Lithium Battery – The term “lithium battery” refers to a family of batteries with different chemistries, comprising many types of cathodes and electrolytes. The lithium batteries are separated into lithium metal batteries and lithium-ion batteries.
Lithium batteries are classified in Class 9 – Miscellaneous dangerous goods as:
• UN 3090, Lithium metal batteries; and
• UN 3480, Lithium ion batteries
1. The lithium metal batteries UN 3090 are non-rechargeable batteries which have lithium metal or lithium compounds as an anode. Lithium metal batteries are generally used to power devices such as watches, calculators, cameras, temperature data loggers etc.
2. The lithium-ion batteries (Li-ion batteries) UN 3480 are rechargeable batteries and used in consumer electronics. Lithium-ion batteries are generally found in mobile telephones, laptop computers, etc.
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