2. MATERIALS AND METHODS
2.1 Material and methods
Sample materials used in the experiment were zirconium oxychloride (ZrOCl2.8H2O), lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) and lithium chloride (LiCl) (Wako pure
chemical industries, Ltd., Japan). LiCl is a soluble salt for mechanochemical reaction
between ZrOCl2.8H2O and Li2CO3. These samples were mixed at different molar