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Lithium borohydride

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hydrogen-storage grade, ≥90%

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Linear Formula:
LiBH4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
21.78
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
26111700
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

grade

hydrogen-storage grade

Quality Level

Assay

≥90%

form

crystals

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

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275 °C (dec.)

density

0.666 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

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SMILES string

[Li+].[BH4-]

InChI

1S/BH4.Li/h1H4;/q-1;+1

InChI key

UUKMSDRCXNLYOO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Lithium borohydride (LiBH4) is a complex hydride with a high hydrogen density. It is a strong reducing agent and an electrode material. It has a high gravimetric (18.4 wt%) and volumetric (121 kg/m3) hydrogen storage capacities. It can also be used in lithium-ion batteries.

Analysis Note

Hydrogen content, XRD plots and metal purity data are available upon request.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - Water-react 1

Storage Class Code

4.3 - Hazardous materials which set free flammable gases upon contact with water

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Nanoconfined 2LiBH4-MgH2-TiCl3 in carbon aerogel scaffold for reversible hydrogen storage
Gosalawit-Utke R, et al.
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 38(8), 3275-3282 (2013)
Effects of intermediate layer on interfacial resistance for all-solid-state lithium batteries using lithium borohydride
Takahashi K, et al.
Solid State Ionics, 262, 179-182 (2014)
Hydrogen storage properties of modified lithium borohydrides
Au M, et al.
Journal of alloys and compounds, 462(1-2), 303-309 (2008)
Mita Dasog et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 47(30), 8569-8571 (2011-06-28)
In the presence of large excesses of borohydride salts, gold monolayer protected-clusters can be grown to larger sizes simply by controlling the amount of reducing agent added to smaller clusters. In addition, gold monolayer clusters can be used as catalysts
Piter S Miedema et al.
Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 14(16), 5581-5587 (2012-03-20)
X-Ray Raman Spectroscopy (XRS) is used to study the electronic properties of bulk lithium borohydride (LiBH(4)) and LiBH(4) in porous carbon nano-composites (LiBH(4)/C) during dehydrogenation. The lithium (Li), boron (B) and carbon (C) K-edges are studied and compared with calculations

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