Batteries and Accumulators

Besides the well known application of lithium metal in primary lithium batteries (anode material for high energy density cells), numerous lithium salts are used as electrolytes in primary and secondary lithium batteries. These salts include lithium chloride, bromide, iodide, perchlorate, and nitride. In nickel metal hydride accumulators, lithium hydroxide maintains the conductivity of the electrolyte by precipitating carbon dioxide as lithium carbonate.