CN117985741A - Comprehensive recycling method of lepidolite lithium extraction slag - Google Patents

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CN117985741A
CN117985741A CN202211332403.7A CN202211332403A CN117985741A CN 117985741 A CN117985741 A CN 117985741A CN 202211332403 A CN202211332403 A CN 202211332403A CN 117985741 A CN117985741 A CN 117985741A
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艾自强
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A comprehensive recycling method of lepidolite lithium extraction slag comprises the following steps: (1) adding alkali for leaching; (2) adding acid to precipitate; (3) evaporating and concentrating; (4) adding alkali to remove impurities; and (5) precipitating lithium. According to the invention, a new thought is adopted to recycle valuable metal elements in the lepidolite lithium extraction slag, so that residual lithium, aluminum and potassium elements in the lepidolite lithium extraction slag are effectively recycled, and the method has higher economic value; the invention has simple process and equipment and low investment.

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Comprehensive recycling method of lepidolite lithium extraction slag
Technical Field
The invention relates to a method for utilizing solid waste resources, in particular to a method for recycling lepidolite lithium extraction slag.
Background
With the development of new energy industry, the demand of battery anode materials is improved rapidly. Lithium batteries are favored by many battery manufacturers because of their high safety factor and high charge capacity per unit mass. The demand for lithium resources as a raw material is also greatly increasing.
Lepidolite is an important solid lithium-containing mineral. Under the current technical conditions, more than ten tons of solid waste residues can be generated in the process of preparing one ton of lithium carbonate by leaching and extracting from lepidolite ore. The stacking of the waste residues occupies space and pollutes the environment, and the waste residues contain valuable elements such as Li, K, al and the like, so that the method has certain economic value.
At present, a small amount of lepidolite lithium extraction slag is used in the field of building materials, CN103979809A discloses a method for preparing white silicate cement with little clinker by using lepidolite lithium extraction slag, CN102126838A discloses a method for preparing lightweight building material ceramsite by using lepidolite lithium extraction slag, and CN102125786A discloses a method for preparing porous ceramsite filter material by using lepidolite lithium extraction slag. The development work of comprehensively recycling lepidolite lithium extraction slag is less, and the utilization of valuable elements in the lepidolite lithium extraction slag is insufficient.
Disclosure of Invention
The technical problem to be solved by the invention is to overcome the defects in the prior art and provide a comprehensive recycling method of lepidolite lithium extraction slag capable of recycling Li, K and Al elements.
The technical scheme adopted for solving the technical problems is as follows: a comprehensive recycling method of lepidolite lithium extraction slag comprises the following steps:
(1) Adding alkali for leaching: mixing the lepidolite lithium extraction residue raw material with an alkali solution, stirring and leaching, and filtering to obtain filtrate and filter residues;
(2) Acid precipitation: adding acid into the filtrate obtained in the step (1) until the filtrate becomes acidic, and filtering to obtain filtrate and precipitate; the sediment is silicic acid;
(3) And (3) evaporating and concentrating: evaporating and concentrating the filtrate obtained in the step (2), and performing solid-liquid separation through evaporation crystallization or cooling crystallization to obtain potassium sulfate crystals and filtrate; the step can recover potassium sulfate and improve the concentration of lithium ions at the same time;
(4) Adding alkali to remove impurities: adding alkali into the filtrate obtained in the step (3) until the filtrate is weakly acidic, neutral or weakly alkaline, and filtering to obtain filtrate and precipitate; the obtained filtrate is a high-concentration lithium-containing solution, and the precipitate is aluminum hydroxide;
(5) Precipitating lithium: and (3) adding sodium carbonate into the filtrate obtained in the step (4), and obtaining lithium carbonate precipitate after the reaction is completed.
Preferably, in the step (1), the particle size of the lepidolite lithium extraction slag raw material is 100-500 meshes. The lithium extraction slag is seriously agglomerated, so that raw materials with smaller granularity are preferable; if the particles of the lepidolite lithium extraction slag raw material are larger, the lepidolite lithium extraction slag raw material can be crushed in advance.
Preferably, in step (1), the alkali solution is a sodium hydroxide solution and/or a potassium hydroxide solution.
Preferably, in the step (1), the concentration of the alkali solution is 1-10 mol/L.
Preferably, in the step (1), the ratio of the lepidolite lithium extraction slag raw material to the hydroxyl in the alkali solution is 1 kg:1-10 mol. Under the condition, the unstable structure of the lithium extraction slag with volcanic ash activity in alkaline solution is destroyed, and lithium ions, potassium ions, metaaluminate ions and silicate ions are released.
Preferably, in the step (1), the temperature during the stirring leaching is 20-95 ℃, and the time of the stirring leaching is 30-600 min.
Preferably, in step (2), the acid is sulfuric acid.
Preferably, in the step (2), the pH of the reaction end point of the acid addition is 3 to 6. In this process, silicate ions combine with hydrogen ions to form silicic acid precipitates, and metaaluminate ions react with hydrogen ions to form aluminum ions.
Preferably, in the step (3), the temperature of the evaporation concentration is 60-90 ℃.
