Talk:Lithium nitrate

though LiNo3 is a group I nitrate it behaves as if it were a group II nitrate. therefore it decomposes in to Li2O and NO2 not to LiNO2 and O2 as indicated in this page, upon heating. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pushpaka (talk • contribs) at 06:08, 27 April 2006.

Solubility
I'm pretty sure a lot more than 9g/100ml will dissolve. That number is not consistent with it being deliquescent, which it most certainly is. Evand 06:20, 17 July 2007 (UTC):)


 * Ah, here we go. The JT Baker MSDS lists solubility as 50g/100ml:  -- a much more reasonable number.  I'm changing accordinly. Evand 06:23, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Nitric oxide is NO, not NO2
Nitric oxide is NO, not NO2. Which is correct? I can't figure it out by rebalancing since one of the products is pure O2. Karn (talk) 01:19, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

19:25, 26 August 2010 (UTC)~Profmad19:25, 26 August 2010 (UTC)~ Lithium nitrate decomposes into lithium oxide Li2O + nitrogen dioxide NO2 + oxygen O2 on heating. K and Na nitrates also do this in gunpowder mixes, etc. It behaves more like a group II element nitrate on heating (as in a test tube in a laboratory) when heated moderately to decomposition. 4LiNO3 -> 2 Li2O + 4 NO2 + O2 (stoich.) N.B. Nitic oxides are practically a more realistic decomposition event. Its m.p is 238 C. sp.gr. 2.38 It is a highly reactive oxidant, and the information symbol giving it a 0 rating as an oxidant is wildly incorrect. It is actually - 3. Its density and oxygen availability place it a close contender as the highest quantity of oxygen w/w as LiClO4. Theoretically 24 cm-3 gives 1 mol available O2 (LiClO4 22cm-3 -> 1 mol O2).Liquid Oxygen (32g/mol) sp. gr. 1.14 = 28 cm-3. It is soluble in both water & alcohol. 19:26, 26 August 2010 (UTC)19:44, 26 August 2010 (UTC)profmad

Solar Cooker
The article had two items pertaining to a proposed solar cooker:

"Lithium Nitrate has been proposed as a medium to store heat collected from the sun for cooking. A Fresnel lens would be used to melt solid lithium nitrate, which would then function as a 'solar battery', allowing heat to be redistributed later by convection."

"LiNO3 is the oxidizing agent used in solar powered grills. The grill uses the sun's rays to meltdown the lithium nitrate, and as a result, the LiNO3 provides up to 25 hours of straight heat at 450° F."

Aside from duplication of information, the first statement correctly labels such use as a "proposal"; whereas the second makes it sound like it is something actually being done. Note that the references for the second item is based on photoshopped "artists impressions" - a working model is not in existance.

Therefore I have deleted the second passage. ChrisMalme (talk) 12:40, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Takes a lot of energy to increase its temperature further once it melts.
I heard it was used inside the Venera spacecraft to protect the electronics from the heat of Venus. 162.207.203.26 (talk) 05:35, 31 January 2024 (UTC)