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CN104961143B - The method that lithium is extracted from salt lake bittern - Google Patents

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CN104961143B
CN104961143B CN201510392024.0A CN201510392024A CN104961143B CN 104961143 B CN104961143 B CN 104961143B CN 201510392024 A CN201510392024 A CN 201510392024A CN 104961143 B CN104961143 B CN 104961143B
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A kind of method of the separation and Extraction lithium from bittern, including:1) acidifying removes boron, and into bittern, acid adding is settled out boric acid, and separation of solid and liquid obtains the first clear liquid;2) pre-process, part sulfate radical and magnesium ion in first clear liquid are removed in the way of precipitation, the second clear liquid is obtained;3) Separation of Li and Mg, using the lithium and magnesium in the second clear liquid described in Separation of Li and Mg UF membrane, obtains the low lithium production water of high magnesium and the low magnesium production water of high lithium;4) lithium is concentrated, and the high low magnesium of lithium for concentrating the gained of film concentration step 3 using lithium produces water, obtains concentrate and light liquid;5) sinker, the pH of the gained concentrate of ascending step 4, by Mg are refined2+With Mg (OH)2The form of precipitation is removed, and obtains the 3rd clear liquid, CO is introduced in the 3rd clear liquid3 2‑, Li+With Li2CO3Form precipitation, isolate sediment and wash dry after obtain battery-level lithium carbonate product.

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The method that lithium is extracted from salt lake bittern
Technical field
This disclosure relates to which technical field of membrane separation, more particularly to chemical precipitation method and membrane separation process are combined and carried from salt lake saline The method for taking lithium.
Background technology
The mankind have been working hard find the new energy of alternative fossil energy in recent decades, and the most common profit of new energy It is that various forms of energy are converted into electrical power storage with mode.Specific capacity is high, work temperature due to possessing for lithium ion battery The prominent advantages such as scope is wide, self-discharge rate is low, has extended cycle life, have a safety feature are spent, in mobile communication equipment and various numbers It is widely applied in code product, and is acknowledged as the ideal source of electric automobile.Thus, even if global economy in recent years Slowdown in growth, lithium industry performance is but especially protruded, lithium product is one of a small number of industrial goods of rise in price, thus lithium resource obtains Take the focus for also becoming countries in the world concern.
In explored world's lithium resource, bittern lithium resource accounts for 61%, ore lithium resource and accounts for 34%, oil field and GEOTHERMAL WATER Lithium resource accounts for 5%.For current economy, the state of the art, lithium is extracted from salt lake bittern no matter equal in cost and scale Lithium is carried better than ore, the lithium product that the whole world has 70% comes from salt lake bittern.China's salt lake bittern lithium reserves account for gross reserves More than 80%, but the lithium extracted from salt lake bittern but only accounts for the 8% of total extracted amount, reason is many.Wherein most It is mainly due to, saline lakes of China bittern is the bittern of high Mg/Li ratio mostly, due to Mg2+With Li+In physicochemical properties It is closely similar, cause separating magnesium and lithium difficult, it is impossible to directly to extract lithium with simple chemical method (such as precipitation method), it is existing at present The method of lithium is extracted from high Mg/Li ratio bittern includes organic solvent extractionprocess, ion-exchange, electroosmose process, Nanofiltering membrane Deng.Organic solvent extractionprocess production cost is high, serious to equipment corrosion, at present also in experimental stage;What ion-exchange was used Adsorbent price is very high, and productivity ratio is low, and is easily contaminated, it is impossible to mass produce;Electrodialysis rule needs to consume a large amount of electricity Can, and a large amount of poisonous chlorine are produced in production process;Nanofiltering membrane has very big advantage with respect to the above method.Come from principle Say, NF membrane is a kind of pressure drive membrane, charged group carried on film, by electrostatic interaction, produce Donnan effects, There are different selective penetrated properties to the ion of different valence state, so as to realize the separation of different valence state ion.In general, nanofiltration Film is 10%~80% to the rejection of monovalention, and with sizable permeability, and divalence and the rejection of multivalent salts are equal More than 90%, so as to realize the separation of monovalence lithium ion and divalence magnesium ion.Existing enterprise of the country utilizes the technology from salt lake Lithium is extracted in bittern, but still there is some problem causes that production efficiency is low, cost remains high.
