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Lithium Battery Fire Particles Through the Microscope

Agglomerated Soot from a Lithium-ion Battery Fire

This is an agglomerated soot particle from a lithium-ion battery fire collected on an environmental tapelift. The sample is unmounted and photographed with the adhesive side of the tape up. These particles are very "sticky" and don't travel far from the source.

Transmitted brightfield and Reflected Darkfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

Lithium-ion battery fires tend to be quite hot. The soot agglomerates exhibit resonable reflectivity.

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References:

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