Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2022, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (10): 1-12.doi: 10.19964/j.issn.1006-4990.2022-0542

• Development and utilization of salt lake resources •     Next Articles

Research progress on industrialization technology of lithium extraction from salt lake brine in China

NIE Zhen(),WU Qian(),DING Tao,BU Lingzhong,WANG Yunsheng,YU Jiangjiang,HOU Xianhua   

  1. MNR Key Laboratory of Saline Lake Resources and Environments,Institute of Mineral Resources,CAGS,Beijing 100037,China
  • Received:2022-09-07 Online:2022-10-10 Published:2022-11-03
  • Contact: NIE Zhen,WU Qian E-mail:nieezhen518@163.com;wuqian0516@163.com

Abstract:

In recent years,the rapid development of new energy vehicles and energy storage technology driven by the new energy industry,has led to rapid growth in lithium salt consumption.At present,the global lithium salt industry is booming,and in the process of staking and rapidly expanding production.China has abundant lithium resources,especially in salt lake brine.Through years of technical research and industrialization practice,the lithium extraction technology from salt lake brine of China is gradually matured,and new technologies are emerging.Under the background of the hot global lithium salt market,lithium salt lake of China has the potential for rapid expansion.The lithium extraction technologies from salt lake brine that had been successfully industrialized in China were introduced,the advantages and disadvantages of each technology were analyzed,the new lithium extraction technologies that were under research and expected to achieve industrial application were discussed,and the development direction of lithium extraction technology from salt lake brine was judged.From the perspective of green and efficient lithium extraction process,the future development trend of lithium resource supply from salt lake was analyzed and prospected.Through the research,it was expected to have a clearer understanding of the technical status and technical development direction of the domestic lithium extraction industry from salt lake,and to provide the technical reference for the development of lithium salt lakes at home and abroad in the future.

Key words: salt lake brine, lithium resources, lithium extraction technology, industrialization

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