CN106673023A - Method for extracting lithium from natural brine - Google Patents

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CN106673023A
CN106673023A CN201710009166.3A CN201710009166A CN106673023A CN 106673023 A CN106673023 A CN 106673023A CN 201710009166 A CN201710009166 A CN 201710009166A CN 106673023 A CN106673023 A CN 106673023A
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Abstract

The invention discloses a method for extracting lithium from natural brine. The method comprises the steps of adsorbing lithium in raw material brine by using a granular adsorbent in an adsorption-desorption concentration module with a granular adsorbent collector; adsorbing lithium chloride from the granular adsorbent to obtain a primary lithium chloride solution containing magnesium chloride and calcium chloride impurities; removing the impurities from the primary lithium chloride solution by adopting ion exchange to obtain a lithium chloride solution; concentrating the lithium chloride solution and obtaining lithium chloride monohydrate.

Description

A kind of method that lithium is extracted from natural bittern
Technical field
The present invention relates to purifying industrial field, is the method that elemental lithium is extracted from lake water containing lithium salts particularly.
Background technology
In the past, lithium salts was from the solid mineral (spodumene, lepidolite, petalite) containing lithium, also from the liquid containing lithium Extract in raw mineral materials (lake bittern water, salt lake bittern, deeper subsurface salt).
With the popularization of lithium battery, the demand of lithium salts surges, and lithium salts manufacturer is more prone to select liquid raw mineral materials, because It is using the raw material of this form enterprise can be made to create higher economic benefit and to more environment-friendly.
From containing lithium liquid raw mineral materials in produce lithium salts technology be all to concentrate lithium concentrate based on.And pass through not Disconnected composition (NaCl, KCl, KClMgCl for salting out in salt2·6H2O、MgCl26H2O), traditional liquid containing lithium is concentrated State raw mineral materials (the halite type salt containing a small amount of calcium and magnesium) and with same method enrichment materials salt to LiCl's Content is to peaking, if it is desired to continuing to say that the concentration of lithium salts is improved, subsequently can bring about a serious problem, namely occurs multiple Close salt LiClMgCl2·7H2O、LiCl·CaCl2·5H2O is precipitated.
Calcium oxide is added in lithium concentrate, is there is SO42-In the case of ion, Ca can be settled out2SO4With Mg (OH)2, Calcium and magnesium in so as to remove salt.After removing the impurity in lithium concentrate in this way, lithium chloride is obtained by distillation high Strength solution.To obtain high-purity lithium chloride, it is necessary to removing foreign matter boron, the method extracted with high molecular alcohol is high from lithium chloride Strength solution removes the boron that exists as boric acid, then in the calcium chemically removed in lithium chloride highly concentrated solution and Magnesium.
Subsequently can be by modes such as electrolysis, further purification LiCl solution, indented material has been carried out greatly The exploratory development of amount.
There is at present from salt extracting directly lithium to obtain the patent of the method for lithium concentrate, by using aluminum lithium Component substances, can form crystallite state lithium aluminum in ion exchange resin hole.
To extract salt containing lithium to obtain high-purity lithium solution, the method for synthesizing aluminum lithium complex is also suggested.Use This method can obtain the LiCl2Al (HO) with fault of construction3·mH2The compound of O compositions.
The present invention is had found by studying, for aluminum lithium complex is improved, it is possible to obtain highly efficient lithium adsorbs into Point, elemental lithium is extracted from salt so as to more efficient.The problem that presently, there are is:The lithium adsorbance of adsorbent generally compares It is low.By acting on salt, before the parsing and washing for entering water-filling, the amount containing lithium of lithium adsorbent is about 7.0 to 8.0mg.From And production efficiency is relatively low.
The content of the invention
A kind of method that lithium is extracted from natural bittern, comprising:With with the absorption-desorption of granule adsorbent catcher In concentration module, using granule adsorbent the lithium in raw brine is adsorbed;
Desorption lithium chloride obtains the primary lithium chloride solution containing magnesium chloride and chlorination calcium impurities from granule adsorbent;
Primary lithium chloride solution goes the removal of impurity using ion exchange remove impurity, obtains lithium chloride solution;
Concentration lithium chloride solution, and obtain single water lithium chloride.
