Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2023, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (1): 74-80.doi: 10.19964/j.issn.1006-4990.2022-0608

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Key technology and application of lithium extraction from produced water in high sulfur and high hardness gas fields

LI Li1(),LI Yu2,JIN Yan1,QIU Jun1,YANG Ying1,ZHANG Yonghong2,XIAO Fang2,YU Jianguo1()   

  1. 1. International Joint Laboratory of Potassium Lithium Strategic Resources, National Engineering Research Center for Integrated Utilization of Salt Lake Resources, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
    2. China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corporation Southwest Company, Chengdu 610041, China
  • Received:2022-10-12 Online:2023-01-10 Published:2023-01-17
  • Contact: YU Jianguo E-mail:1336285145@qq.com;jgyu@ecust.edu.cn

Abstract:

The produced water of gas field is not only a refractory wastewater with high salt,high sulfur,high hardness,petroleum and complex organic matter,but also a mineral resource with a variety of high value elements,among which lithium is the most concerned.The combination of effective pretreatment process and lithium adsorption method was applied.Lithium element was successfully extracted from the complex composition of the gas field produced water,and qualified industrial grade lithium carbonate products were prepared.At the same time,the treated effluent met the water quality requirements of reuse water.The experimental results showed that the removal rates of oil,suspended solids and sulfide could reach 90.4%,92.9% and 98.1%,respectively.After the high efficiency cyclone floatation and stripping tower desulfurization treatment.The recovery rate of lithium could reach 88.0% with efficient adsorption.The lithium rich liquid was purified by nanofiltration membrane and concentrated by reverse osmosis and electrodialysis membrane.The purity of the final lithium carbonate product could reach 99.8%,and the product was in line with GB/T 11075—2013“Lithium Carbonate” Li2CO3-1 standard.

Key words: gas field produced water, pretreatment, extracting lithium, recycling, resource recovery

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