Fortunately, the situation improves if one also considers recycling — the low melting point (180 °C) of lithium metal and the very low water solubility of its fluoride, carbonate and phosphate ...

A novel small modular reactor design will use its waste heat to desalinate water produced in Texan oil and gas wells.

The Monterey County Board of Supervisors declared a state of emergency following the massive blaze that has residents and ...

This converts the lithium at the interface into lithium fluoride (LiF). It is important to note that the lithium atoms of the cathode material remain as ions, that is, as positively charged particles.

Scientists have linked a lithium battery plant fire in California earlier this month to a surge in heavy metals found in nearby soil.

The EPA began monitoring for hydrogen fluoride, a highly toxic gas produced by lithium-ion battery fires, and for particulate matter on day two of the incident, according to the county’s timeline, ...