Process for the recovery of lithium

• Main Authors: OOSTERHOF HARALD, DUPONT DAVID
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 25.05.2018
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; METALLURGY; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS; PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS

A process is divulged for the recovery of lithium from metallurgic slags comprising the steps of roasting spodumene to convert it from the alpha to the beta variant; reacting the beta variant with sulfuric acid, using a stoichiometric excess of acid; repulping the reaction product with water, forming an acidic slurry; neutralizing the acidic slurry to a pH between 5 and 7, by addition of at leastone neutralizing agent; filtrating the neutralized slurry, thereby obtaining a lithium bearing solution and a residue; characterized that, in either one or both of the steps of repulping and neutralizing the acidic slurry, lithium-bearing metallurgic slag is added as neutralization agent. The lithium-bearing metallurgic slag is used to substitute at least part of the classic neutralizing agent. The lithium in the slag is released, and added to the lithium liberated from the spodumene. 本发明公开了种从冶炼炉渣中回收锂的方法，所述方法包括以下步骤：焙烧锂辉石以将其从α变体转变成β变体；使用化学计量过量的酸，使所述β变体与硫酸反应；用水对反应产物进行重新制浆，形成酸性浆液；通过添加至少种中和剂，将所述酸性浆液中和至pH介于5和7之间；过滤中和浆液，从而获