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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 44. Chapters: Caesium lithium borate, FLiBe, FLiNaK, Gilman reagent, Lithium 12-hydroxystearate, Lithium acetate, Lithium aluminate, Lithium aluminium hydride, Lithium amide, Lithium azide, Lithium beryllide, Lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide, Lithium borohydride, Lithium bromide, Lithium carbide, Lithium carbonate, Lithium chlorate, Lithium chloride, Lithium citrate, Lithium cobalt oxide, Lithium diisopropylamide, Lithium fluoride, Lithium hexafluorophosphate, Lithium hydride, Lithium hydroxide, Lithium hypochlorite, Lithium imide, Lithium iodide, Lithium iron phosphate, Lithium metaborate, Lithium molybdate, Lithium niobate, Lithium nitrate, Lithium nitride, Lithium nitrite, Lithium orotate, Lithium oxide, Lithium perchlorate, Lithium peroxide, Lithium stearate, Lithium succinate, Lithium sulfate, Lithium sulfide, Lithium sulfite, Lithium superoxide, Lithium tantalate, Lithium tetrachloroaluminate, Lithium tetrafluoroborate, Lithium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate, Lithium tetramethylpiperidide, Lithium titanate, Lithium triborate, Lithium triethylborohydride, Neodymium-doped yttrium lithium fluoride. Excerpt: Lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4), also known as LFP, is a compound used in lithium iron phosphate batteries (related to Li-Ion batteries). It is targeted for use in power tools and electric vehicles. It is also used in OLPC XO education laptops. Most lithium batteries (Li-ion) used in 3C (computer, communication, consumer electronics) products are mostly lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO2) batteries. Other lithium batteries include lithium manganese oxide (LiMn2O4), lithium nickel oxide (LiNiO2), and lithium iron phosphate (LFP). The cathodes of lithium batteries are made with the above materials, and the anodes are generally made of carbon. Avoiding the lithium cobalt oxide cathode leads to a number of advantages. LiCoO2 is one of the more expensive components of traditional li-ion batteries, giving LFP batteries the potential to ultimately become significantly cheaper to produce. Lithium iron phosphate has no known carcinogenicity whereas lithium cobalt oxide does because it contains cobalt, which is listed as a possible human carcinogen by the IARC. LiCoO2 can lead to problems with runaway overheating and outgassing, particularly in the form of lithium polymer battery packs, making batteries that use it more susceptible to fire than LFP batteries. This advantage means that LFP batteries don't need as intense charge monitoring as traditional li-ion. Lastly, LFP batteries tend to have lower ( 60%) energy density in comparison to traditional li-ion. Lithium iron phosphate (molecular formula is LiFePO4, also known as LFP), is used as cathode material for lithium-ion batteries (also called lithium iron phosphate battery). Its characteristic does not include noble elements such as cobalt, the price of raw material is lower and both phosphorus and iron are abundant on Earth which lowers raw material availability issues. The annual production of lithium carbonate available to the automotive industry is estimated at only 30,000 tonnes in 2015. While a natural lithium iron phosp
