Separation of lithium and nickel using ionic liquids and tributyl phosphate  

作　　者：Kun Wang Guoquan Zhang Linye Li Yuzhang Li Xiangxin Liao Pu Cheng Mingzhi Luo 

机构地区：[1]School of Chemical Engineering,Sichuan University,Chengdu 610065,China

出　　处：《Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering》2023年第11期63-70,共8页中国化学工程学报（英文版）

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22008161);Sichuan Science and Technology Program(2022YFQ0037)。

摘　　要：With the vigorous development of the electronics industry,the consumption of lithium continues to increase,and more lithium needs to be mined to meet the development of the industry.The content of lithium in the solution is much higher than that of minerals,but the interference of impurity ions increases the difficulty of extracting lithium ions.Therefore,we prepared an imidazole-based ionic liquid(1-butyl-3-methylImidazolium bis(trifluoromethyl sulfonyl)imide)(IL)for efficient lithium extraction from aqueous solutions by solvent extraction.Using an extraction consisting of 10%IL,85% tributyl phosphate(TBP),and 5% dichloroethane and an organic to aqueous phase ratio(O/A)of 2/1,over 64.23% of Li were extracted,and the extraction rate after five-stage extraction could reach more than 96%.The addition of ammonium ions to the solution inhibited the extraction of Ni,and the separation coefficient between lithium and nickel approached infinity,showing a very perfect separation effect.Fouriertransform infrared spectroscopy and slope methods were used to analyze the changes that occurred during extraction,revealing possible extraction mechanisms.In addition,the LiCl solution generated during the preparation of ionic liquids was mixed with the stripping solution,and the battery-grade lithium carbonate was prepared by Na_(2)CO_(3) precipitation,with a purity of 99.74%.This study provides an efficient and sustainable strategy for recovering lithium from the solution.

关 键 词：Ionic liquids Selective separation Solvent extraction LITHIUM 

分 类 号：TF815[冶金工程—有色金属冶金] TF826.3