Lithium molybdate (Li2MoO4) is a chemical compound. It is mainly used as an inhibitor in some types of industrial air conditioning.

Lithium molybdate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 236-977-7
  • InChI=1S/2Li.Mo.4O/q2*+1;;;;2*-1 checkY
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  • InChI=1/2Li.Mo.4O/q2*+1;;;;2*-1/r2Li.MoO4/c;;2-1(3,4)5/q2*+1;-2
    Key: NMHMDUCCVHOJQI-FFXFYZCHAF
  • [Li+].[Li+].[O-][Mo]([O-])(=O)=O
Properties
Li2MoO4
Molar mass 173.82 g/mol
Appearance white odorless powder
hygroscopic or transparent crystal
Density 3.07 g/cm3 (pure crystal), 2.66 g/cm3 (hydrated crystal)
Melting point 705 °C (1,301 °F; 978 K)
very soluble
Hazards
GHS labelling:[1]
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H315, H319, H335
P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 3: Short exposure could cause serious temporary or residual injury. E.g. chlorine gasFlammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. waterInstability 1: Normally stable, but can become unstable at elevated temperatures and pressures. E.g. calciumSpecial hazards (white): no code
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Related compounds
Other cations
sodium molybdate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Uses

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Lithium molybdate is used as corrosion inhibitor in LiBr (Lithium bromide) absorption chiller for industrial central air conditioning. It is manufactured and shipped as either a colorless, transparent fluid or a white crystal powder. In either state it not classified as a hazardous material.

Li2MoO4 crystals have been found applicable for cryogenic phonon-scintillation detectors, which are used to investigate some rare nuclear processes.[2] The use of Li2MoO4 ceramics for antennas has been studied due to their low loss dielectric properties and the possibility to fabricate them by a room-temperature densification method instead of conventional sintering.[3] Li2MoO4 (LMO) have also been used with hollow glass microspheres (HGMS) to make low permittivity composite which has been used to make lenses for lens antennas.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Lithium molybdate". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
  2. ^ Barinova, O. P.; Danevich, F. A.; Degoda, V. Ya.; Kirsanova, S. V.; Kudovbenko, V. M.; Pirro, S.; Tretyak, V. I. (2010-01-21). "First test of Li2MoO4 crystal as a cryogenic scintillating bolometer". Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 613 (1): 54–57. Bibcode:2010NIMPA.613...54B. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2009.11.059.
  3. ^ Kähäri, Hanna; Ramachandran, Prasadh; Juuti, Jari; Jantunen, Heli (2017). "Room-Temperature Densified Li2MoO4 Ceramic Patch Antenna and the Effect of Humidity". International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology. 14: 50–55. doi:10.1111/ijac.12615. ISSN 1744-7402.
  4. ^ Kokkonen, Mikko; Nelo, Mikko; Chen, Jiangcheng; Myllymäki, Sami; Jantunen, Heli (2020). "Low Permittivity Environmentally Friendly Lenses for Ku Band". Progress in Electromagnetics Research Letters. 93: 1–7. doi:10.2528/pierl20060108. S2CID 221461236.