A kind of method that lithium is extracted from natural bittern, adsorbs and is enriched with salt and obtain primary lithium chloride lithium solution, is Realize in absorption desorption device, by filtering initial salt, or with the halogen of the prescribed volume for containing difference LiCl contents Water by upper and lower drainage system, to increase salt in LiCl concentration, the salt for being filtered distributes catcher by lower cartridge type draining It is input into lower granule tubular type drainage system, then supreme cartridge type draining is exported by upper granule tubular type drainage system and distributes by catcher Road.
A kind of method that lithium is extracted from natural bittern, wherein desorption lithium chloride is obtained from granule adsorbent using distilled water Primary lithium chloride solution that must be containing magnesium chloride and chlorination calcium impurities, lithium solion exchanges remove impurity and goes the removal of impurity to obtain lithium chloride Solution.
A kind of method that lithium is extracted from natural bittern, it is characterised in that:Removal of impurity step is gone in the ion exchange remove impurity Such as one of following methods:
Primary lithium chloride solution is stood, until MgCl2·6H2O and CaCl2·6Н2О is precipitated, to the content of lithium chloride For 220-350kg/m3, dilution liquid phase to LiCl contents is 190-210kg/m3, reagent remove impurity is carried out to solution:Magnesium, calcium, sulphuric acid Root, borate ion, then carry out remove impurity and obtain lithium chloride solution to solution in Li type resins;
Or first ion exchange remove impurity is carried out in Li type cationites to primary lithium chloride solution;Then to cleaning Solution afterwards carries out reverse osmosis concentration and obtains LiCl contents for 60-65kg/m3Transition solution and desalted water;With heating to mistake Cross solution to be evaporated until LiCl contents are 190-210kg/m3, then reagent remove impurity goes removing sulfate-borate-ion miscellaneous Matter and obtain lithium chloride solution;
Or remove impurity is carried out by primary lithium chloride solution and lithium carbonate contact, remove removal of impurity magnesium and calcium;It is molten after cleaning Liquid is first concentrated to give transition solution and desalted water with hyperfiltration;Then transition solution is evaporated until LiCl with heating Content is 450kg/m3NaCl is salted out, subsequent dilute solution is until LiCl 190-210kg/m3, then reagent remove impurity goes remove impurity Matter further obtains lithium chloride solution.
A kind of method that lithium is extracted from natural bittern, wherein granule adsorbent adopt the active material ingredients of high Al elements Made by granule adsorbent, in 23-24 DEG C of operating temperature range, after fully acting on salt, using distilled water to granular absorption Agent is washed and desorbing, so as to obtain the solution containing lithium ion.
A kind of method that lithium is extracted from natural bittern, the active material ingredients of aforementioned high Al elements are molten by lithium chloride Liquid is mixed with Lithium hydrate or lithium carbonate or lithium chloride;Wherein Al:The atomic ratio of Li reaches 3.0-3.5;Subsequently Using with NaOH as alkaline reagent formed lithium aluminum double-hydroxide chloride:LiOH+3AlCl3+9NaOH+nH2O= LiCl·3Al(OH)3·nH2O+9NaCl;Its 8≤n≤10.
Subsequently, the product that previous step is obtained is cleaned, obtains LiCl3Al (OH)3·nH2O active component things Matter.
It is a kind of from natural bittern extract lithium method, granule adsorbent be by the active component of above-mentioned high Al elements, Crushed under hydrated state, screened after crushing, part is carried out reciprocating gird after crushing with the sieve of 50 mesh, so as to obtaining≤ Next the powdered granule of 0.2mm, the granule of crushing is mixed with organic compound, mixed mixture, by extruding Comminutor, is obtained a diameter of 2mm or so granule.
It is a kind of from natural bittern extract lithium method, the aforementioned organic compound for carrying out pelletize can be polrvinyl chloride or Person's chlorinated polyethylene etc. can be dissolved in the chloride organic polymer of methyl chloride, or the mixing of various chloride organic polymers Thing..