The content of the invention
Embodiments of the invention provide a kind of method of the separation and Extraction lithium from bittern, including:
1) acidifying removes boron, and the acid adding into bittern is settled out boric acid, and separation of solid and liquid obtains the first clear liquid;
2) pre-process, part sulfate radical and magnesium ion in first clear liquid are removed in the way of precipitation, second is obtained clear Liquid;
3) Separation of Li and Mg, using the lithium and magnesium in the second clear liquid described in Separation of Li and Mg UF membrane, obtains the low lithium production water of high magnesium Water is produced with the low magnesium of high lithium;
4) lithium is concentrated, and the high low magnesium of lithium for concentrating the gained of film concentration step 3 using lithium produces water, obtains concentrate and light liquid;
5) sinker, the pH of the gained concentrate of ascending step 4, by Mg are refined2+With Mg (OH)2The form of precipitation is removed, and is obtained 3rd clear liquid, CO is introduced in the 3rd clear liquid3 2-, Li+With Li2CO3Form precipitation, isolate sediment and wash drying After obtain battery-level lithium carbonate product.
In one embodiment of the invention, the low lithium of the high magnesium of above-mentioned steps 3 can for example be produced water, step 4 it is light The return of at least one of liquid merges with second clear liquid of step 2.
In one embodiment of the invention, for example, the step 2 of pretreatment includes step 2A and step 2B,
Step 2A includes:SO in the pH to 7-9 of first clear liquid of regulating step 1, bittern4 2-And Mg2+A part Precipitated in the form of calcium sulfate and magnesium hydroxide, clear liquid 2A is obtained after separation of solid and liquid and is continued with into step 2B or into step Rapid 3 continue with;
Step 2B includes:After merging with the return clear liquid of subsequent step, remaining SO in bittern4 2-And Mg2+A part after It is continuous to be precipitated in the form of calcium sulfate and magnesium hydroxide, obtain clear liquid 2B after separation of solid and liquid and continued with into step 3.
In one embodiment of the invention, for example, the step 3 of Separation of Li and Mg includes step 3A and step 3B,
Step 3A includes:Acid is added in step 2 gained clear liquid, pH to 7-8.5 is adjusted, it is clear using Separation of Li and Mg UF membrane Liquid obtains the low lithium production water 3A of high magnesium and the low magnesium production water 3A of high lithium, wherein the low lithium production water 3A of high magnesium is returned after the enrichment method of salt pan, then Merge with raw brine, the high low magnesium production water 3A of lithium is then continued with or continued with into step 4 into step 3B;
Step 3B includes:Complexing agent is added in the low magnesium production water 3A of high lithium, is produced using the low magnesium of the high lithium of Separation of Li and Mg UF membrane Water 3A obtains the low lithium production water 3B of high magnesium and the low magnesium production water 3B of high lithium, wherein the low lithium production water 3B of high magnesium is returned and step 2A clear liquid is closed And, the high low magnesium production water 3B of lithium is then continued with into step 4.
In one embodiment of the invention, for example, the step 4 of lithium concentration includes step 4A, step 4B and step 4C,
Step 4A includes:Film is concentrated using lithium to concentrate the low magnesium production water of high lithium of step 3, obtains concentrate 4A and light Liquid 4A, merges wherein light liquid 4A is returned with step 2A clear liquid, and then entrance step 4B is continued with or into step 5 concentrate 4A Continue with;
Step 4B includes:Step 4A concentrate 4A is concentrated using lithium concentration film, concentrate 4B and light liquid is obtained 4B, wherein light liquid 4B return merge with step 2A clear liquid, concentrate 4B then entrance step 4C continue with or into step 5 after Continuous processing;
Step 4C includes:Step 4B concentrate 4B is concentrated using lithium concentration film, concentrate 4C and light liquid is obtained 4C, merges wherein light liquid 4C is returned with step 2A clear liquid, and concentrate 4C is then continued with into step 5.
In one embodiment of the invention, for example, above-mentioned steps 1 are acidified except boron includes:Acid adding adjusts salt lake bittern PH is that 2-4 crystallizes precipitation to boric acid, and separation of solid and liquid obtains clear liquid and thick boric acid.
In one embodiment of the invention, for example, above-mentioned steps 2B includes:Filter aid is added in clear liquid 2A, with After the return clear liquid of subsequent step merges, remaining SO in bittern4 2-And Mg2+A part continue with calcium sulfate and magnesium hydroxide Form precipitation, using polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) microfiltration membranes by CaSO4、Mg(OH)2Clear liquid 2B is obtained after floccule separation into step 3 Continue with.
