From:
Jay Young <chemcon**At_Symbol_Here**JUNO.COM>
Subject:
Re: Immersant for Metallic Lithium
Date:
Sep 2, 2005 15:03 UTC
Reply-To:
chemcon**At_Symbol_Here**JUNO.COM
In-Reply-To:
Pay attention! Lithium FLOATS in kerosine.
Jay Young
Like I already said, ask the lithium supplier.
On Fri, 2 Sep 2005 10:06:22 -0400 Mike Lonon
writes:
> At 05:02 PM 8/31/2005 -0700, you wrote:
> >Can anyone advise what a good organic immersant is for lithium
> (specific
> >gravity = 0.534)?
>
> I'm sure there's something better out there, but Kerosene is popular
> for
> metallic lithium, sodium, potassium... because it doesn't absorb
> water,
> isn't extremely flammable and is oily enough to coat the chunks and
> prevent
> contact with water vapor in the air.
> Yet, it can be cleaned off fairly easily when you want to use the
> metal.
>
>
