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lithium hydroxide

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noun

Chemistry.
  1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble compound, LiOH, used to absorb carbon dioxide, especially in spacesuits.


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Albemarle also said it would be idling the remaining operating train at its Kemerton lithium hydroxide processing plant in Western Australia.

From Barron's Feb. 12, 2026

In a report, BMI says it now expects average 2025 prices for Chinese lithium carbonate at $10,100/metric ton and for Chinese lithium hydroxide at $9,700/ton, both higher than previously envisaged.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 20, 2025

The first refined lithium to be commercially produced in Australia happened back in 2022, when Perth-based IGO announced that it was making battery-grade lithium hydroxide at its Kwinana Refinery in Western Australia.

From BBC Sep. 25, 2024

In future studies, Müller hopes to understand why lithium hydroxide works so well and whether even less expensive, more abundant materials can be substituted to bring the cost down further.

From Science Daily Mar. 5, 2024

A second possibility was that some of the chemical called lithium hydroxide had gotten into our eyes.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

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