In one embodiment of the invention, for example, lithium concentration is less than in the low lithium production water 3A of above-mentioned high magnesium Lithium concentration is more than 300ppm in 150ppm, the high low magnesium production water 3A of lithium;Lithium concentration is more than in the high low magnesium production water 3B of lithium 300ppm and lithium magnesium mass ratio are more than 1.
In one embodiment of the invention, for example, lithium concentration is more than 1000ppm and lithium in above-mentioned concentrate 4A Magnesium mass ratio is more than 1;Lithium concentration is more than 2000ppm in concentrate 4B and lithium magnesium mass ratio is more than 1;In concentrate 4C lithium from Sub- concentration is more than 16000ppm and lithium magnesium mass ratio is more than 1.
In one embodiment of the invention, for example, in step 2A, first clear liquid of the regulating step 1 PH mode includes:Add NaOH, NH4OH, KOH or Ca (OH)2
In one embodiment of the invention, it is described for example, the filter aid is perlite, diatomite or cellulose The addition of filter aid is 30-50ppm.
In one embodiment of the invention, for example, in step 3A, the acid added in step 2 gained clear liquid is wrapped Include one kind in hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid or its combination.
In one embodiment of the invention, for example, in step 3B, the complexing added in water 3A is produced in the low magnesium of high lithium Agent is sub- for compounding EDETATE SODIUM salt, ethylenediamine tetra-acetic acid, edetate, ATMP, divinyl triammonium five Methylphosphonic acid, hydroxy ethylene diphosphonic acid or calgon, concentration are 3-6ppm.
In one embodiment of the invention, for example, the method that clear liquid is wherein obtained in step 5 is:Toward the dense of step 4 Sodium hydroxide is added in contracting liquid, slurry is obtained, part Mg in this slurry2+With Mg (OH)2Form precipitation, by above-mentioned slurry solid-liquid Isolated magnesium hydrate precipitate and a lixivium, magnesium hydrate precipitate carry out the leaching more than once with water or filtrate again, Gu Liquid separates to obtain magnesium hydrate precipitate and filtrate, this filtrate is used to configure sodium hydroxide continuation reuse, a lixivium is filtrated to get Clear liquid.
In one embodiment of the invention, for example, the method for the separation of solid and liquid includes:Be centrifuged at a high speed, plate Frame separation of solid and liquid, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) micro-filtration UF membrane and/or filtering.
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In order to illustrate the technical solution of the embodiments of the present invention more clearly, will simply be situated between to the accompanying drawing of embodiment below Continue, it should be apparent that, drawings in the following description merely relate to some embodiments of the present invention, rather than limitation of the present invention.
A kind of method flow diagram for separation and Extraction lithium from bittern that Fig. 1 provides for one embodiment of the invention;
A kind of method flow diagram for separation and Extraction lithium from bittern that Fig. 2 provides for further embodiment of this invention;
A kind of method flow diagram for separation and Extraction lithium from bittern that Fig. 3 provides for third embodiment of the invention;
A kind of method flow diagram for separation and Extraction lithium from bittern that Fig. 4 provides for fourth embodiment of the invention.
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To make the purpose, technical scheme and advantage of the embodiment of the present invention clearer, below in conjunction with the embodiment of the present invention Accompanying drawing, the technical scheme to the embodiment of the present invention is clearly and completely described.Obviously, described embodiment is this hair Bright a part of embodiment, rather than whole embodiments.Based on described embodiments of the invention, ordinary skill All other embodiment that personnel are obtained on the premise of without creative work, belongs to the scope of protection of the invention.
Unless otherwise defined, technical term or scientific terminology used herein should be in art of the present invention and had The ordinary meaning that the personage of general technical ability is understood.Used in present patent application specification and claims " the One ", " second " and similar word are not offered as any order, quantity or importance, and are used only to distinguish different Part.Equally, the similar word such as " one " or " one " does not indicate that quantity is limited yet, but represents there is at least one.
Unless otherwise defined, ppm herein is mass ratio, Chinese with chemical formula state implication it is identical, such as magnesium from Son and Mg2+, sulfate ion and SiO4 2-Deng.
