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- From: Bruce_Dunn@mindlink.bc.ca (Bruce Dunn)
- Subject: Making clean LiOD
- Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 15:54:35 GMT
- Message-ID: <18608@mindlink.bc.ca>
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- To avoid the potential problems associated with organic material from the
- surface of lithium (ie oil residues) getting into the LiOD, would it be
- feasible to do the following?
-
- 1) Clean the oil from the Li with your favorite procedure
-
- 2) In an argon atmosphere, dip the lithium briefly into a container of D2O.
- The resulting reaction will strip off the outer layer of lithium, and
- presumably the organic material and any oxidation products etc.
-
- 3) Before too much of the lithium has reacted, move the freshly stripped
- lithium to a second container of D2O, leaving behind the crud in beaker
- number 1.
-
- Having never worked with lithium, I don't know its physical form and
- whether this is feasible. Comments?
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- Bruce Dunn Vancouver, Canada Bruce_Dunn@mindlink.bc.ca
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