Patent ID: 8168146

Claim:
A process for making a dispersion comprising LiOH particulates, the process comprising: (A) forming a slurry consisting essentially of LiOH⊙H 2 O solids and an organic medium, the organic medium comprising at least one oil and at least one surfactant; (B) milling the slurry in a media mill to form a dispersion comprising LiOH⊙H 2 O particulates dispersed in the organic medium; (C) dehydrating the dispersion to convert the LiOH⊙H 2 O particulates to LiOH particulates, (D) mixing LiOH⊙H 2 O solids with the dispersion of LiOH particulates formed in (C) to form a dispersion mixture; (E) milling the dispersion mixture to form a second dispersion comprising LiOH and LiOH⊙H 2 O particulates; and (F) dehydrating the second dispersion to convert the LiOH⊙H 2 O particulates in the second dispersion to LiOH particulates.