PRODUCT NAME | Lithium chloride |
CAS NO. | 7447-41-8 |
DENSITY | 2.06 |
BOILING POINT | 1383 °C/1 atm (lit.) |
MELTING POINT | 605 °C (lit.) |
DESCRIPTION &APPLICATION | Lithium chloride solutions are used in large dehumidification systems in the air-conditioning industry. This use depends on the low equilibrium pressure of water vapor above solutions of lithium chloride. After the solutions have absorbed water, they are regenerated by heating. Lithium chloride is used in a number of salt mixtures. Such salt mixtures have low melting points allowing the material to be used in brazing fluxes and brazing baths. The molten lithium chloride-potassium chloride eutectic mixture can be used as an electrolyte. The mixture is electrolyzed for the production of lithium metal and is used as an electrolyte in voltaic cells. manufacture of mineral waters; in pyrotechnics; soldering aluminum; in refrigerating machines. |