A kind of method that lithium is extracted from natural bittern, according to granule adsorbent obtained in this kind of method, every gram of granule is inhaled The absorbability of the attached dose of Li element with 9mg.
A kind of method that lithium is extracted from natural bittern, wherein Al:The atomic ratio of Li reaches 3.0-3.5.
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Fig. 1 shows the prototype figure of the salt adsorption-desorption device of this patent;
Fig. 2 shows the prototype figure of the salt adsorption-desorption device of this patent;
Fig. 3 shown in the case of different embodiments, the absorbability of adsorption particle;
Fig. 4 shows the granular size used when preparing adsorption particle for the impact of absorbability.
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Figures 1 and 2 show that the absorption of this patent and the schematic diagram of desorption apparatus.Below with reference to attached Fig. 1 and 2 explanations originally The device course of work of invention.
Fig. 1 devices include:Raw brine (1) containing lithium, the supply pump (2) containing lithium salt;Based on the double hydrogen of chloride aluminum lithium The dispersion phase of the defect kind of oxide, with granule adsorbent the absorption-desorption device of adsorbent flowing bed is filled, and collects system The storage tank (11) of the lithium concentrate got, fresh water storage tank (12), fresh water supply pump (13) is collected granular adsorbent and crushes mutually mistake Filter (27), adsorbed adsorbent selects container (24), and the salt that gives up receives container (9), salt transhipment pump (10).Also include: Cartridge type is given up salt discharge system (6), and goods charging bucket (7), adsorbent classification hydraulic pressure are unloaded in absorption-desorption part Absorption quantity agent in system Device (8), for removing little particle adsorbent and entering adsorbent bed dispersion phase impurity from salt.In its moving process In, granule adsorbent is defeated positioned at salt through the lithium chloride adsorption zone (3) being located between cartridge type drainage system and salt input pipe Enter use lithium concentrated solution salt area (4) between pipe and lithium concentrated solution outlet tube, positioned at lithium concentrated solution outlet tube and freshwater input pipe Between lithium chloride desorption zone (5), the enrichment process of salt has two steps:Adsorbent is transported and production stage.
The device of this method is realized in Fig. 2 to be included:Salt containing lithium source (13), be connected with three section storage tanks (1-1,1-2, 1-3);Tower replenishment pump -4 (4-1,4-2) is collected under water, on the basis of chloride aluminum lithium double-basis hydroxide difference defect dispersion phase On, it is lower to collect the part 3 (3-1,3-2) that tower fixes compression bed as adsorption-desorption enriching apparatus;Filter (10), for returning Receive the derived adsorbent for grinding and adsorbed adsorbent from device;Container (12), for collecting useless lithium salt;Sal is molten The section of liquid three consumes storage tank -14 (14-1.14-2,14-3), is connected (22) with salt solution original storage tank;Pump (15), for conveying The salt solution of discharge to catcher -9 (9-1,9-2) on absorption-desorption module tower, the section of lithium concentrated solution three consume storage tank -16 (16-1,16-2,16-3), for discharging solution, is connected with the container (24) of the lithium concentrated solution for collecting production;Pump (17), it is defeated The lithium concentrated solution for sending discharge is delivered to -18 (18-1,18-2,18- in equipped with desorbing liquid three section containers into container, equally 3), the three section container is connected with fresh water original storage tank (23), pump (19), and pump (19) is collected for conveying stripping liquid to container Device.In addition, also container (20), for collecting and extracting the Sal waste liquid of discharge, container (21), for collecting and extracting Useless lithium concentrated solution, concentrated solution displacement.Adsorbent is fixed compression bed and is made up of two containers, by pipeline and pneumatic between them Valve is connected, and thus can realize in phase producing lithium concentrated solution:One container is located at the step of lithium chloride saturation adsorbent Suddenly, at this moment another container is located at salt displacement and from saturation adsorbent desorbing lithium chloride step.Tower has cylindrical shell, puts down Bottom, oval lid, upper and lower drainage system, centre is adsorbent.Lower drainage system be by be fixed on cylindrical shape distribution Water drain casing tube bottom structure composition 4 (4-1,4-2), sleeve