TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The lithium containing salt includes the lithium halide compounds of formula: LiPF6, LiBF4, LiSbF6, LiAsF6, LiTaF6, LiAlCl4, Li2B10Cl10, LiBOB, LiBMB, LiBDFMB, LiMOB, LiDFMOB, LiTOP, LiTDFMP, LiClO4, LiCF3SO3, LiN(SO2CmF2m+1)(SO2CnF2n+1), LiC(SO2CkF2k+1)(SO2CmF2m+1)(SO2CnF2n+1), LiN(SO2CpF2pSO2), LiC(SO2CpF2pSO2)(SO2CqF2q+1), or LiPFx(RF)6-x or LiBFy(R-F)4-y (where k, m, n, p and q are 1-10 and R-F is perfluorinated aromatic groups; x is 0-5; and y is 0-3). The cathode comprises a lithium mixed metal oxide compounds of formula: e.g. LiMnO2, LiMn2O4, LiCoO2, Li2Cr2O7, Li2CrO4, LiNiO2 and LiFeO2. The anode comprises a material e.g. crystalline carbon, lithium metal, LiMnO2, LiAl, LiZn, Li3Bi, Li3Cd, Li3Sb and Li4Si.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: (I) is of the formula 2-R1-4-R2-6-R3-1,3,5-triazine.R1-R3 = H, halo, 1-20C alkyl, 1-20C alkenyl, phenyl or substituted phenyl (preferably, at least one of R1-R3 further comprises a substituent of O, S, CO, CO2, SO, SO2, NR4, NR4R5, PR6 or Si(R7R8)); andR4-R8 = H, halo, 1-20C saturated alkyl, 1-20C alkenyl, or substituted alkyl, phenyl, or substituted phenyl.(I) is preferably melamine or its resin. (I) is soluble in non-aqueous electrolytic solutions to the extent of less than 5 (preferably less than 3) wt.%. The non-aqueous solvent is ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, butylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, dipropyl carbonate, dibutyl carbonate, ethyl methyl carbonate, methyl propyl carbonate, ethyl propyl carbonate, tetrahydrofuran, 2-methyl tetrahydrofuran, 1,3-dioxolane, 1,4-dioxane, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, 1,2-diethoxyethane, 1,2-dibutoxyethane, acetonitrile, dimethylformamide, methyl formate, ethyl formate, propyl formate, butyl formate, methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, propyl acetate, butyl acetate, methyl propionate, ethyl propionate, propyl propionate, butyl propionate, methyl butyrate, ethyl butyrate, propyl butyrate, butyl butyrate, gamma-butyrolactone, 2-methyl-gamma-butyrolactone, 3-methyl-gamma-butyrolactone, 4-methyl-gamma-butyrolactone, propiolactone, delta-valerolactone, trimethyl phosphate, triethyl phosphate, tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate, tris(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl) phosphate, tripropyl phosphate, triisopropyl phosphate, tributyl phosphate, trihexyl phosphate, triphenyl phosphate and/or tritolyl phosphate.Preferred Method: The method of reducing the water content and/or the acid content in a non-aqueous electrolytic solution for a secondary battery, further comprises removing the insoluble portion of (I). SPECIFIC COMPOUNDS - The use of 15 compounds (I) is specifically claimed e.g. 2,6-bis-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-4-(2-hydroxy-4-octyloxyphenyl)-s-triazine; 2,6-bis(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-4-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-s-triazine; 2,4-bis(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-6-(4-chlorophenyl)-s-triazine; 2,4-bis(2-hydroxy(2-hydroxyethoxy)phenyl)-6-(4- chlorophenyl)-s-triazine; and melamine (preferred).