiCl (liq.yClj (g), carbon.The two electrodes, the liquid lithium anode and the porous carbon anode in which the chlorine gas is fed imder pressure, are separated by a molten lithimn chloride electrolyte. The overall cell reaction is... 

Lithium Chloride. Lithium chloride [7447- 1-8], LiCl, is produced from the reaction of Hthium carbonate or hydroxide with hydrochloric acid. The salt melts at 608°C and bods at 1382°C. The 41-mol % LiCl—59-mol % KCl eutectic (melting point, 352°C) is employed as the electrolyte in the molten salt electrolysis production of Hthium metal. It is also used, often with other alkaH haHdes, in brazing flux eutectics and other molten salt appHcations such as electrolytes for high temperature Hthium batteries. 

Table 9. Specifications of cylindrical lithium—thionyl chloride batteries...

Catalogue of lithium-thionyi chloride batteries, Toshiba Battery Co., Ltd., 1996. 

E—Lithium Lithium anode Iodine, sulfur dioxide, thionyl chloride, and iron disulfide Secondary Lithium-iron disulfide batteries, lithium-ion batteries, and lithium polymer batteries... 

An experimental investigation of explosion hazards in lithium-sulfinyl chloride cells on forced discharge showed cathode limited cells are safe, but anode limited cells may explode without warning signs [1]. Extended reversal at -40°C caused explosion on warming to ambient temperature, owing to thermal runaway caused by accelerated corrosion of lithium [2], The violent explosion of a large prismatic cell of a battery is described [3], Another study of explosion mechanisms in lithium/thionyl chloride batteries is reported [4]... 

As the battery produces electricity, lithium chloride is formed on the cathode, and eventually the battery is no longer effective. Lithium batteries have long life and give high current-to-weight ratio, so they are widely used in digital cameras, watches, pacemakers, and so forth. 

Lithium sulfuryl chloride batteries, 23 654 Lithium SVO cells, speciality for military and medical use, 3 430t Lithium t-butoxide, 15 148 Lithium tetraborate, 15 137 Lithium tetrafluoroborate, in lithium cells, 3 459... 

Lithium chloride is used in the production of lithium metal by electrolysis. It also is used in metallurgy as a eutectic melting composition with potassium chloride (LiCl 41 mol% KCl 59 mol%). Other applications are in low temperature dry-cell batteries as a dehumidifier in air conditioning in welding and soldering flux as a desiccant in fireworks and in mineral waters and soft drinks. 

Lithium-base greases, especially the stearate, are efficient over an extremely wide temperature range up to 160°C. Lithium hydroxide (LiOH) is a component of the electrolyte in alkaline storage batteries and is employed in the removal of carbon dioxide in submarines and space capsules. Lithium bromide (LiBr) brine is used for air conditioning and dehumidification. Lithium hypochlorite (LiOCl) is a dry bleach used in commercial and home laundries. Lithium chloride (LiCl) is in demand for low-temperature batteries and for aluminum brazing. Other uses of lithium compounds include catalysts, glass manufacture, and, of course, nuclear energy. 

The lithium sulfur dioxide and the lithium thionyl chloride systems are specialty batteries. Both have liquid cathode reactants where the electrolyte solvent is the cathode-active material. Both use polymer-bonded carbon cathode constructions. The Li-S02 is a military battery, and the Li-SOCl2 system is used to power automatic meter readers and for down-hole oil well logging. The lithium primary battery market is estimated to be about 1.5 billion in 2007. 

The first work in this field was reported by Winnick et al. in 1995 [4], In order to design a sodium/iron(II) chloride battery, they examined a l-ethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium chloride/aluminum chloride-based system. As described by Lipsztajn and Osteryoung for lithium it was first necessary to synthesize the acidic ionic liquid by adding an excess of AICI3 and then adding an equivalent amount of sodium chloride as a buffer to obtain again the neutral species. 

Carbon and graphite are often used as supports for electrocatalysts, but they also have an electrocatalytic function in electrode reactions such as oxygen reduction in alkaline electrolytes, chlorine alkali industry, and SOCI2 reduction in lithium-thionyl chloride batteries. 

Material Tripod and wire gauze, tripod and clamps, burner, two iron nails, cable wire, alligator clips, porcelain crucible, 9-V battery, glass beaker, graphite electrodes, multimeter (V and A), lamp rock salt crystal, lithium chloride, potassium chloride. 

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