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This section provides an overview for lithium oxide as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 7 lithium oxide manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked lithium oxide companies as of December, 2024: 1.American Elements, 2.XI'AN FUNCTION MATERIAL GROUP CO.,LTD, 3.Muscat and Barka Business Trading.
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Lithium oxide is an oxide of lithium with the composition Li2O.
It has a molecular weight of 29.881, a melting point of 1,570°C, and a boiling point of 2,600°C. It is a colorless crystal at room temperature. The CAS registration number is 12057-24-8.
Lithium oxide is mainly used during the manufacture of conductive glass, batteries, and solid electrolytes. It is also used in glazes, where it is mixed with copper to produce blue colors and with cobalt to produce pinks.
In thermal barrier coatings (TBCs), they may be used for nondestructive emission spectrometry testing and degradation evaluation. In zirconia coatings, it is used as a doping agent together with yttrium oxide.
Lithium oxide is an ionic crystal composed of the lithium ion Li+ and the oxide ion O2-. It has a density of 2.013 g/mL and reacts with water (exothermic reaction) to form lithium hydroxide. Lithium Oxide is thermodynamically more stable than other alkali metal oxides.
Its crystal structure is cubic, with an inverted fluorite-type structure. This structure is similar to that of potassium oxide and sodium oxide. Lithium Oxide has a lattice constant of a = 4.61 Å. The lithium ion Li+ has a tetrahedral 4-coordination and the oxide ion O2- has a cubic 8-coordination.
Lithium oxide is sold primarily as a reagent product for research and development. The types of capacities include 5g, 10g, 25g, 100g, and 500g, and it is offered in capacities that are easy to handle in the laboratory.
Although highly reactive with water and highly hygroscopic, it is stable in an appropriate storage environment and is usually treated as a reagent product that can be stored at room temperature. It is sometimes sold in an argon-filled state.
Lithium oxide can be synthesized by burning metallic lithium in air or in oxygen. Lithium peroxide Li2O2 and lithium superoxide LiO2 are not produced in the reaction with oxygen, as in this reaction.
Other methods include synthesis as a decomposition product by heating anhydrous lithium hydroxide wrapped in silver foil in a nickel boat at 675°C under reduced pressure, lithium carbonate (heated at 700°C under reduced pressure for 50 hours), and anhydrous lithium peroxide (heated in helium at 450°C for 6 hours) (heated at 700°C for 50 hours under reduced pressure) or anhydrous lithium peroxide (heated at 450°C for 6 hours in helium).
Lithium oxide is a substance that easily absorbs water vapor and carbon dioxide. The reaction with carbon dioxide produces lithium carbonate. It also reacts gradually with water to give lithium hydroxide.
Since it can be altered by light, high temperatures and direct sunlight should be avoided in the storage environment. In addition, strong oxidizers are a miscibility hazard, and the hazardous decomposition products assumed are metal oxides. 3.
Lithium oxide is classified under the following GHS classifications:
As described above, this substance is highly hazardous to the human body. When handling, use appropriate personal protective equipment such as protective goggles, gloves, and dust masks, and ventilate well in the operating environment.
Wash exposed skin, including face and hands, after handling. In case of contact with the eyes, the eyes must first be carefully rinsed with water for several minutes regardless of whether contact lenses are worn or not.
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American Elements was founded in 1997 in California and currently has research and production facilities in Utah, Mexico, China, and the United Kingdom. AE manufactures and distributes advanced materials from a catalog of over 30,000 products for bulk industrial use as well as small scale laboratory use. AE also provides testing and analyses services including spectroscopy along with structural, thermal, and electrical analyses. AE holds sustainable development as a core corporate value and is committed to work to protect the health of the environment.
Stanford Advanced Materials was established in 1994 in Lake Forest, California to provide rare-earth products for research and development purposes. Stanford Advanced Materials serves many industries ranging from automotive to fashion to energy to research to sports to textiles. Stanford Advanced Materials manufactures and distributes purified metals, ceramics, composite materials including strips, plates, rods, wires, and bars, as well as laboratory equipment and optical equipment including crystals, lenses, splitters, and windows.
Muscat and Barka Business Trading - MBBT is a manufacturer and supplier of chemicals, based in Muscat, Oman, since 1995. The company produces and supplies chemicals that are used as raw materials for various industries for example Per Chloro Ethylene is used as a dry cleaning agent, chemical intermediate, and for metal degreasing and cleaning, and Lead nitrate is used in the manufacturing of Lead paint, matches, and special explosives. They also specialize in petrochemical and industrial solvents and their other chemicals have uses in the pharmaceutical, food, agro-veterinary, and process industries.
Merck, started in 1668 and based in Darmstadt, Germany, is a supplier of solutions and services for research, development, and manufacture of pharmaceutical and biotechnological drug therapies. The company serves the life science industry and has a broad portfolio of 300,000 products, including biopharmaceutical manufacturing, industrial microbiology, reagent, life science research, and water purification products. It is available in 66 countries, brings together six brands, and has several ISO certifications, including ISO 13485, ISO 14001, ISO 13485, and ISO 50001.
Nacalai Tesque Inc., founded in 1846 and headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, is a manufacturer of research chemicals, fine chemicals, diagnostics, and the related instruments. Some of its products include cytokines, nucleic acid electrophoresis, cell dissociation reagents, and sialic acid-related products, and it also offers custom and bulk service for bulk reagents and cell culture media. The company has more than 50 domestic distributors and several worldwide, including Asia, the Middle East, Oceania, Europe, and Africa. It is ISO 9001 and ISO 9002 certified, while the Kyoto South brand and Tesque factory are ISO 14001 certified.
Xi’an Functional Material Group Co., LTD (FM) was founded in 2002 and headquartered in Xi’an, China. FM specializes in high purity film coating materials and inorganic compound powder materials. FM’s product lineup includes two segments, film coating materials and inorganic compound powder. Film coating materials emphasizes metal sputtering targets, metal alloy sputtering targets, ceramic sputtering targets, evaporation materials, as well as other materials. Inorganic compound powder unit includes high purity metal materials, rare earth materials, chalcogenide materials, halides, nitrides, bodies, silicate materials, and other advanced materials.
Founded in Mumbai, India in 2006, Otto Chemie Pvt. Ltd. is an ISO 9001:2015 & GMP certified chemical manufacturing company and distributor. Otto Chemie serves customers in many industries including agriculture and food processing, pharmaceuticals, oil & gas, cement, as well as educational and R&D industries. Product offerings include antibiotics, amino acids, vitamins, detergents, ionic liquids, materials science compounds, labware, oil, metal & ceramic science compounds and tools, oils, reagents, solvents.
Ranking as of December 2024
Derivation Method| Rank | Company | Click Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Elements |
32.0%
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| 2 | XI'AN FUNCTION MATERIAL GROUP CO.,LTD |
16.0%
|
| 3 | Muscat and Barka Business Trading |
12.0%
|
| 4 | Otto Chemie Pvt. Ltd |
12.0%
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| 5 | nacalai |
12.0%
|
| 6 | Merck |
12.0%
|
| 7 | Stanford Advanced Materials |
4.0%
|
Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the lithium oxide page as of December 2024. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
Newly Established Company
Company with a History
*Including some distributors, etc.
*Including some distributors, etc.
| Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|
|
United States of America
|
2 | 33.3% |
| Oman | 1 | 16.7% |
|
Japan
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1 | 16.7% |
|
China
|
1 | 16.7% |
|
India
|
1 | 16.7% |
