Pure lithium digestion
Pure lithium digestion
The following digestion method has been shown to be effective for digesting lithium carbonate samples:
Weigh 0.3 g of solid sample was weighed into a PTFE digestion tube and add 2–3 mL of concentrated HNO3 slowly. Cover the tube and heat on a hotplate for 120 minutes at 120 °C until
the solution is clear and transparent. After cooling, make up to 30 mL with ultrapure water (Millipore Milli-Q).
For more details, refer to the following Agilent application note titled
"Determination of 14 Impurity Elements in Lithium Carbonate Using ICP-OES" available from the Agilent website at this URL:
https://www.agilent.com/cs/library/applications/application-impurities-Li2CO3-5800-icp-oes-5991-9507en-agilent.pdf