The technology of the existing some NF membranes separation and Extraction lithium from bittern in this area, Qinghai Lake research institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Chinese Patent Application No. 0310808088.X by the multistage NF membrane of commercialization separating magnesium and enriching lithium from salt lake bittern, But bittern does not remove the foreign ions such as sulfate radical, borate before nanofiltration UF membrane is entered, and causes UF membrane efficiency low, and The duct of NF membrane is often blocked by flocky precipitate during use, influence production and cost rise, is carried using the technology Pure obtained rich lithium bittern does not reach the concentration and purity of practical application in industry yet;Wang Hui Chinese Patent Application No. The raw brine of high saliferous is first diluted with water in 201010295933.X, then by one or more levels NF membrane separating magnesium and lithium, Concentrated finally by reverse osmosis membrane or membrane distillation system, the technology is also without in view of other ion pairs beyond demagging The influence of separation process, UF membrane is inefficient, and the method is by NF membrane plural serial stage in addition, and next stage concentrated water returns to upper level Charging, can so cause Mg/Li ratio to raise, and reduce UF membrane efficiency.
For the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, embodiments of the invention provide one kind combine chemical method, Comprehensive lithium ion (the Li of the methods such as physics impurity removal method, nanofiltration membrane separation process, concentration embrane method+) extracting method, pass through chemical drugs Other method beyond the membrane separation processes such as agent method, physics impurity removal method, is removed big present in salt lake bittern in advance before UF membrane Partial impurities ion, such as Mg2+、SO4 2-、B2+Deng being that UF membrane creates good condition, substantially increase UF membrane efficiency, excellent Separating effect is changed;In membrane separating process and after UF membrane, also in conjunction with the above method, extraction lithium is further increased Efficiency and purity.Before the present invention occurs, lithium is extracted from salt lake using membrane separation process and is typically only capable of reaching technical grade, and Due to the presence of a large amount of foreign ions, often produce a large amount of precipitations in membrane separating process and cause the dirt of film to block up, on the one hand influence Manufacturing schedule, on the other hand also increases production cost.And it is then reachable to use method of the invention to extract lithium from salt lake bittern To the purity of LITHIUM BATTERY, while a large amount of foreign ions were removed before UF membrane, problem is blocked up in the dirt in membrane separating process It is resolved, substantially prolongs the production cycle, reduces production cost.
It should be noted that herein, " the low lithium production water of high magnesium " in Separation of Li and Mg step does not mean that wherein magnesium Concentration ratio lithium is high, " the high low magnesium production water of lithium " does not mean that the concentration ratio magnesium of wherein lithium is high yet, but said in same step (such as step In 3A), the lithium magnesium ratio (mass ratio) in " the high low lithium production water of magnesium " will be less than the lithium magnesium ratio (mass ratio) in " the high low magnesium production water of lithium ".
Embodiment 1
As shown in figure 1, raw material is the bittern containing lithium from salt lake or the bittern containing lithium in other sources.In the embodiment of the present invention The salt lake bittern of use is all the salt lake bittern of high Mg/Li ratio, Mg/Li ratio (Mg2+:Li+Mass ratio) it is general more than 20.
The acid adding into raw brine, regulation bittern pH is that 2-4 crystallizes precipitation to boric acid, and separation of solid and liquid obtains clear liquid and thick boron Acid.Thick boric acid can further handle sale, and clear liquid is then pre-processed into step 2.
In pre-treatment step, part sulfate radical and magnesium ion (sulfate radical clearance in bittern are removed in the way of precipitation 90% or so, magnesium ion clearance 10-15% or so), separation of solid and liquid, clear liquid is continued with into next step.The side of precipitation Formula includes conventional chemically or physically intermediate processing, and such as adding alkali lye makes magnesium ion be precipitated in the form of magnesium hydroxide, adds barium Ion precipitates sulfate ion, or change solution temperature causes calcium sulfate solubility to change to precipitate.
Separation of Li and Mg is carried out to the clear liquid of pre-treatment step using Separation of Li and Mg film, the low lithium production water of high magnesium is obtained and high lithium is low Magnesium produces water, wherein the low magnesium production water of high lithium is continued with into next step.Lithium ion content in the low magnesium production water of high lithium is big In 300PPM, lithium magnesium mass ratio is more than 1:1.The Separation of Li and Mg film, which can be used, can separate monovalent ion and bivalent ions NF membrane.NF membrane is a kind of pressure drive membrane, due to often carrying charged group on film or in film, passes through electrostatic phase interaction With generation Donnan effects, to the ion of different valence state, with different selectivity, so as to realize point of different valence state ion From.The Separation of Li and Mg film of the existing commercialization in this area, such as Membrane Products, Nitto, Osmonics companies are all There is the product line of correlation.Certainly, above-mentioned technique provided in an embodiment of the present invention can also utilize the Separation of Li and Mg voluntarily prepared Film.