Preferably, in the step (3), the concentration multiple of evaporation concentration is 15-50 times, and then the temperature is reduced to 20-30 ℃ for crystallization.
Preferably, in step (4), the base is sodium hydroxide.
Preferably, in the step (4), the reaction end point pH value of the alkali addition is 6.8-7.5. The aluminum ions are completely precipitated into aluminum hydroxide, and the aluminum hydroxide and filtrate are obtained by filtration.
Preferably, in step (5), sodium carbonate is added by adding a saturated sodium carbonate solution.
Preferably, in the step (5), the reaction time is 0.2 to 3 hours, and the reaction temperature is 60 to 100 ℃.
Preferably, in step (5), the remaining liquid phase after the completion of the reaction is returned to step (4) for use as a saturated sodium carbonate solution.
The invention has the beneficial effects that:
1. According to the invention, a new thought is adopted to recycle valuable metal elements in the lepidolite lithium extraction slag, so that residual lithium, aluminum and potassium elements in the lepidolite lithium extraction slag are effectively recycled, and the method has higher economic value;
2. The invention has simple process and equipment and low investment.
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The invention is further illustrated by the following examples.
The starting materials used in the examples of the present invention were all obtained by conventional commercial means.
Example 1
The comprehensive recycling method of lepidolite lithium extraction slag in the embodiment comprises the following steps:
Crushing and preprocessing raw materials: aiming at lepidolite leaching residues, wherein the content of SiO 2 is 44.3%, the content of Al 2O3 is 10.4%, the content of CaO is 25.1%, the content of Li 2 O is 0.57% and the content of K 2 O is 5.5%. Crushing the raw materials to below 200 meshes, namely below 74 μm.
(1) Adding alkali for leaching: adding 2mol/L sodium hydroxide solution into the crushed raw materials at a solid-to-liquid ratio of 1:3, leaching at 60 ℃ for 90min, and filtering to obtain filtrate and filter residues;
(2) Acid precipitation: adding sulfuric acid into the filtrate obtained in the step (1), controlling the pH of the reaction end point to be 3.5, and filtering to obtain filtrate and precipitate, wherein the precipitate is silicic acid precipitate;
(3) And (3) evaporating and concentrating: heating the filtrate obtained in the step (2) to 90 ℃, evaporating and concentrating for 25 times, cooling to 20 ℃, and filtering to obtain potassium sulfate precipitate and filtrate;
(4) Adding alkali to remove impurities: adding sodium hydroxide into the filtrate obtained in the step (3), and filtering to obtain an aluminum hydroxide precipitate and a lithium-containing liquid phase, wherein the pH of the reaction end point is 7;
(5) Precipitating lithium: adding an excessive saturated sodium carbonate solution into a lithium-containing liquid phase, reacting for 1h at 90 ℃, and filtering to obtain lithium carbonate; the filtered liquid phase is returned to the step (4) and used as saturated sodium carbonate solution.
The test shows that the main content of potassium sulfate is 92.13%, and the recovery rate is 70.65%. The main content of aluminum hydroxide is 89.03 percent, and the recovery rate is 97.72 percent. The main content of the dried lithium carbonate is 98.63%, the single-time yield is 85.00%, and the continuous reaction yield is 95.50%.
Example 2
The comprehensive recycling method of lepidolite lithium extraction slag in the embodiment comprises the following steps:
Crushing and preprocessing raw materials: aiming at lepidolite leaching residues, the content of SiO 2 is 50.2%, the content of Al 2O3 is 8.5%, the content of CaO is 24.7%, the content of Li 2 O is 1.12% and the content of K 2 O is 7.0%. Crushing the raw materials to below 300 meshes, namely below 48 mu m.
(1) Adding alkali for leaching: adding 1mol/L potassium hydroxide solution into the crushed raw materials at a solid-to-liquid ratio of 1:1, leaching for 120min at 90 ℃, and filtering to obtain filtrate and filter residues;
(2) Acid precipitation: adding sulfuric acid into the filtrate obtained in the step (1), controlling the pH of the reaction end point to be 4, and filtering to obtain filtrate and precipitate, wherein the precipitate is silicic acid precipitate;
(3) And (3) evaporating and concentrating: heating the filtrate obtained in the step (2) to 90 ℃, evaporating and concentrating for 20 times, cooling to 25 ℃, and filtering to obtain potassium sulfate precipitate and filtrate;
(4) Adding alkali to remove impurities: adding sodium hydroxide into the filtrate obtained in the step (3), and filtering to obtain an aluminum hydroxide precipitate and a lithium-containing liquid phase, wherein the pH of the reaction end point is 7.2;
(5) Precipitating lithium: adding an excessive saturated sodium carbonate solution into a lithium-containing liquid phase, reacting for 1.5 hours at 80 ℃, and filtering to obtain lithium carbonate; the filtered liquid phase is returned to the step (4) and used as saturated sodium carbonate solution.
The test shows that the main content of potassium sulfate is 92.50%, and the recovery rate is 89.65%. The main content of aluminum hydroxide is 89.57 percent, and the recovery rate is 98.00 percent. The main content of the dried lithium carbonate is 98.76%, the single reaction recovery rate is 85.55%, and the continuous reaction yield is 95.50%.
