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If Lithium is dangerous, Chlorine is taking it up a notch. As far as I understand it basically sets anything it touches on fire, and at high concentrations is d
by ricardobeat 5y ago
If Lithium is dangerous, Chlorine is taking it up a notch. As far as I understand it basically sets anything it touches on fire, and at high concentrations is deadly within a few breaths.
- mianos 5y agoIt can combust when it comes in contact with many substances but much less so than lithium. It is a lot more toxic than the lithium salts in batteries.
- nine_k 5y agoCan't chlorine be easily neutralized by something... basic, like soda (the powder) or other cheap and safe carbonates? A small amount if them could even be a part of a battery's coat, to allow more time to safely react to a leak.
- adrian_b 5y agoWhile that is true, using it safely in batteries is a solved problem. The Stanford researchers have just found a method to modify the existing non-rechargeable lithium-thionyl chloride batteries, to become rechargeable. Lithium-thionyl chloride batteries have been used for almost a half of century in applications requiring the highest reliability and you can buy them easily from many stores.