Wednesday, March 26, 2014

441 pounds of Lithium batteris was on the plane

Lithium chloride and lithium bromide are hygroscopic and are used as desiccants for gas streams.[11] Lithium hydroxide and lithium peroxide are the salts most used in confined areas, such as aboard spacecraft and submarines, for carbon dioxide removal and air purification. Lithium hydroxide absorbs carbon dioxide from the air by forming lithium carbonate, and is preferred over other alkaline hydroxides for its low weight.
Lithium peroxide (Li2O2) in presence of moisture not only reacts with carbon dioxide to form lithium carbonate, but also releases oxygen.[92][93] The reaction is as follows:
2 Li2O2 + 2 CO2 → 2 Li2CO3 + O2.

No comments:

Post a Comment