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229741

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Lithium nitrate

99.99% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Lithium salt of nitric acid

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Linear Formula:
LiNO3
CAS Number:
7790-69-4
Molecular Weight:
68.95
EC Number:
232-218-9
MDL number:
MFCD00011094
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
24853743
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

99.99% trace metals basis

form

crystalline powder

mp

264 °C (lit.)

solubility

522 g/L at 20 °C

application(s)

battery manufacturing

SMILES string

[Li+].[O-][N+]([O-])=O

InChI

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

InChI key

IIPYXGDZVMZOAP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Lithium nitrate has been used as an additive to the electrolyte solution of bis(trifluoromethane)sulfonimide in lithium-sulfur batteries to increase the coulombic efficiency. It can also be used in the sol-gel synthesis of spinel lithium titanate (Li4Ti5O12) materials.

Pictograms

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GHS03,GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H272,H302,H319

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

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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FSL

Group 1: Oxidizing solids
Nitrates
Hazardous rank I
1st oxidizing solid

ISHL Indicated Name

Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ISHL Notified Names

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

JAN Code

229741-VAR:
229741-5G:
229741-25G:
229741-125G:
229741-BULK:

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Operando characterization of intermediates produced in a lithium-sulfur battery
Gorlin Y, et al.
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 162(7), A1146-A1155 (2015)
Sol-Gel Synthesis of Nanocomposite Cu-Li4Ti5O12 Structures for Ultrahigh Rate Li-Ion Batteries
Erdas A, et al.
Acta Physica Polonica A, 127(24), 1026-1026 (2015)
Ji-Yoon Song et al.
Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 8(2) (2018-02-08)
For practical application of lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs), it is crucial to develop sulfur cathodes with high areal capacity and cycle stability in a simple and inexpensive manner. In this study, a carbon cloth infiltrated with a sulfur-containing electrolyte solution (CC-S)
Separator for lithium-sulfur battery based on polymer blend membrane
Freitag A, et al.
Journal of Power Sources, 363, 384-391 (2017)
Balancing the chemisorption and charge transport properties of the interlayer in lithium-sulfur batteries
Yang L, et al.
Journal of Material Chemistry A, 5(24), 12506-12512 (2017)
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