Method for detecting trace metal copper and zinc in lithium carbonate
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of chemical analysis, and particularly relates to a method for detecting trace metal copper and zinc in lithium carbonate.
Background
In recent years, with the improvement of a system for evaluating the safety of battery materials, the requirement of the content of impurities in lithium carbonate is higher. Among the factors affecting the safety performance of the battery, in addition to the problems of electrolyte, pole piece, diaphragm, etc. previously recognized by scientists, metal impurities in the battery material also cause overcharge of the battery, lead to poor storage performance, affect the consistency of the battery, and even cause local short circuit inside the battery, thereby causing self-discharge and safety accidents, which has gradually become a consensus of most battery manufacturers. Therefore, manufacturers who produce battery materials monitor the entire production process for foreign matter.
The source of metal copper and zinc in lithium carbonate may be an environmental factor, and may also be the abrasion introduction of equipment related to the production process, the content is low, trace metal copper and zinc existing in a metal state in the lithium carbonate cannot be effectively detected by adopting a conventional acid treatment method, and a detection method for metal copper and zinc simple substances in lithium carbonate is not disclosed at present.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a method for detecting trace metal copper and zinc in lithium carbonate.
The technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows:
a method for detecting trace metals of copper and zinc in lithium carbonate is characterized by comprising the following steps: comprises the following steps;
step 1: weighing 100-250 g of lithium carbonate, adding water to prepare slurry, and introducing carbon dioxide gas to completely dissolve the slurry to obtain a carbonized liquid;
step 2: fixing a microporous filter membrane on a cup-type filter, connecting the cup-type filter with a vacuum pump, and filtering the carbonized liquid by adopting the microporous filter membrane to ensure that the metal simple substance in the carbonized liquid is remained on the filter membrane;
and step 3: treating the microporous filter membrane by ammonia water or nitric acid to dissolve metal copper and zinc on the microporous filter membrane;
and 4, step 4: heating the solution obtained after dissolving copper and zinc to be nearly dry, and then transferring the solution to a volumetric flask for constant volume;
and 5: and (3) measuring the copper and the zinc in the solution by adopting plasma atomic emission spectroscopy.
In the step 1, the solid content of the slurry is 20-40%.
In the step 2, when the carbonized liquid is filtered, the carbonized liquid is poured into a cup type filter, suction filtration is carried out, all filtrate passes through the filter membrane, and the filter membrane is washed by pure water for 2-5 times.
In the step 3, the specific steps of treating the microporous filter membrane by ammonia water or nitric acid are as follows: taking the microporous filter membrane off the cup filter, putting the microporous filter membrane into a beaker, adding ammonia water with the volume concentration of 20-80% or 10ml of concentrated nitric acid, heating at low temperature for 5-20min, cooling, filtering on the cup filter by using the microporous filter membrane, washing the filter membrane for 3-6 times by using 90-110ml of water, and collecting filtrate and washing water to obtain a solution with dissolved copper and zinc.
In the step 4, the solution is heated to be nearly dry and then is acidified by nitric acid, and the acidity of the solution is controlled to be 5-10%.
In the step 5, the specific steps for measurement are as follows: respectively taking 0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 5.0 and 10.0mL of copper and zinc standard solutions with the concentration of 10ug/mL into a 100mL volumetric flask, adding 10mL of nitric acid into the volumetric flask, fixing the volume with water, measuring the absorbance values of copper and zinc on a plasma atomic emission spectrometer by taking water as a reference, drawing a standard curve, measuring the absorbance values of copper and zinc in the solution on the plasma atomic emission spectrometer by taking water as a reference, and checking the concentrations of copper and zinc on the standard curve.
The cup filter is a glass sand core suction filter and comprises a suction bottle at the bottom, a sand core joint is arranged on the suction bottle, a microporous filter membrane is arranged in a sand core at the top of the sand core joint, and a clamp is arranged on the side surface of the sand core joint for fixing.
