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jan 1, 1855 - Electrolytic process on molten lithium chloride helped to produce larger quantities of lithium

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It was not until 1855 that larger quantities of lithium metal were successfully produced by both August Matthiessen and Robert Bunsen independently using an electrolytic process on molten lithium chloride.

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jan 1, 1855
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~ 171 years ago