The role of lithium hydroxide in application fields

lithium hydroxide is an inorganic compound with strong alkalinity and is widely used in industry and daily life. The following will introduce the application scope of lithium hydroxide.

1. Battery field

Lithium hydroxide has a wide range of applications in the battery field. In secondary batteries, lithium hydroxide can be used as an additive for positive electrode materials to improve the energy density and stability of the battery. In addition, lithium hydroxide can also be used as an electrolyte for batteries to improve the ionic conductivity and cycle life of batteries. In solar cells, lithium hydroxide can be used as an additive for glass films to improve the photoelectric conversion efficiency of batteries.

2. Medical field

Lithium hydroxide is also widely used in the medical field. As a strong base, lithium hydroxide can be used to prepare drugs, such as drugs for the treatment of hyperkalemia, antidepressants, etc. In addition, lithium hydroxide can also be used to prepare disinfectants and fungicides.

3. Environmental protection field

Lithium hydroxide also has important applications in the environmental protection field. Lithium hydroxide can be used to treat wastewater containing heavy metals, such as heavy metal ions such as lead and mercury, and convert them into insoluble hydroxide precipitates, thereby removing heavy metal ions. In addition, lithium hydroxide can also be used to treat fluoride-containing wastewater, converting it into insoluble fluoride precipitation to achieve the purpose of purifying wastewater.

IV. Other fields

In addition to the above fields, lithium hydroxide is also widely used in other fields. For example, in the ceramic field, lithium hydroxide can be used to prepare high-strength ceramic materials; in the metallurgical field, lithium hydroxide can be used to extract metal elements; in the cosmetics field, lithium hydroxide can be used to prepare alkaline detergents, etc.