is evenly distributed on the section of tower, and with lower catcher phase Connect (8), and by gravel pack 5 (5-1,5-2), the size of gravel particle is 5-7mm, the gravel layer net of bottom and suction to sleeve Attached dose separates.Upper drainage system is by supporting screen to constitute, and the position of screen is consistent with the upper material position of adsorbent, and support has on screen Size of mesh for 3-4mm grid, gravel layer 6 (6-1,6-2) that can by adsorbent bed and above separates, gravel layer fill to The upper material position of distribution water drain casing tube, sleeve is equally evenly distributed on the section of tower, and is connected with each other 9 (9- with upper catcher 1,9-2).Gravel layer size of mesh above is that the screen of 3-4mm is covered, and so can ensure that tower under compression jigging bed condition Operating.The structure of this tower can avoid the excessive increasing of the absorbent particles being ground in draining sleeve and solid phase impurity in small, broken bits Long, impurity is inevitably present in salt (2-5g/m3).Find during experiment, the adsorbent in tower has one Fixed water environment capacity, the size of water environment capacity by impurity particle size, by the filtrate flows speed of adsorbent bed filtration Determine with the size of adsorbent itself.If the particle size of impurity is for 100 microns or less than 100 microns, then adsorbent Grain at least can not be less than 0.5mm, with impurity fill absorbent particles bed to its water environment capacity value, particle layers start to return Also and into the impurity of the same total amount of adsorbent, that is, final impurity dispersion phase enter into drainage system gravel layer.Inhaling During attached or desorbing, impurity in gravel layer or flowed out by salt stream (absorption), a portion by salt outlet tube from Tower 6 (6-1,6-2) is opened, or is deposited on the surface (desorbing) of draining cylindrical casing, it is defeated from tower because exporting different from salt Going out desorbed species will be regenerated by the sleeve portion с (с -1, с -2) of upper catcher, draining cylindrical casing in displacement operation, Because always top-down enters catcher and draining cylindrical sleeves to substitutional solution through sleeve pipe " с ".By water drain casing tube When filtering substitutional solution, the impurity for being deposited on the upper surface of draining cylindrical sleeves is transferred in gravel layer.Because removing is put Changing liquid will be deposited on lower cylinder by the tube portion of trapping " а " (а -1, а -2) of lower catcher, the absorption process in displacement The impurity particle of sleeve interior surface is got off from surface washing and is discharged with cleaning mixture stream from tower.In turn, in absorption process, It is easy to be discharged with salt stream from tower from cylinder draining sleeve outer surface into the compound particles of upper gravel layer.If used Conventional adsorbent, the whole cycle time that concentration is enriched with adsorbent fixes compression bed is (to adsorb within 3 hours, 3 is little for 6 hours When displacement desorption).
It is more than that the present invention is used to carry out adsorbing the basic explanation with the device of desorbing.
The method of the present invention has used following method, with the absorption of granule adsorbent catcher-desorption concentration In module, using granule adsorbent the lithium in raw brine is adsorbed;Desorption lithium chloride is obtained containing chlorination from granule adsorbent The primary lithium chloride solution of magnesium and chlorination calcium impurities;Primary lithium chloride solution goes the removal of impurity using ion exchange remove impurity, obtains chlorine Change lithium solution;Concentration lithium chloride solution, and obtain single water lithium chloride.Absorption and it is enriched with salt and to obtain primary lithium chloride lithium molten Liquid, is realized in absorption desorption device, by filtering initial salt, or with containing the prescribed volume of difference LiCl contents Salt by upper and lower drainage system, to increase salt in LiCl concentration, the salt for being filtered received by lower cartridge type draining distribution Storage is input into lower granule tubular type drainage system, then exports supreme cartridge type draining distribution collection by upper granule tubular type drainage system Device is bypassed.Wherein using distilled water, desorption lithium chloride obtains the primary containing magnesium chloride and chlorination calcium impurities from granule adsorbent Lithium chloride solution, lithium solion exchanges remove impurity and goes the removal of impurity to obtain lithium chloride solution.