Example 3
The comprehensive recycling method of lepidolite lithium extraction slag in the embodiment comprises the following steps:
Crushing and preprocessing raw materials: aiming at lepidolite leaching residues, the content of SiO 2 is 48.2%, the content of Al 2O3 is 9.4%, the content of CaO is 23.5%, the content of Li 2 O is 0.85% and the content of K 2 O is 6.7%. The raw materials are crushed to 140 meshes or less, namely, 106 μm or less.
(1) Adding alkali for leaching: adding 2mol/L sodium hydroxide solution into the crushed raw materials at a solid-to-liquid ratio of 1:3.5, leaching at 80 ℃ for 45min, and filtering to obtain filtrate and filter residues;
(2) Acid precipitation: adding sulfuric acid into the filtrate obtained in the step (1), controlling the pH of the reaction end point to be 4.5, and filtering to obtain filtrate and precipitate, wherein the precipitate is silicic acid precipitate;
(3) And (3) evaporating and concentrating: heating the filtrate obtained in the step (2) to 87 ℃, evaporating and concentrating for 22 times, cooling to 22 ℃, and filtering to obtain potassium sulfate precipitate and filtrate;
(4) Adding alkali to remove impurities: adding sodium hydroxide into the filtrate obtained in the step (3), and filtering to obtain an aluminum hydroxide precipitate and a lithium-containing liquid phase, wherein the pH of the reaction end point is 7.4;
(5) Precipitating lithium: adding an excessive saturated sodium carbonate solution into a lithium-containing liquid phase, reacting for 2 hours at 85 ℃, and filtering to obtain lithium carbonate; the filtered liquid phase is returned to the step (4) and used as saturated sodium carbonate solution.
The test shows that the main content of potassium sulfate is 92.90 percent and the recovery rate is 68.55 percent. The main content of aluminum hydroxide is 89.45 percent, and the recovery rate is 98.20 percent. The main content of the dried lithium carbonate is 98.86%, the single-time yield is 85.12%, and the continuous reaction yield is 95.50%.

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1. The comprehensive recycling method of the lepidolite lithium extraction slag is characterized by comprising the following steps of:
(1) Adding alkali for leaching: mixing the lepidolite lithium extraction residue raw material with an alkali solution, stirring and leaching, and filtering to obtain filtrate and filter residues;
(2) Acid precipitation: adding acid into the filtrate obtained in the step (1) until the filtrate becomes acidic, and filtering to obtain filtrate and precipitate;
(3) And (3) evaporating and concentrating: evaporating and concentrating the filtrate obtained in the step (2), and performing solid-liquid separation through evaporation crystallization or cooling crystallization to obtain potassium sulfate crystals and filtrate;
(4) Adding alkali to remove impurities: adding alkali into the filtrate obtained in the step (3) until the filtrate is weakly acidic, neutral or weakly alkaline, and filtering to obtain filtrate and precipitate;
(5) Precipitating lithium: and (3) adding sodium carbonate into the filtrate obtained in the step (4), and obtaining lithium carbonate precipitate after the reaction is completed.
2. The method for comprehensively recycling lepidolite lithium extraction slag according to claim 1, wherein in the step (1), the granularity of the lepidolite lithium extraction slag raw material is 100-500 meshes; the alkali solution is sodium hydroxide solution and/or potassium hydroxide solution; the concentration of the alkali solution is 1-10 mol/L.
3. The method for comprehensively recycling lepidolite lithium extraction slag according to claim 1 or 2, wherein in the step (1), the ratio of lepidolite lithium extraction slag raw material to hydroxide in the alkaline solution is 1 kg:1-10 mol.
4. The method for comprehensively recycling lepidolite lithium extraction slag according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein in the step (1), the temperature during the stirring leaching is 20 to 95 ℃, and the time of the stirring leaching is 30 to 600min.
5. The method for comprehensively recycling lepidolite lithium extraction slag according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein in the step (2), the acid is sulfuric acid; the pH value of the reaction end point of the acid addition is 3-6.
6. The method for comprehensively recycling lepidolite lithium extraction slag according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein in the step (3), the evaporating concentration temperature is 60 to 90 ℃.
7. The method for comprehensively recycling lepidolite lithium extraction slag according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein in the step (3), the concentration multiple of evaporation concentration is 15 to 50 times, and then the temperature is reduced to 20 to 30 ℃ for crystallization.
8. The method for comprehensively recycling lepidolite lithium extraction slag according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein in the step (4), the alkali is sodium hydroxide; the pH value of the reaction end point of the alkali addition is 6.8-7.5.
9. The comprehensive recycling method of lepidolite lithium extraction slag according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that in step (5), sodium carbonate is added by adding saturated sodium carbonate solution; the reaction time is 0.2-3 h, and the reaction temperature is 60-100 ℃.
10. The comprehensive recycling method of lepidolite lithium extraction slag according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that in the step (5), the residual liquid phase after the completion of the reaction is returned to the step (4) to be used as a saturated sodium carbonate solution.
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