The invention has the advantages that: the method for measuring the trace metal copper and zinc in the lithium carbonate adopts the steps of introducing carbon dioxide to dissolve the lithium carbonate, filtering the carbonized solution through a microporous filter membrane to enable metal simple substances in the solution to be left on the filter membrane, then utilizing ammonia water or nitric acid to dissolve or dissolve the metal copper and zinc on the microporous filter membrane, enabling the metal copper and zinc on the filter membrane to enter the solution, and measuring the copper and zinc in the solution by adopting a plasma spectrum after treatment to obtain the content of the metal copper and zinc in the solution. The method has simple process, can effectively detect trace metal copper and zinc in the lithium carbonate, has more accurate and reliable detection result, and can directly return the treated solution to a production line without causing material waste. The method is suitable for measuring the metal copper and zinc in the crushed industrial-grade lithium carbonate, the battery-grade lithium carbonate and the high-purity lithium carbonate.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a cup filter of the present invention.
Wherein: 1. a suction flask; 2. A sand core joint; 3. a sand core; 4. a microporous filtration membrane; 5. and (4) a clamp.
Detailed Description
Example 1:
as shown in fig. 1, 200g of lithium carbonate was placed in a 10L clean plastic beaker, 7L of pure water was measured and poured into the beaker, and carbon dioxide was introduced into the beaker with continuous stirring to completely dissolve the lithium carbonate, and the solution was clear.
Fixing a water system microporous filter membrane 4 with the diameter of 50mm and the pore diameter of 0.8um on a cup type filter, connecting the cup type filter and a vacuum pump, turning on a switch of the vacuum pump, washing the filter membrane by 50mL of pure water, pouring the dissolved solution into the cup type filter, performing suction filtration, enabling all filtrate to pass through the filter membrane, washing the wall of the beaker by the pure water for 5 times, and washing the filter membrane for 5 times.
And taking the microporous filter membrane 4 off the cup filter, putting the microporous filter membrane into a 250mL beaker, adding ammonia water with the volume concentration of 40%, heating at low temperature for 20min to dissolve the metal copper and zinc on the microporous filter membrane, cooling, filtering the microporous filter membrane by using a 0.45-micrometer microporous filter membrane, washing the filter membrane for 3 times by using a small amount of water, collecting filtrate and washing water to obtain a solution with the dissolved copper and zinc, and transferring the solution into the 250mL beaker.
Heating the solution obtained after dissolving copper and zinc in the beaker to enable ammonia in the beaker to overflow until the volume is less than or equal to 10mL, slightly cooling, adding nitric acid, controlling the acidity of the solution to be 10%, heating and dissolving for 10min, cooling, and then transferring into a 100mL volumetric flask for constant volume.
And (3) measuring copper and zinc in the solution by adopting plasma spectroscopy: respectively putting 0mL of copper and zinc standard solution with the concentration of 10ug/mL, 0.5 mL, 1.0 mL, 2.0 mL, 5.0 mL and 10.0mL into a 100mL volumetric flask, adding 10mL of nitric acid into the volumetric flask, fixing the volume by using water, measuring the absorbance values of the copper and the zinc on a plasma atomic emission spectrometer by using the water as a reference, and automatically drawing a standard curve by an instrument; on a plasma atomic emission spectrometer, the absorbance values of copper and zinc in the solution are measured by taking water as a reference, and the contents of copper and zinc are found out on a standard curve.
Table 1: in example 1, the same lithium carbonate sample was subjected to 11 measurements to obtain metal copper and zinc contents (ppb)
Example 2:
as shown in fig. 1, 150g of lithium carbonate was placed in a 10L clean plastic beaker, 5L of pure water was measured and poured into the beaker, and carbon dioxide was introduced into the beaker with continuous stirring to completely dissolve the lithium carbonate, and the solution was clear.
Fixing a water system microporous filter membrane 4 with the diameter of 50mm and the pore diameter of 0.8um on a cup type filter, connecting the cup type filter and a vacuum pump, turning on a switch of the vacuum pump, washing the filter membrane by 50mL of pure water, pouring the dissolved solution into the cup type filter, performing suction filtration, enabling all filtrate to pass through the filter membrane, washing the wall of the beaker by the pure water for 5 times, and washing the filter membrane for 5 times.