Removal of impurity step such as one of following methods are removed in the ion exchange remove impurity:
Primary lithium chloride solution is stood, until MgCl2·6H2O and CaCl2·6Н2О is precipitated, to the content of lithium chloride For 220-350kg/m3, dilution liquid phase to LiCl contents is 190-210kg/m3, reagent remove impurity is carried out to solution:Magnesium, calcium, sulphuric acid Root, borate ion, then carry out remove impurity and obtain lithium chloride solution to solution in Li type resins;
Or first ion exchange remove impurity is carried out in Li type cationites to primary lithium chloride solution;Then to cleaning Solution afterwards carries out reverse osmosis concentration and obtains LiCl contents for 60-65kg/m3Transition solution and desalted water;With heating to mistake Cross solution to be evaporated until LiCl contents are 190-210kg/m3, then reagent remove impurity goes removing sulfate-borate-ion miscellaneous Matter and obtain lithium chloride solution;
Or remove impurity is carried out by primary lithium chloride solution and lithium carbonate contact, remove removal of impurity magnesium and calcium;It is molten after cleaning Liquid is first concentrated to give transition solution and desalted water with hyperfiltration;Then transition solution is evaporated until LiCl with heating Content is 450kg/m3NaCl is salted out, subsequent dilute solution is until LiCl 190-210kg/m3, then reagent remove impurity goes remove impurity Matter further obtains lithium chloride solution.
The present invention will be stressed for the main cause for improving adsorption efficiency below.
Preparation process for the active substance of the high Al content of the present invention is as follows:
The preparation of active substance one:In the liquor alumini chloridi of 10L, AlCl3Concentration be 188g/L, add 0.125L LiOH solution (0.85g/L), the atomic ratio of Al and Li is Al:Li=3.6 (Al ions excessive about 15%), is subsequently added into NaOH molten Liquid to PH reaches 7.
Under room temperature, above-mentioned reacted mixture is stirred 30 minutes.Subsequently precipitation is leached with filter, it is natural after cleaning Dry, obtain LiCl3Al (OH)3·nH2O (8≤n≤10) active ingredient substance;Subsequently, by the active matter with hydrate Matter is ground into granule, and using the sieve of 60 mesh reciprocating gird is carried out, so as to obtaining≤powdered granule of 0.2mm.
The preparation of active substance two:In 10L liquor alumini chloridis (188g/L), the atomic ratio for adding Al and Li is Al:Li =3.2 lithium carbonate slurry, is subsequently added into NaOH solution, and complete to reacting, solution PH reaches 7.0.
Precipitation is isolated, subsequently precipitation is leached with filter, is dried naturally after cleaning, obtain LiCl3Al (OH)3· nH2O (8≤n≤10) active ingredient substance;Subsequently, the active substance with hydrate is ground into into granule, using the sieve of 60 mesh Son carries out reciprocating gird, so as to obtaining≤powdered granule of 0.2mm.
Not necessarily active substance one and active substance two are mixed with for the preparation of the active substance in the present invention;Take work One kind in the preparation method of property material one or active substance two, can prepare final active substance.
It is prepared by the adsorption particle for the present invention:Active substance one and active substance two are uniformly mixed, by compounding substances By the microgranule of 60 mesh sieve.Powder contain 99% particle size≤0.2mm, so as to obtain prepare before granule it is final in Between thing.Next can be used for making granule.Hydration number 8≤n≤10 of active substance.
Atomic ratio Al in mixture:Li=3.3.
Particle preparation is carried out in sealed stirrer.The intermedium of 800g, 80g chlorinated polyvinyl chloride second are put in agitator Alkene, dichloromethane solution, stir to starchiness.Slurry is put into into extruder, then the fine strip shape material for obtaining length is cut into into It is stand-by after being dried for the granule of 2mm.
Adsorption test:In order to determine the absorbability of particulate matter, 5kg granules are put in the reaction tube of diameter 4cm, water Tower is passed through with the speed of 3 cubic decimeters/hour.After 8 hours are processed, the granule of absorption stable state is obtained.
