LITHIUM CARBONATE COMPOUND

Production of low boron lithium carbonate from lithium-containing brine - US Patent 5219550 Description"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."Lithium metal has many industrial uses including, e.g., employing a blanket of the liquid metal for breeding purposes in nuclear fusion reactors in the nuclear power industry. Additionally, lithium metal is used in lightweight, compact primary and secondary lithium batteries for military and commercial applications and as a degasifier in the production of high-conductivity copper and bronze. Another use of this metal is in the synthesis of organometallic compounds for applications in the fields of rubber, plastics and medicines. Lithium metal is generally produced for such uses by electrolysis of an eutectic mixture of highly pure molten lithium chloride and potassium chloride.