This product is particularly used as promoter in heterogeneous catalysts (e.g. sulfuric acid, phthalic anhydride etc.).

Operating medium for air-conditioning and air or gas-drying equipment.

Deprotonation reactions in organic synthesis.

Spodumene is used in glasses, glass-ceramics, porcelain enamels, whitewares, and glazes due to the powerful fluxing properties of lithia. It possesses a very low thermal expansion and reduces the viscosity of the glass mass. It contributes to brilliancy and strength of the glass.

Zirconium powders find application in various pyrotechnic areas. They are a source of heat for squibs and ignition devices for a variety of uses including automotive airbag inflators.

Manufacture of lubricating greases. Electrolyte component in alcaline storage batteries. Starting material for other lithium compounds. Chemical agent, for example for esterifications.

Cesium iodide is a highest purity product particularly used for scintillation purposes, e.g. in medical imaging.

Claisen condensation, Aldol condensation.
Alkylation of nitriles, ketones, amines, alkynes.
Synthesis of ethynyl compounds and antihistamines. Transesterification.
Catalyst for the anionic polymerization of acrylonitrile and methacrylonitrile.

Grignard-reactions: reagent for the introduction of the phenyl group.