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Lithium nitrate

99.995 Suprapur®

Synonym(s):

Lithium nitrate

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
LiNO3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
68.95
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
EC Index Number:
232-218-9
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

for inorganic trace analysis

Quality Level

Assay

99.995%

form

solid

pH

7-9 (20 °C, 50 g/L in H2O)

mp

255 °C

solubility

522 g/L

density

2.36 g/cm3 at 20 °C

bulk density

910 kg/m3

storage temp.

2-30°C

InChI

1S/Li.NO3/c;2-1(3)4/q+1;-1

InChI key

IIPYXGDZVMZOAP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

  • Catalytic Behavior of Lithium Nitrate in Li-O2 Cells.: This study explores the catalytic role of lithium nitrate in lithium-oxygen batteries, demonstrating its effectiveness in enhancing the performance and stability of Li-O2 cells. The research highlights lithium nitrate′s potential to improve battery efficiency by facilitating the oxygen reduction and evolution reactions, making it a valuable component in advanced battery technologies (Sharon et al., 2015).

Analysis Note

Purity (metallic): ≥ 99.995 %
Assay (perchloric acid titration): ≥ 99.0 %
Chloride (Cl): ≤ 10 ppm
Phosphate (PO₄): ≤ 10 ppm
Sulfate (SO₄): ≤ 10 ppm
Al (Aluminium): ≤ 0.02 ppm
Ba (Barium): ≤ 1.0 ppm
Ca (Calcium): ≤ 1.0 ppm
Cd (Cadmium): ≤ 0.005 ppm
Ce (Cerium): ≤ 0.010 ppm
Co (Cobalt): ≤ 0.005 ppm
Cr (Chromium): ≤ 0.005 ppm
Cs (Cesium): ≤ 5 ppm
Cu (Copper): ≤ 0.005 ppm
Eu (Europium): ≤ 0.005 ppm
Fe (Iron): ≤ 0.05 ppm
K (Potassium): ≤ 5 ppm
La (Lanthanum): ≤ 0.005 ppm
Mg (Magnesium): ≤ 0.5 ppm
Mn (Manganese): ≤ 0.005 ppm
Na (Sodium): ≤ 5 ppm
Ni (Nickel): ≤ 0.005 ppm
Pb (Lead): ≤ 0.005 ppm
Rb (Rubidium): ≤ 0.5 ppm
Sc (Scandium): ≤ 0.005 ppm
Sm (Samarium): ≤ 0.005 ppm
Sr (Strontium): ≤ 1.0 ppm
Tl (Thallium): ≤ 0.010 ppm
Y (Yttrium): ≤ 0.005 ppm
Yb (Ytterbium): ≤ 0.005 ppm
Zn (Zinc): ≤ 0.020 ppm

Legal Information

SUPRAPUR is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Ox. Sol. 3

Storage Class Code

5.1B - Oxidizing hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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