Lithium molybdate ( Li₂ Mo O₄) is a

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. It is mainly used as an inhibitor in some types of industrial air conditioning.

Uses

Lithium molybdate is used as corrosion inhibitor in LiBr ( Lithium bromide) absorption chiller for industrial

central air conditioning Air conditioning, often abbreviated as A/C or AC, is the process of removing heat from an enclosed space to achieve a more comfortable interior environment (sometimes referred to as 'comfort cooling') and in some cases also strictly controlling ...

. 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. The use of Li₂MoO₄ ceramics for antennas has been studied due to their low loss

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and the possibility to fabricate them by a room-temperature densification method instead of conventional

sintering Clinker nodules produced by sintering Sintering or frittage is the process of compacting and forming a solid mass of material by pressure or heat without melting it to the point of liquefaction. Sintering happens as part of a manufacturing ...

. 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.

References

Molybdates Lithium compounds Phosphors and scintillators Corrosion inhibitors {{inorganic-compound-stub