Lithium Fluoride (Industrial Grade)

Lithium fluoride is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula LiF. It is a colorless solid that transitions to white with decreasing crystal size. Although odorless, lithium fluoride has a bitter-saline taste. Its structure is analogous to that of sodium chloride, but it is much less soluble in water, it is mainly used as a component of molten salts. Partly because Li and F are both light elements, and partly because F2 is highly reactive, formation of LiF from the elements releases one of highest energies per mass of reactants, second only to that of BeO.

Lithium fluoride applications

Precursor to lithium hexafluorophosphate for batteries

Lithium fluoride is reacted with hydrogen fluoride (HF) and phosphorus pentachloride to make lithium hexafluorophosphate Li [PF₆], an ingredient in lithium ion battery electrolyte phosphorus pentachloride to make lithium hexafluorophosphate Li[PF₆], an ingredient in lithium ion battery electrolyte. 

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