Lithium : technology, performance and safety / Francisco L. Tabares, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tabarés, Francisco L.

Series:

Chemistry research and applications series.

Chemical engineering methods and technology

Chemistry research and applications

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lithium.

Chemical engineering.

Lithium--Industrial applications.

Lithium industry--Safety measures.

Lithium industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Lithium is a chemical element with unique properties. Its applications in todays world are countless, from psychiatry to cell phones, and we are still far from exploiting all the exotic signatures of this amazing metal. Even so, the reader will find here a good sample of what is being investigated at present in the field of lithium chemistry and future applications in the new energy supply concepts. From carbon sequestration to fusion energy research, from lithium mining to your cell phone battery, this book will guide you through the fascinating world of the lightest solid element in earth.

Contents:

An Assessment of Lithium Resources / Jose Antonio Espi Rodriguez and Jose Luis Sanz Contreras, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, E.T.S de Ingenieros de Minas, Madrid, Spain

Lithium Safety and Material Compatibility / Claude B. Reed. Nuclear Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA

Lithium Glasses : Improvements as a Solid Electrolyte / M.A. Frechero, C.S. Terny and E. . Cardillo, INQUISUR- CONICET, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Bahia Blanca, Argentina

Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity of Formamidinato, Amidinato and Guanidinato Lithium Complexes / Tomas Chlupaty, Roman Olejnik and Ales Ruzicka, Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, Pardubice, Czech Republic

Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity of N,O-b-ketiminato and N,N'-b-diketiminato Lithium Complexes / Roman Olejnik, Tomas Chlupaty and Ales Ruzicka, Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, Pardubice, Czech Republic

Lithium Ceramics as an Alternative for the CO2 Capture : Analysis of Different Physicochemical Factors Controlling this Process / Tatiana L. Avalos-Rendon, M. Teresa Flores-Martinez, Lorena Martinez-de la Cruz, Jose Ortiz-Landeros, Rafael Rodriguez-Mosqueda and Heriberto Pfeiffer, Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico DF, Mexico

Lithium as Plasma Facing Component for Magnetic Fusion Research / Masayuki Ono, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ, USA

Lithium and Lithium Compounds for Tritium Breeding Technology Solutions / Luis Sedano, As Euratom/Ciemat, Madrid, Spain

Thermolectrical Properties of Lithium / Daniel Andruczyk and David Ruzic, Center for Plasma-Material Interactions, Department of Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering, University of Illinois, IL, USA.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62417-670-4