Lithium nitrate, anhydrous is used in the manufacture of red-colored fireworks and flares. has been proposed as a medium to store heat collected from the sun for cooking. A Fresnel lens would be used to melt solid lithium nitrate, which would then function as a 'solar battery', allowing heat to be redistributed later by convection

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