Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2025, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (10): 32-40.doi: 10.19964/j.issn.1006-4990.2024-0516

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Study on nickel doping to construct structurally stable and high adsorption capacity aluminum-based adsorbents

LI Xuequn1,3(), HUO Junjie2, LUO Wentian2, HE Wanghai1,3, SUN Hongbo1,3, YU Xudong2, HAI Chunxi2(), ZHOU Yuan2(), ZENG Ying2()   

  1. 1. Qinghai CITIC Guoan Lithium Industry Development Co. ,Ltd. ,Golmud 816000,China
    2. College of Materials and Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,Chengdu University of Technology,Chengdu 610059,China
    3. Qinghai Key Laboratory of Comprehensive Utilization of Sulfate-type Salt Lake Resources,Xining 810008,China
  • Received:2024-09-29 Online:2025-10-10 Published:2025-01-15
  • Contact: HAI Chunxi, ZHOU Yuan, ZENG Ying E-mail:zzcl_yx@aliyun.com;haicx0628@163.com;yzhou712@sina.com;zengyster@163.com

Abstract:

Among various strategies,lithium-aluminum layered double hydroxides(Li/Al-LDHs,hereinafter referred to as LDHs) are regarded as one of the most promising adsorbents for efficient lithium extraction from salt lake brines.However,the application of LDHs is hindered by their susceptibility to excessive Li⁺ desorption during the desorption process,which leads to structural collapse,inactivation,and an actual adsorption capacity that is significantly lower than the theoretical value.To address these limitations,a strategy was proposed to enhance the stability,selectivity,and adsorption capacity of LDHs through a one-pot synthesis method incorporating Ni(NO32 doping modification.By partially replacing Al sites in the LDHs framework with Ni,the affinity for Li⁺ was improved while reducing the affinity for competing metal ions.The effect of varying aging times on the performance of Ni-LDHs-NO3 was also investigated.The results revealed that Ni-LDHs-NO3 synthesized with an aging time of 10 min achieved an adsorption capacity of 9.18 mg/g in a 300 mg/L LiCl solution,significantly surpassing traditional LDHs(4.51 mg/g).The adsorption rate was substantially improved,reaching equilibrium within 100 min.Notably,the separation factors for Li+/Na+,Li+/Mg2+,and Li+/K+ were 339.59,566.15,and 108.52,respectively,highlighting that Ni doping effectively modified the material′s ion affinity and enhanced its adsorption kinetics.Moreover,the adsorbent retained 89.27% of its initial capacity after 10 adsorption-desorption cycles,demonstrating remarkable cyclic stability.These findings underscored the potential of Ni-LDHs-NO3 as a high-performance adsorbent for Li⁺ extraction from brines.

Key words: adsorbents, doping engineering, crystal structure, structural stability, lithium aluminum double layered hydroxide

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