The low magnesium production water of high lithium obtained by previous step is concentrated, concentrate and light liquid are obtained, under wherein concentrate enters One step is continued with.The method of concentration can be using the low magnesium production water of the lithium concentration high lithium of film process.The lithium concentration film is generally Reverse osmosis membrane, can use commercialization product, such as Tao Shi (DOW), Coriolis (KOCH), Hydranautics (HYDRANAUTICS), GE, The series of products of eastern beautiful (TORAY) etc..Above-mentioned technique provided in an embodiment of the present invention can also utilize the lithium concentration voluntarily prepared Film.Lithium content is more than 16000PPM in concentrate obtained by concentration, and lithium magnesium mass ratio is more than 1:1.
Refined sinker, raises the pH of the concentrate of previous step, by Mg2+With Mg (OH)2The form of precipitation is removed, and obtains clear Liquid, introduces CO in clear liquid3 2-, Li+With Li2CO3Form precipitation, isolate sediment and wash be dried to obtain LITHIUM BATTERY carbonic acid Lithium product, purity>99.5%.
Embodiment 2
As shown in Fig. 2 another embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method of the separation and Extraction lithium from bittern, with embodiment 1 method provided is compared, the step of method that the present embodiment is provided has more subdivisions, including:
1) acidifying removes boron, and clear liquid is continued with into next step;
2) pre-process, part sulfate radical and magnesium ion in bittern are removed in the way of precipitation;Pre-treatment step 2 includes step 2A and step 2B, step 2A include:The pH of the clear liquid of ascending step 1, adjusts the SO in pH to 7-9, bittern4 2-And Mg2+One Divide and precipitated in the form of calcium sulfate and magnesium hydroxide, obtain clear liquid 2A after separation of solid and liquid continues with into step 2B;Step 2B Including:Remaining SO in filter aid (such as equal grain perlite, addition is 30-50ppm), bittern is added in clear liquid 2A4 2-With Mg2+A part continue to precipitate in the form of calcium sulfate and magnesium hydroxide, obtain clear liquid 2B after separation of solid and liquid continues into step 3 Processing.
3) Separation of Li and Mg, using Separation of Li and Mg UF membrane lithium and magnesium, obtains the low lithium production water of high magnesium and the low magnesium production water of high lithium;Step Rapid 3 include step 3A and step 3B, and step 3A includes:Acid is added in clear liquid obtained by step 2B, pH to 7-8.5 is adjusted, utilized Separation of Li and Mg UF membrane clear liquid obtains the low lithium production water 3A of high magnesium and high lithium low magnesium production water 3A, the high low magnesium production water 3A of lithium enter step 3B Continue with;Step 3B includes:Adding complexing agent in the low magnesium production water 3A of high lithium, (complexing agent can use water treatment field Conventional antisludging agent, for example, can be compounding EDETATE SODIUM salt, ethylenediamine tetra-acetic acid, edetate, aminotrimethylene Phosphonic acids, divinyl triammonium pentamethylene phosphonic acids, hydroxy ethylene diphosphonic acid or calgon, concentration is 3-6ppm), utilize lithium The low magnesium production water 3A of the magnesium separation high lithium of UF membrane obtains the low lithium production water 3B of high magnesium and the low magnesium production water 3B of high lithium, and the high low magnesium of lithium produces water 3B and entered Enter step 4 to continue with.
4) lithium is concentrated, and the low magnesium of high lithium for concentrating the gained of film concentration step 3 using lithium produces water, obtains concentrate and light liquid, wherein Concentrate is continued with into next step;The step 4 of lithium concentration includes step 4A, step 4B and step 4C, and step 4A includes: Film is concentrated using lithium to concentrate the low magnesium production water of high lithium of step 3, obtains concentrate 4A and light liquid 4A, concentrate 4A enters step Rapid 4B is continued with;Step 4B includes:Using lithium concentration film step 4A concentrate 4A is concentrated, obtain concentrate 4B with Light liquid 4B, concentrate 4B are continued with into step 4C;Step 4C includes:Step 4B concentrate 4B is entered using lithium concentration film Row concentration, obtains concentrate 4C and light liquid 4C, concentrate 4C is continued with into step 5.
