Uses
Lithium Metaborate is commonly used as a fused compound or a component for an assay. It has been used for the analysis of wild rice for silicon, calcium, magnesium and potassium. Lithium metaborate was used to fuse with solid samples for decomposition.
Preparation
Lithium metaborate, LiBO2, may be prepared by fusing together either lithium hydroxide or lithium carbonate and boric acid in the proper stoichiometric ratio. Recrystallization from water at about room temperature yields lithium metaborate- octahydrate, LiBO2·8H2O. The octahydrate may be dried to yield a dihydrate, LiBO2-2H2O, or a half-hydrate, LiBO2·0.5H2O.
References
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[2] Li Lei, Duanwei He, Kai He, Jiaqian Qin, Shanmin Wang, Pressure-induced coordination changes in LiBO2, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2009, 182, 3041-3048.
[3] Colin D. McMillen, Henry G. Giesber, Joseph W. Kolis, The hydrothermal synthesis, growth, and optical properties of γ-LiBO2, Journal of Crystal Growth, 310, 2008, 299-305.
