Development and utilization of lithium resources

Study on enhancement of spodumene phase reconstruction process by mechanical activation

  • Yue ZHU ,
  • Shengbo QIU ,
  • Chenglin LIU ,
  • Jianguo YU
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  • 1. National Engineering Research Center for Integrated Utilization of Salt Lake Resources,East China University of Science and Technology,Shanghai 200237,China
    2. Joint International Laboratory for Potassium and Lithium Strategic Resources,East China University of Science and Technology,Shanghai 200237,China

Received date: 2022-10-12

  Online published: 2023-01-17

Abstract

In recent years,with the continuous expansion of the new energy industry,the demand for lithium products in the global consumer market has become increasingly urgent.As a high-quality raw material for lithium extraction,spodumene's latest extraction and processing technology has always been the focus of attention.Spodumene ore from Marion mining area in Australia was used to enhance its leaching process in alkaline hydrothermal system through mechanical activation,and its leaching behavior was analyzed.The results showed that the lithium extraction efficiency reached 90.18% when the particle size of spodumene was less than 75 μm at the NaOH concentration of 25%,the alkali-ore ratio of 1.5∶1,the reaction temperature of 523.15 K,the reaction time of 8 h,and the rotational speed of the reactor of 100 r/min.Avrami-Erofeev kinetic empirical model could better describe the process of enhancing spodumene leaching by mechanical activation,and its apparent activation energy was 41.739 kJ/mol.

Cite this article

Yue ZHU , Shengbo QIU , Chenglin LIU , Jianguo YU . Study on enhancement of spodumene phase reconstruction process by mechanical activation[J]. Inorganic Chemicals Industry, 2023 , 55(1) : 81 -86 . DOI: 10.19964/j.issn.1006-4990.2022-0607

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