5) sinker, the pH of the concentrate of ascending step 4, by Mg are refined2+With Mg (OH)2The form of precipitation is removed, and obtains clear Liquid, introduces CO in clear liquid3 2-, Li+With Li2CO3Form precipitation, isolate sediment and be dried to obtain battery-level lithium carbonate production Product, purity>99.7%.It is above-mentioned obtain clear liquid method be:Sodium hydroxide is added into the concentrate of step 4, slurry is obtained, this Part Mg in slurry2+With Mg (OH)2Form precipitation, above-mentioned slurry separation of solid and liquid is obtained into magnesium hydrate precipitate and a leaching Liquid, magnesium hydrate precipitate carries out the leaching more than once with water or filtrate again, and separation of solid and liquid obtains magnesium hydrate precipitate and filtrate, will This filtrate recycle is filtrated to get clear liquid in configuration sodium hydroxide solution, a lixivium.
The above method that embodiment 2 is provided has more fine division steps, on the one hand can cause Separation of Li and Mg effect more Good, the purity for obtaining final products lithium carbonate is also higher;On the other hand it is sediment removal in bittern is more thorough, reduce film Situation is blocked up in dirt in separation process so that the time that this method is continuously run greatly prolongs, and improves the automation of whole technique Degree., can be by the sulfate ion and magnesium in bittern using two pre-treatment steps of 2A and 2B by taking pre-treatment step 2 as an example Ion reduces more, reduces the sediment into next step, so as to reduce dirty stifled probability in membrane separating process, favorably In follow-up Separation of Li and Mg.It should be noted that step 2,3,4 and need not be finely divided simultaneously, can be according to actual needs To certain, some steps are finely divided, and then a step is completed other steps.The lithium carbonate purity that the present embodiment is finally obtained> 99.6%.
Embodiment 3
As shown in figure 3, another embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method of the separation and Extraction lithium from bittern, with embodiment 2 methods provided are compared, and the method that the present embodiment is provided reclaims the Li of each step generation+The relatively low solution of content, to improve Overall lithium ion extraction rate.Content same as Example 2 will be omitted in the present embodiment, the part that emphasis description is differed. As shown in figure 3, the low lithium production water 3A of high magnesium that step 3A is obtained is returned after the enrichment method of salt pan, then merge with raw brine, step The low lithium production water 3B of high magnesium that 3B is obtained is returned to be merged with step 2A clear liquid, and the light liquid 4A that step 4A is obtained is returned with step 2A's Clear liquid merges, and the light liquid 4B that step 4B is obtained is returned to be merged with step 2A clear liquid, and the light liquid 4C that step 4C is obtained is returned and step Rapid 2A clear liquid merges.The Li produced due to each step+The relatively low solution of content is recycled, Li in bittern+Overall Recovery rate is improved, and can bring up to more than 80% by 40%.It should be noted that above-mentioned Li+The relatively low solution of content is simultaneously It need not simultaneously reclaim, according to circumstances reasonable selection a portion can be recycled in actual production, to take into account cost and lithium The ion extraction rate.The lithium carbonate purity that the present embodiment is finally obtained>99.7%, the lithium rate of recovery is more than 80% in bittern.
Embodiment 4
As shown in figure 4, another embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method of the separation and Extraction lithium from bittern, with embodiment 3 methods provided are compared, and the method that the present embodiment is provided adds auxiliary agent, further to optimize the treatment effect of each step.This It will be omitted with previous embodiment identical content in embodiment, the part that emphasis description is differed.As shown in figure 4, step 2A bags Include:SO in the pH of the clear liquid of ascending step 1 to 7-9, bittern4 2-And Mg2+A part in the form of calcium sulfate and magnesium hydroxide Precipitation.Rise pH mode includes but is not limited to, and NaOH, KOH, Ca (OH) are added into solution2Or ammoniacal liquor, formed after precipitation and led to High speed centrifugation or sheet frame separation of solid and liquid are crossed, solid content can further be handled as the raw material of magnesium products.PH rise can promote Enter the place to go of magnesium, this process can remove 20~30% magnesium.
