Lithium aluminate

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Name = Lithium aluminate
ImageFile = Lithium_aluminate.jpg
ImageName = Lithium aluminate
OtherNames = Lithium metaaluminate
Aluminate (AlO21-), lithium
Aluminate (AlO21-), lithium
Lithium aluminum oxide
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CASNo = 12003-67-7
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Formula = LiAlO₂
MolarMass = 65.921 g/mol
Appearance = white crystalline powder
Density = 2.6 g/cm³, solid
Solubility = insoluble
MeltingPt = >1625°C
BoilingPt =
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ExternalMSDS = [http://www.espimetals.com/msds's/lithiumaluminate.pdf External MSDS]

Lithium aluminate (LiAlO₂), also called lithium aluminium oxide, is an inorganic chemical compound, an aluminate of lithium.

In microelectronics, lithium aluminate is considered as a lattice matching substrate for gallium nitride.

In nuclear technology, lithium, aluminate is of interest as a solid tritium breeder material, for preparing tritium fuel for nuclear fusion.

Lithium aluminate also finds its use as an inert electrolyte support material in molten carbonate fuel cells, where the electrolyte may be a mixture of lithium carbonate, potassium carbonate, and sodium carbonate. [http://images.freepatentsonline.com/4079171.html]

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