Lithium Batteries

This article deals mostly with disposable lithium metal batteries – see What are Lithium-Ion batteries for more information on rechargeable…

Lithium-ion refers to rechargeable (or secondary) lithium batteries. They should not be confused with lithium metal disposable batteries which we…

In this film we’ll explain how lithium based batteries are made. Transcript Over 200 years ago Alessandro Volta invented the…

Lithium based batteries require extra attention as improper storage can cause units to overheat and potentially catch fire in a…

Lithium is a relatively new technology and there are concerns about its stability. Most notably, this battery type has been…

Since commercial introduction in the early nineteen nineties, lithium metal batteries (disposable) and lithium-ion batteries (rechargeable) have been produced in…

Lithium batteries are defined in international regulations and by many transport companies as a hazardous material (HazMat). This applies to…

If you intend to ship or travel with lithium cells, batteries or battery packs, you will need to know their lithium…

If you intend to ship or you are traveling by air with lithium cells, batteries or battery packs, you will…

Lithium batteries are so called because the metal they originally used as plates is lithium based as apposed to, for example,…

Lithium ion has gone from virtually unheard of in 1990 to one of the most used battery chemistries in the…

This excellent video from BASF covers what happens inside lithium ion batteries when they are charging and discharging. Although its…