Lithium orthosilicate is a compound with the chemical formula Li₄SiO₄. It is a white ceramic compound, which melts congruently at a temperature of . Lithium orthosilicate is of primary interest towards carbon dioxide capture, as this compound reacts with CO₂ at elevated temperatures to form

lithium carbonate Lithium carbonate is an inorganic compound, the lithium salt (chemistry), salt of carbonate with the chemical formula, formula . This white Salt (chemistry), salt is widely used in the processing of metal oxides. It is listed on the World Health O ...

, and has been implemented in limited scale in such applications. Further applications of Li₄SiO₄ include solid electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries, specifically solid state batteries,Thin Film Lithium Battery using Stable Solid Electrolyte Li4SiO4 Fabricated by PLD
and tritium breeding materials, as a component of the breeding blanket for planned fusion energy systems such as

ITER ITER (initially the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, ''iter'' meaning "the way" or "the path" in Latin) is an international nuclear fusion research and engineering megaproject aimed at creating energy by replicating, on Earth ...

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