As shown in figure 4, introducing filter aid in pretreatment 2B.Filter aid is added in clear liquid 2A, such as equal grain perlite, plus Enter amount for 30-50ppm, remaining SO in bittern4 2-And Mg2+A part continue in the form of calcium sulfate and magnesium hydroxide precipitate, Using polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) microfiltration membranes by CaSO4、Mg(OH)2Clear liquid 2B is obtained after floccule separation to continue with into step 3.Help Filtering agent is to improve the material of filtrate filter efficiency.In general, to prevent filter residue accumulation excessively closely knit, making filtering smoothly enter OK, filter aid can be using the different insoluble inert material of granularity.The example of above-mentioned filter aid is included but not in the present invention It is limited to perlite, diatomite, cellulose etc..
As shown in figure 4, complexing agent can be introduced in step 3B.Complexing agent is added in the low magnesium production water 3A of high lithium, is such as compounded EDETATE SODIUM salt, 3-6ppm obtains the low lithium of high magnesium using the low magnesium production water 3A of the high lithium of Separation of Li and Mg UF membrane and produces water 3B and the low magnesium of high lithium Water 3B is produced, wherein the low lithium production water 3B of high magnesium is returned and merged with step 2A clear liquid, the high low magnesium production water 3B of lithium then continues into step 4 Processing.The effect of above-mentioned complexing agent is complexed with calcium, barium, strontium etc., prevents calcium sulfate, calcium carbonate, strontium sulfate, barium sulfate etc. in film Surface scale, is damaged to film.The example of above-mentioned complexing agent includes but is not limited to compounding EDETATE SODIUM salt, ethylenediamine in the present invention Tetraacethyl, edetate, ATMP, divinyl triammonium pentamethylene phosphonic acids, hydroxy ethylene diphosphine Acid or calgon etc..
Described above is only the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, not for limiting the scope of the invention, this hair Bright protection domain is determined by appended claim.

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1. a kind of method of the separation and Extraction lithium from bittern, including:
1 acidifying removes boron, and the acid adding into bittern is settled out boric acid, then carries out separation of solid and liquid, obtains the first clear liquid;
2 pretreatments, acidifying is removed in the way of precipitation and removes part sulfate radical and magnesium ion in first clear liquid obtained after boron, Obtain the second clear liquid;
3 Separation of Li and Mg, using the lithium and magnesium in the second clear liquid described in Separation of Li and Mg UF membrane, obtain the low lithium production water of high magnesium and high lithium Low magnesium produces water;
4 lithiums are concentrated, and the high low magnesium of lithium for concentrating the gained of film concentration step 3 using lithium produces water, obtains concentrate and light liquid;
5 refined sinkers, the pH value of the gained concentrate of ascending step 4, by Mg2+With Mg (OH)2The form of precipitation is removed, and obtains the 3rd Clear liquid, CO is introduced in the 3rd clear liquid3 2-, Li+With Li2CO3Form precipitation, isolate sediment and wash dry after To battery-level lithium carbonate product;
Wherein, step 2 includes step 2A and step 2B, and step 2A includes:With Ca (OH)2First clear liquid of regulating step 1 PH value is to 7-9 so that the SO in the bittern4 2-And Mg2+A part precipitated in the form of calcium sulfate and magnesium hydroxide, carry out Clear liquid 2A is obtained after separation of solid and liquid, the clear liquid 2A is continued with into step 2B or continued with into step 3;Step 2B includes:Remaining SO in bittern4 2-And Mg2+A part continue in the form of calcium sulfate and magnesium hydroxide precipitate, separation of solid and liquid After obtain clear liquid 2B, the clear liquid 2B is continued with into step 3;
Step 3 includes step 3A and step 3B, and step 3A includes:Acid, regulation pH value to 7- are added in step 2 gained clear liquid 8.5, obtain the low lithium of high magnesium using the Separation of Li and Mg UF membrane clear liquid and produce water 3A and the low magnesium production water 3A of high lithium, wherein the low lithium of high magnesium Produce water 3A to return after the enrichment method of salt pan, then merge with raw brine, the high low magnesium production water 3A of lithium, which then enters step 3B, to be continued Processing;Step 3B includes:Add complexing agent in the low magnesium production water 3A of the high lithium, using Separation of Li and Mg film described in step 3A or The high low magnesium production water 3A of lithium, obtains the low lithium production water 3B of high magnesium and the low magnesium production water 3B of high lithium described in the new Separation of Li and Mg UF membrane of person, its Described in the low lithium production water 3B of high magnesium return and merge with step 2A clear liquid, the high low magnesium of lithium produces water 3B, and then entrance step 4 continues Processing.