And (3) taking the microporous filter membrane 4 off the cup filter, putting the microporous filter membrane into a 250mL beaker, adding 10mL nitric acid, heating at a low temperature for 10min to dissolve the copper and zinc metals on the microporous filter membrane, cooling, filtering the microporous filter membrane on the cup filter by using the 0.45um microporous filter membrane 4, washing the filter membrane for 3 times by using a small amount of water, collecting filtrate and washing water to obtain a solution with the dissolved copper and zinc, and transferring the solution into the 250mL beaker.
And heating the solution obtained after the copper and the zinc are dissolved in the beaker until the volume is less than or equal to 10mL, cooling, and transferring the solution into a 100mL volumetric flask for constant volume.
And (3) measuring copper and zinc in the solution by adopting plasma spectroscopy: respectively putting 0mL of copper and zinc standard solution with the concentration of 10ug/mL, 0.5 mL, 1.0 mL, 2.0 mL, 5.0 mL and 10.0mL into a 100mL volumetric flask, adding 10mL of nitric acid into the volumetric flask, fixing the volume by using water, measuring the absorbance values of the copper and the zinc on a plasma atomic emission spectrometer by using the water as a reference, and automatically drawing a standard curve by an instrument; on a plasma atomic emission spectrometer, the absorbance values of copper and zinc in the solution are measured by taking water as a reference, and the contents of copper and zinc are found out on a standard curve.
Table 2: in example 2, the same lithium carbonate sample was subjected to 11 measurements to obtain metal copper and zinc contents (ppb)
Example 3:
as shown in FIG. 1, 100g of lithium carbonate was placed in a 5L clean plastic beaker, and 4L of purified water was measured and poured into the beaker. And introducing carbon dioxide into the beaker and continuously stirring to completely dissolve the lithium carbonate, so that the solution is clear.
Fixing a water system microporous filter membrane with the diameter of 50mm and the pore diameter of 0.8um on a cup type filter, connecting the cup type filter and a vacuum pump, turning on a switch of the vacuum pump, washing the filter membrane by 50mL of pure water, pouring the dissolved solution into the cup type filter, performing suction filtration, enabling all filtrate to pass through the filter membrane, washing the wall of the beaker by the pure water for 5 times, and washing the filter membrane for 5 times.
And taking the microporous filter membrane 4 off the cup filter, putting the microporous filter membrane into a 250mL beaker, adding 5mL nitric acid, heating at a low temperature for 10min to dissolve the metallic copper and zinc on the microporous filter membrane, cooling, filtering the microporous filter membrane on the cup filter by using the 0.45um microporous filter membrane 4, washing the microporous filter membrane for 3 times by using a small amount of water, collecting filtrate and washing water to obtain a solution with the dissolved copper and zinc, and transferring the solution into the 250mL beaker.
And heating the solution obtained after the copper and the zinc are dissolved in the beaker until the volume is less than or equal to 10mL, cooling, and transferring the solution into a 100mL volumetric flask for constant volume.
And (3) measuring copper and zinc in the solution by adopting plasma spectroscopy: respectively putting 0mL of copper and zinc standard solution with the concentration of 10ug/mL, 0.5 mL, 1.0 mL, 2.0 mL, 5.0 mL and 10.0mL into a 100mL volumetric flask, adding 5mL of nitric acid into the volumetric flask, fixing the volume by using water, measuring the absorbance values of the copper and the zinc on a plasma atomic emission spectrometer by using water as reference, and automatically drawing a standard curve by an instrument; on a plasma atomic emission spectrometer, the absorbance values of copper and zinc in the solution are measured by taking water as a reference, and the contents of copper and zinc are found out on a standard curve.
Table 3: in example 3, the same lithium carbonate sample was subjected to 11 measurements to obtain the contents of metallic copper and zinc. (ppb)