CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2023
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Xiaoyu Zhao,Yaxin Gong,Kai Gao,Yanfei Wang,Hui Ying Yang
A composite electrode material, LiMn 2 O 4 -Pyr-2D, was designed by combining a 2D pyrazine-linked covalent organic framework (COF), namely Pyr-2D, with LiMn 2 O 4 (LMO). Pyridine (Pyr) was used to form a planar and conjugated structure, which enabled the formation of ordered and stable molecular building blocks with regular pores and uniform element distribution. This structural design effectively mitigated the rate of Mn dissolution and the Jahn-Teller effect-induced structural collapse of LMO at high temperatures, thereby significantly enhancing its resistance to elevated temperatures and improving the efficiency of lithium extraction from geothermal brine. Furthermore, the fast ion diffusion rate at high temperatures was utilized to improve the lithium extraction efficiency. The experimental results demonstrate that LiMn 2 O 4 -Pyr-2D exhibited an initial discharge capacity of 154.00 mAh/g in a LiCl solution at 60 ℃ and maintained a capacity retention rate of 92.52% after 20 cycles of lithium extraction in geothermal water from Tibet at 60 ℃. The unit energy consumption was 0.46 Wh/mol with an extraction capacity was 47.03 mmol/g. Overall, this approach introduces a novel and highly efficient method for electrochemically extracting lithium from high-temperature brine.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2024
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IF 8.1
Hemin Li,Yuefeng Deng,Ji Chen
Lithium is becoming one of the most eye-catching metal elements in modern industry, mainly because of its crucial role in manufacturing lithium-ion batteries. The demand for lithium in the new energy market is burgeoning significantly, while enormous lithium resources reserved in salt lakes in northwest China are not exploited effectively, due to the high Mg/Li mass ratio. Although the TBP extraction system has been applied in lithium extraction from salt lake brines, there are still some problems to be solved, such as its high solubility, easy degradation, and so on. In this work, a novel low dissolution loss extraction system was developed, with DEHEHP and FeCl 3 serving as extractant and co-extractant, respectively. A real brine from Da Qaidam Lake was used to prove its practicality and effectiveness. After studying the detailed conditions of each process, a whole countercurrent process was performed, including eight stages of extraction, two stages of scrubbing, three stages of stripping, and regeneration. It was found that 99.4% of Li + was successfully recovered from the brine, and the stripping liquor contained 22.74 g/L Li + , 0.51 g/L Mg 2+ , and 3.16 g/L B. The concentration of Li + increased approximately 20-fold while the Mg/Li mass ratio decreased by a factor of 3900, from real brine to stripping liquor. High-purity (>98.5%) lithium carbonate products were prepared from the stripping liquor by precipitation. The dissolution loss of the organic phase in the raffinate was only 22.5 ppm, much lower than published works. Finally, the mechanism of extraction and co-extraction were systematically studied and the structure of the complex formed during extraction was revealed as LiFeCl 4 ·2DEHEHP.
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CLAYS AND CLAY MINERALS
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2024
·Vol. 69
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IF 2
Shu-Ting Liu,Xue-Gang Chen,Shi-Long Zhang,Xue-Min Liu,Jun-Ji Zhang
Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) have attracted much attention as delivery carriers for various drugs, but the loading of one such drug, quercetin, on HNTs has been investigated only rarely and usually involved cyclic vacuum pumping. The main objective of the present study was to develop a novel carrier system based on HNTs for quercetin delivery without a vacuum process and to investigate the effect of chemical modification of HNTs on the loading and release of quercetin. For this purpose, comparative studies of five chemical modification reagents (sodium lauroamphoacetate, cocoamidopropyl betaine, 1-hydroxyethyl 2-nonyl imidazoline betaine, triethanolamine, and dipicolinic acid) functionalized on HNTs were investigated for quercetin loading and in vitro release. Characterization of raw halloysite, modified halloysite, and quercetin-loaded halloysite were done by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results indicated that chemical modification could improve the interactions between HNTs and quercetin. After chemical modification, quercetin was anchored to both the inner and outer surfaces of HNTs by electrostatic attraction, hydrogen bonding, and van der Waals forces. Sodium lauroamphoacetate-modified HNTs were given the highest loading of 1.96 wt.% among the five reagents. Cocamidopropyl betaine-modified HNTs exhibited the best sustained-release profile with only 29.07% for initial burst release and 480 h of consecutive release. Carboxyl groups of the modification reagent improved the loading capacity of quercetin. Amide groups prolonged drug release due to the strong affinity between amine and phenolic hydroxyl groups of quercetin. The release of quercetin from the cocamidopropyl betaine-modified HNTs fitted a first-order kinetics model well. The present study suggested that cocamidopropyl betaine-modified HNTs offer promise as vehicles for delivery of quercetin and for extending the application of quercetin.