2. according to the method described in claim 1, wherein, the low lithium of the high magnesium of step 3 is produced into water 3A, the low lithium of high magnesium of step 3 is produced The return of at least one of water 3B, the light liquid of step 4 merges with second clear liquid of step 2.
3. according to the method described in claim 1, wherein, step 4 include step 4A, step 4B and step 4C,
Step 4A includes:Film is concentrated using the lithium water 3A and/or the low magnesium production water 3B progress of high lithium are produced to the low magnesium of high lithium of step 3 Concentration, obtains concentrate 4A and light liquid 4A, wherein the light liquid 4A is returned and merged with step 2A clear liquid, the concentrate 4A is then Continue with or continued with into step 5 into step 4B;
Step 4B includes:Film is concentrated using lithium described in step 4A or new lithium concentration film is carried out to step 4A concentrate 4A Concentration, obtains concentrate 4B and light liquid 4B, wherein the light liquid 4B is returned and merged with step 2A clear liquid, the concentrate 4B is then Continue with or continued with into step 5 into step 4C;
Step 4C includes:Lithium concentration film described in film or step 4B or the concentration of new lithium are concentrated using lithium described in step 4A Film is concentrated to step 4B concentrate 4B, obtains concentrate 4C and light liquid 4C, wherein the light liquid 4C is returned and step 2A Clear liquid merge, the concentrate 4C is then continued with into step 5.
4. method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, in step 1, plus the pH value of the acid regulation bittern is 2-4 Crystallize and separate out to the boric acid, then carry out the separation of solid and liquid and obtain first clear liquid and thick boric acid.
5. according to the method described in claim 1, wherein, in the step 2B, filter aid is added in the clear liquid 2A, then The clear liquid returned with subsequent step merges, remaining SO in resulting treatment fluid4 2-And Mg2+A part continue with calcium sulfate Precipitated with the form of magnesium hydroxide, then use polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) microfiltration membranes by the calcium sulfate being settled out and magnesium hydroxide floccule After separation, obtain clear liquid 2B and continued with into step 3.
6. according to the method described in claim 1, wherein, lithium concentration is less than 150ppm in the low lithium production water 3A of high magnesium, Lithium concentration is more than 300ppm in the low magnesium production water 3A of high lithium;Lithium concentration is more than in the low magnesium production water 3B of high lithium 300ppm and lithium magnesium mass ratio are more than 1.
7. method according to claim 3, wherein, lithium concentration is more than 1000ppm and lithium magnesium in the concentrate 4A Mass ratio is more than 1;Lithium concentration is more than 2000ppm in the concentrate 4B and lithium magnesium mass ratio is more than 1;The concentrate 4C Middle lithium concentration is more than 16000ppm and lithium magnesium mass ratio is more than 1.
8. method according to claim 5, wherein, the filter aid is perlite, diatomite or cellulose, the drainage The addition of agent is 30-50ppm.
9. according to the method described in claim 1, wherein, in step 3A, the acid added in step 2 gained clear liquid include salt One kind or its combination in acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid.
10. according to the method described in claim 1, wherein, in step 3B, the complexing agent added in high lithium low magnesium production water 3A It is sub- including compounding EDETATE SODIUM salt, ethylenediamine tetra-acetic acid, edetate, ATMP, divinyl triammonium five Methylphosphonic acid, hydroxy ethylene diphosphonic acid or calgon, the concentration of the complexing agent is 3-6ppm.
11. method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, in steps of 5, hydroxide is added into the concentrate of step 4 Sodium, obtains slurry, by the Mg in the slurry2+With Mg (OH)2Form precipitation, by above-mentioned slurry progress separation of solid and liquid obtain hydrogen Magnesium oxide precipitation and immersion liquid, the 3rd clear liquid is filtrated to get by the immersion liquid.
12. method according to claim 11, wherein, by the magnesium hydrate precipitate carried out again with water or immersion liquid once with On leaching, separation of solid and liquid obtains magnesium hydrate precipitate and filtrate, and the filtrate is used to configuring sodium hydroxide and continues reuse.
13. method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the method for the separation of solid and liquid includes:It is centrifuged at a high speed, gathers Tetrafluoroethene micro-filtration UF membrane and/or filtering.
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