Jolly Rancher on Nostr: And, I object to chemistry being referred to as 'nasty'. You have to respect your ...

And, I object to chemistry being referred to as 'nasty'. You have to respect your chemicals -- whether they are corrosive, flammable, toxic, oxidizers, or some combination of those and other properties. As for the LiPF6, you probably shouldn't be monkeying with it if you don't know what you are doing. Some fluoroacids will dissolve glass and concrete...
All through that exposition, I see mentions of aqueous solutions and acids and bases. But (and I'll admit to skimming, it was tl;dr) nowhere did I see mention of the most likely product of that process, H2. Not only will it carry away most of your electric energy, it is the most flammable element on the periodic chart. So flammable that it was used as the propellant for the space shuttle.