The lithium industry today

E.P. Comer

Energy, 1978, vol. 3, issue 3, 237-240

Abstract: The element lithium was discovered in 1817 by the Swedish geologist, Arfvedson. The first commercial production of lithium metal was in 1925 in Langelsheim, Germany by the German company, Metallgesellschaft. Shortly thereafter, Maywood Chemical Company in New Jersey became a producer, followed by Foote Mineral Company, Kerr-McGee and Lithium Corporation of America. Early uses of lithium were for lithium hydroxide for CO2 absorption in submarines and for lithium-based lubricants beginning during World War II.

Date: 1978
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DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(78)90017-8

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