Lithium fluoride product introduction

Lithium fluoride is white cubic crystal. Lithium fluoride has a bitter, salty taste although it has no odor. Its structure is similar to sodium chloride, but its solubility in water is much lower. Melting point 848℃, boiling point 1681℃. Evaporates at 1100～1200℃. Slightly soluble in water, solubility in water at 25 ℃ is 0.13g/lOOmL, insoluble in ethanol and other organic solvents, soluble in hydrofluoric acid and generate lithium hydrogen fluoride (LiHF2). It can not be burned. Decomposed by high heat to release toxic gas. Irritating. Inhalation, ingestion or percutaneous absorption will be poisoned.

Uses: used as electrolyte component in aluminum electrolysis industry to improve conductivity and current efficiency; used as neutron shielding material in atomic energy industry and as solvent in molten salt reactors; used as ultraviolet transparent window in optical materials. High-purity lithium fluoride can also be used for the production of lithium fluoride glass, the production of spectrometers and X-ray monochromator prisms. Battery-grade lithium fluoride is one of the necessary raw materials for the production of lithium hexafluorophosphate, a common electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries.