LiCl

In this battery lithium dissolves from Li metal on the negative electrode and the resulting lithium ions combine with thionly chloride (SOCl2) to form lithium chloride (LiCl) in the positive electrode.

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LiCl becomes more concentrated as the brine is reduced by solar radiation, heat and wind.

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Lithium can be obtained in small quantities in the form of lithium chloride (LiCl) from just about anywhere in the world, but concentrated deposits - called salares - are found only in a few places.

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They did this by electrolysis of a LiCl/KC1 melt at 450 C, In the 1940's Lithium Chloride was used instead of salt, but was soon discontinued because of toxic effects.

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Salares result when pools of salt water, which contain LiCl, accumulate in basins that lack drainage outlets, allowing the water to gradually evaporate and leave dense layers of salt behind.

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An estimated 70 percent of the world's LiCl deposits are found in South

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To be used in a lithium battery, however, the LiCl must first react with soda ash to precipitate lithium carbonate (Li2CO3), which can then be processed into metallic lithium for use in making a battery's cathode.

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The process of harvesting LiCl exploits the same natural process that initially created the salt flat - evaporation.

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Chile is the world's largest producer of LiCl - not only because Chile already has highly developed mining, transport and processing infrastructure, but because its climate and geography are favorable for the evaporation that is central to producing lithium.

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Underneath the dried salt layer is a layer of brine - groundwater with a high concentration of LiCl in solution.

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