Subsequently, by absorption stable grain size distilled water desorption.Jing is determined, and the Li of 45g is obtained altogether;Equivalent every 1g adsorbents The Li of 9mg can be adsorbed.
Embodiment one:
The absorption of elemental lithium in salt is carried out using the adsorption particle of the present invention, as it was previously stated, at normal temperatures, 8 as a child, The granule of absorption stable state can be obtained.Absorption stable grain size Jing is determined, and every gram of adsorbent can adsorb the lithium of 9mg.
Before salt carries out elemental lithium absorption, using daylight, high-temperature liquid stream salt preheating, most final temperature after salt preheating are carried out About 23-24 DEG C of degree, granule adsorbent disclosed in this invention is acted at such a temperature with salt, and 5kg granules are put into into diameter In the reaction tube of 4cm, water passes through tower with the speed of 3 cubic decimeters/hour.After 4 hours are processed, by adsorption particle distillation hydrolysis Absorption.Jing is determined, and the Li of 45g is obtained altogether;The equivalent Li that can adsorb 9mg per 1g adsorbents.
Reference examples two:
Before salt carries out elemental lithium absorption, using daylight, high-temperature liquid stream salt preheating, most final temperature after salt preheating are carried out About 24-25 DEG C of degree, granule adsorbent disclosed in this invention is acted at such a temperature with salt, and 5kg granules are put into into diameter In the reaction tube of 4cm, water passes through tower with the speed of 3 cubic decimeters/hour.After 4 hours are processed, by adsorption particle distillation hydrolysis Absorption.Jing is determined, and the Li of 45.2g is obtained altogether;The equivalent Li that can adsorb 9.04mg per 1g adsorbents.
Reference examples three:
Before salt carries out elemental lithium absorption, using daylight, high-temperature liquid stream salt preheating, most final temperature after salt preheating are carried out About 22-23 DEG C of degree, granule adsorbent disclosed in this invention is acted at such a temperature with salt, and 5kg granules are put into into diameter In the reaction tube of 4cm, water passes through tower with the speed of 3 cubic decimeters/hour.After 4 hours are processed, by adsorption particle distillation hydrolysis Absorption.Jing is determined, and the Li of 42.1g is obtained altogether;The equivalent Li that can adsorb 8.42mg per 1g adsorbents.
Reference examples four:
Before salt carries out elemental lithium absorption, using daylight, high-temperature liquid stream salt preheating, most final temperature after salt preheating are carried out About 21-22 DEG C of degree, granule adsorbent disclosed in this invention is acted at such a temperature with salt, and 5kg granules are put into into diameter In the reaction tube of 4cm, water passes through tower with the speed of 3 cubic decimeters/hour.After 4 hours are processed, by adsorption particle distillation hydrolysis Absorption.Jing is determined, and the Li of 40.5g is obtained altogether;The equivalent Li that can adsorb 8.1mg per 1g adsorbents.
Reference examples five:
Before salt carries out elemental lithium absorption, using daylight, high-temperature liquid stream salt preheating, most final temperature after salt preheating are carried out About 20-21 DEG C of degree, granule adsorbent disclosed in this invention is acted at such a temperature with salt, and 5kg granules are put into into diameter In the reaction tube of 4cm, water passes through tower with the speed of 3 cubic decimeters/hour.After 4 hours are processed, by adsorption particle distillation hydrolysis Absorption.Jing is determined, and the Li of 39.5g is obtained altogether;The equivalent Li that can adsorb 7.9mg per 1g adsorbents.
Reference examples six:
Active substance is prepared according to the method for the present invention, uniform heating so that hydration number 7≤n≤8.Subsequently, according to this Bright method prepares adsorption particle.
Before salt carries out elemental lithium absorption, using daylight, high-temperature liquid stream salt preheating, most final temperature after salt preheating are carried out About 23-24 DEG C of degree, this reference examples granule adsorbent is acted at such a temperature with salt, and 5kg granules are put into into the anti-of diameter 4cm Ying Guanzhong, water passes through tower with the speed of 3 cubic decimeters/hour.After 4 hours are processed, by adsorption particle distilled water desorption.Jing Determine, the Li of 42.5g is obtained altogether;The equivalent Li that can adsorb 8.5mg per 1g adsorbents.
