Basic knowledge and industry overview of lithium carbonate products

1. Basic properties of lithium carbonate

Lithium carbonate is a kind of basic lithium salt with the chemical formula Li2CO3. It is a colorless monoclinic crystal or white powder. It is an inorganic compound, slightly soluble in water and dilute acid, and insoluble in ethanol and acetone.

2. Classification and uses of lithium carbonate

Lithium carbonate is divided into industrial grade lithium carbonate and battery grade lithium carbonate according to different contents. Among them, industrial grade lithium carbonate can be used to prepare energy storage lithium iron phosphate and lithium manganate products, and are widely used in glass, ceramics, synthetic rubber, medicine and other industries; battery grade lithium carbonate is generally used to prepare lithium cobalt oxide, medium and low nickel Nternary materials, power lithium iron phosphate and other products.

3． Overview of lithium carbonate upstream and downstream

Lithium carbonate is in the middle and upstream processing links in the industrial chain. The upstream raw materials are lithium resources such as lithium ore, lepidolite, and brine. The direct downstream products are lithium battery cathode materials (lithium iron phosphate, ternary materials, lithium cobalt oxide, and manganese acid). Lithium), glass, ceramics, rubber and other industries, among which cathode materials are the largest direct downstream industry of lithium carbonate.

4. The future development of lithium carbonate

Lithium carbonate and its downstream industries are relatively demand-oriented industries, and changes in the terminal consumer market directly affect the upstream and midstream product markets in the industrial chain. Looking to the future, the development of terminal new energy vehicles and energy storage markets is an important factor affecting the price, profit, and supply of lithium carbonate products. As the development of lithium resources at home and abroad progresses, the planned production capacity of lithium carbonate is gradually released, and the supply structure will become looser; the domestic terminal new energy vehicle and energy storage markets will continue to develop in the next few years until demand becomes saturated, and lithium batteries and new energy storage markets will continue to develop. The export of end products such as energy vehicles and energy storage batteries is another development direction for growing demand.