From: nobody@nowhere.com   
      
   On 2015-08-02 10:15 AM, Treon Verdery wrote:   
   > Do you think that lithium with liquid argon could be particlized to   
      
   duoatomic size from the nonreactivity of the liquid gas solvent That would   
      
   produce the higjest surface area electrochemistry thus higher amperage   
   >   
      
   A traditional recipe for a highly reactive dispersion of sodium calls   
   for rapid stirring (magnetic stir bar) in refluxing toluene. I think the   
   eventual product might be considered a colloidal suspension. This works   
   because the melting point of sodium is ~98 C. and the boiling point of   
   toluene is 111 C. Liquid argon is too cold. Lithium melts at 180.5 C. I   
   think you would have better luck making a non-settling dispersion   
   (colloid) of lithium by adapting the recipe for sodium and selecting a   
   suitable high boiling organic. I note that naphthalene has a boiling   
   point of ~218. This is so self-evident to me that I think it has been   
   done. Look for a recipe in the literature. Take note of the high melting   
   point of naphthalene, 78.2 C. So instead of a water condenser, one would   
   use an air condenser. It is always nice to use a trickle of N2 through a   
   capillary to promote steady boiling and to displace air. Once the   
   reaction is complete and the apparatus is cold, one could recover highly   
   reactive Li, first in a nitrogen glove box and then under high vacuum   
   with gentle heat to remove excess naphthalene. I think a lyophilizer   
   might be convenient.   
      
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