Reference examples seven:
Active substance is prepared according to the method for the present invention, uniform heating so that hydration number 6≤n≤7.Subsequently, according to this Bright method prepares adsorption particle.
Before salt carries out elemental lithium absorption, using daylight, high-temperature liquid stream salt preheating, most final temperature after salt preheating are carried out About 20-21 DEG C of degree, this reference examples granule adsorbent is acted at such a temperature with salt, and 5kg granules are put into into the anti-of diameter 4cm Ying Guanzhong, water passes through tower with the speed of 3 cubic decimeters/hour.After 4 hours are processed, by adsorption particle distilled water desorption.Jing Determine, the Li of 40g is obtained altogether;The equivalent Li that can adsorb 8mg per 1g adsorbents.
It is salt lake saline that the application scenario of institute of the invention is salt, and salt lake is in high latitude area, in general it is outdoor averagely Temperature is relatively low, needs to preheat salt lake saline.Preheating can be right using production high temperature wastewater with by the way of multistage preheating Low temperature salt lake saline is preheated.Liquid after proposition, can preheat again to salt lake saline to be extracted.So as to profit as much as possible With temperature difference, heat is made full use of.
Inventor has found that in the case of using high Al content adsorption activity composition, the operating temperature of granule adsorbent is right There is considerable influence in the elemental lithium absorbability of granule adsorbent.As shown in embodiment one to reference examples five, active substance is in 23- Under 24 degrees Celsius, Li atomic adsorptions amount can reach 9mg, and temperature continues to increase, and the adsorbance of Li is not significantly increased, this Perhaps it is relevant with the saturated extent of adsorption of adsorbent.And after temperature is substantially reduced, the Li adsorbances of adsorbent are substantially reduced.Referring to Fig. 3.
In the case of high Al content, the absorbability of the hydration number of active substance for Li also has certain impact.Referring to attached Fig. 4.The high Al active substances of the present invention, preferably use 8-10 hydration number.
The inventive method advantage is:
1st, this patent method works at 23-24 DEG C;Using the preheating in other courses of work, to the aqueous salt brine for exchanging Heated and can reach.The temperature is higher than Salt Lake Area outdoor temperature, because the optimum working temperature of active substance is in this One temperature range, therefore, the efficiency for extracting active substance beneficial to granule adsorbent is far above room ambient conditions.
2nd, this patent method improves the service efficiency of lithium ion.LiCl·3Al(OH)3The use of composition is compared with LiCl 2Al(OH)3For, the utilization rate of single lithium ion is higher.Using the adsorbent of the present invention, the suction of lithium ion in unit adsorbent Attached amount can reach 9mg/g (every gram of adsorbent can adsorb 9mg elemental lithiums).
3rd, this patent uses the hydrate of the active substance of high Al content as pelletize raw material.In granulation process and pelletize Afterwards, active substance hydrate is lost, and so as to specific surface area increase, improves the absorbability of unit mass granulated pellet.
4th, the primary solution that the method for this patent is obtained, concentration is higher than conventional method, and the spent time is significantly lower than normal Rule method.
Above content is to combine specific optimal technical scheme further description made for the present invention, it is impossible to assert The present invention be embodied as be confined to these explanations.For general technical staff of the technical field of the invention, On the premise of without departing from present inventive concept, some simple deduction or replace can also be made, should all be considered as belonging to the present invention's Protection domain.

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1. it is a kind of from natural bittern extract lithium method, comprising:With dense with the absorption-desorption of granule adsorbent catcher In contracting module, using granule adsorbent the lithium in raw brine is adsorbed;
Desorption lithium chloride obtains the primary lithium chloride solution containing magnesium chloride and chlorination calcium impurities from granule adsorbent;
Primary lithium chloride solution goes the removal of impurity using ion exchange remove impurity, obtains lithium chloride solution;
Concentration lithium chloride solution, and obtain single water lithium chloride.
