Production and Reactions
Lithium hydroxide is produced in a metathesis reaction between lithium carbonate and calcium hydroxide:
- Li2CO3 + Ca(OH)2 → 2 LiOH + CaCO3
The initially produced hydrate is dehydrated by heating under vacuum up to 180 °C.
In the laboratory, lithium hydroxide arises by the action of water on lithium or lithium oxide. The equations for these processes follow:
- 2 Li + 2 H2O → 2 LiOH + H2
- Li2O + H2O → 2 LiOH
Typically, these reactions are avoided.
Although lithium carbonate is more widely used, the hydroxide is an effective precursor to lithium salts, e.g.
- LiOH + HF → LiF + H2O.
Read more about this topic: Lithium Hydroxide
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