2. method as claimed in claim 1, adsorbs and is enriched with salt and obtain primary lithium chloride lithium solution, is in absorption desorption device Middle realization, by filtering initial salt, or with the salt of the prescribed volume for containing difference LiCl contents by upper and lower draining System, to increase salt in LiCl concentration, the salt for being filtered by lower cartridge type draining distribute catcher be input into lower particle pipe Formula drainage system, then supreme cartridge type draining distribution catcher bypass is exported by upper granule tubular type drainage system.
3. method as claimed in claim 1, wherein desorption lithium chloride is obtained containing magnesium chloride from granule adsorbent using distilled water With the primary lithium chloride solution of chlorination calcium impurities, lithium solion exchange remove impurity go the removal of impurity obtain lithium chloride solution.
4. the method for claim 1, it is characterised in that:Removal of impurity step such as following methods are removed in the ion exchange remove impurity One of:
Primary lithium chloride solution is stood, until MgCl2·6H2O and CaCl2·6Н2О is precipitated, and the content to lithium chloride is 220-350kg/m3, dilution liquid phase to LiCl contents is 190-210kg/m3, reagent remove impurity is carried out to solution:Magnesium, calcium, sulfate radical, Borate ion, then carries out remove impurity and obtains lithium chloride solution to solution in Li type resins;
Or first ion exchange remove impurity is carried out in Li type cationites to primary lithium chloride solution;Then to cleaning after Solution carries out reverse osmosis concentration and obtains LiCl contents for 60-65kg/m3Transition solution and desalted water;It is molten to transition with heating Liquid is evaporated until LiCl contents are 190-210kg/m3, then reagent remove impurity remove removing sulfate-borate-ionic impurity and Obtain lithium chloride solution;
Or remove impurity is carried out by primary lithium chloride solution and lithium carbonate contact, remove removal of impurity magnesium and calcium;Solution elder generation after cleaning Transition solution and desalted water are concentrated to give with hyperfiltration;Then transition solution is evaporated until LiCl contents with heating For 450kg/m3NaCl is salted out, subsequent dilute solution is until LiCl 190-210kg/m3, then reagent remove impurity goes the removal of impurity to enter And obtain lithium chloride solution.
5. method as claimed in claim 1, wherein granule adsorbent using high Al elements active material ingredients made by granule inhale Attached dose, in 23-24 DEG C of operating temperature range, after fully acting on salt, using distilled water to granule adsorbent carry out washing and Desorbing, so as to obtain the solution containing lithium example.
6. method as claimed in claim 5, the active material ingredients of aforementioned high Al elements be by lithium chloride solution and Lithium hydrate, Or lithium carbonate or lithium chloride are mixed;Wherein Al:The atomic ratio of Li reaches 3.0-3.5;Subsequently use and use NaOH conducts The chloride of lithium aluminum double-hydroxide is formed as alkaline reagent:LiOH+3AlCl3+9NaOH+nH2O=LiCl3Al (OH)3·nH2O+9NaCl;Its 8≤n≤10.
Subsequently, the product that previous step is obtained is cleaned, obtains LiCl3Al (OH)3·nH2O active ingredient substances.
7. method as claimed in claim 5, granule adsorbent is, by the active component of above-mentioned high Al elements, to enter under hydrated state Row is crushed, and is screened after crushing, and part carries out reciprocating gird after crushing with the sieve of 50 mesh, so as to obtaining≤powdered granule of 0.2mm, powder Next broken granule is mixed with organic compound, mixed mixture, by Squeezinggranulator, is obtained a diameter of 2mm or so granules.
8. method as claimed in claim 7, the aforementioned organic compound for carrying out pelletize can be polrvinyl chloride or chlorinated polyethylene Etc. the chloride organic polymer that can be dissolved in methyl chloride, or the mixture of various chloride organic polymers.
9. method as claimed in claim 5, according to granule adsorbent obtained in this kind of method, every gram of granule adsorbent has 9mg's The absorbability of Li elements.
10. a kind of granule adsorbent, for claim 1-9 methods described, it is characterised in that:Wherein Al:The atomic ratio of Li reaches To 3.0-3.5.
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