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AICHE JOURNAL
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2024
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Guimei Zhou,Wenjun Yan,Shufan Yan,Dandan Gao,Debin Zeng,Dongdong Li,Dewen Zeng
Solvent extraction of lithium by β-diketones from alkaline brine has been known to be an efficient process. However, its relatively high working pH, consequently the high alkaline consumption and substantial dissolution loss in raffinate, limit its industrial application. Herein, a novel lithium extractant, i.e., 2-hydroxy-5-nitro-4- n -octoxy-benzophenone (referred to as N531), was proposed, which can extract lithium at relatively lower pH with remarkable low alkaline consumption and dissolution loss. Exactly, the pH corresponding to half lithium extraction is 8.5, and the Li/Na separation factor is ~500. The extractant concentration in the raffinate varied from 0.8 to 9.3 mg L −1 , depending on the pH and salinity. An application case was given to extract lithium from the raw brine of Zabuye salt lake, indicating that N531 is a commercially prospective extractant to extract lithium from alkaline brine.
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Separations
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2022
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Huifang Li,Lijuan Li,Wu Li
Lithium extraction from salt lake brine with a high mass ratio of Mg/Li by counter-current method using TBP-DIBK extraction system was investigated in this study. In the extraction process, TBP and DIBK acted as extractant, kerosene was used as diluent, and FeCl3was used as co-extractant. The operation conditions of extraction, scrubbing, stripping, and regeneration were investigated. In this study, 5.5 mol/L LiCl + 0.5 mol/L HCl was used as a scrubbing solution for purifying products, and 6 mol/L HCl solution was used as a stripping agent to transfer Li+from organic phase to aqueous phase. Furthermore, 2 mol/L NaOH and saturated MgCl2were used as the regeneration agent to remove H+from organic phase. The counter-current extraction experiments of 3-1-1-3 stages were carried out. After 10 cycles, the lithium extraction efficiency reached 99.90%; the separation factor of Li/Mg, Li/K, Li/Na, and Li/Ca was 5.215 × 104, 2.159 × 103, 3.659 × 102, and 3.104 × 102, respectively. The results indicated that the TBP-DIBK extraction system was effective at extracting lithium from salt lake brine with a high mass ratio of Mg/Li. Furthermore, the study of extraction thermodynamics suggested that lithium extraction was an exothermic process and that lower temperature promoted lithium extraction.Keywords:lithium extraction;salt lake brine;TBP-DIBK;extraction thermodynamics
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2024
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IF 8.1
Qing Liu,Huifang Xing,Yan Zhang,Yunze Zhao,Meng Rong,Huizhou Liu,Liangrong Yang
The metatitanic acid H 2 TiO 3 (HTO) with high selectivity shows potential in lithium extraction from salt lake brine. Nevertheless, the sluggish adsorption kinetics and unsatisfying actual adsorption capacity hinder H 2 TiO 3 industrial application. Herein, a rare earth element Nd-doped H 2 TiO 3 (Nd-HTO-1 %) was synthesized. The crystallinity, morphology, hydrophilicity, adsorption property and mechanism of Nd-HTO-1 % were systematically characterized by a series of techniques. Interestingly, Nd-doping promotes the generation of oxygen vacancies, thereby increasing the density of surface hydroxyl groups and making the surface high-hydrophilic and particle size decreased. After 1 % Nd-doping, high-hydrophilic HTO was obtained with a contact angle of 16.5°. The adsorption capacity of Nd-HTO-1 % increased by 12.5 % compared with HTO, and the equilibrium time of adsorption reduced by half to 4 h. After eight cycles, Nd-HTO-1 % still showed a considerable adsorption capacity of 39.69 mg·g −1 . In the meantime, the dissolution loss of titanium is merely 0.14 %, showing excellent cycling stability. Combined with the considerable selectivity exhibiting in Qarhan salt lake brine, it demonstrates potential in utilization of Nd-doped H 2 TiO 3 for lithium extraction from salt lake brine.
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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING DATA
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2023
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IF 2.6
Chang-Wei Peng,Rui-Zhi Cui,Shi-Hua Sang,Hong-Bao Ren
According to the composition characteristics of mineral elements in underground brine in the Sichuan basin of China, the complete phase equilibria and phase diagram of the quinary system LiBr–NaBr–KBr–MgBr2–H2O were studied at 298.15 K. Using the experimentally determined solubilities and equilibrium solids, the spatial stereo phase diagram of the quinary system, the dry base projection phase diagrams of the saturated surfaces of the four salts MgBr2·6H2O, KBr, LiBr·2H2O, and NaBr·2H2O, and the corresponding water content diagrams were plotted, respectively. The experimental results show that at 298.15 K, in addition to the four original components, the anhydrous salt NaBr and the double salt KBr·MgBr2·6H2O are formed. The phase diagram of the quinary system at 298.15 K contains 10 univariate curves, three invariant points, and six equilibrium solid-phase crystallization regions (KBr crystallization region, NaBr crystallization region, NaBr·2H2O crystallization region, MgBr2·6H2O crystallization region, LiBr·2H2O crystallization region, KBr·MgBr2·6H2O crystallization region). When MgBr2·6H2O or KBr is saturated, LiBr has a strong salting-out effect on KBr, NaBr, or MgBr2 and NaBr, while when LiBr·2H2O is saturated, MgBr2 has a salting-out effect on KBr and NaBr. All four saturated projection surfaces have MgBr2·6H2O, and NaBr is generated. These phase equilibrium data can provide a theoretical basis to guide underground brine mining and extract useful components.
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Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy
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2023
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IF 2.4
Li Hui-Fang,Li Li-Juan,Ji Lian-Min,Shi Dong
To develop a more stable and more efficient extraction system, a novel amide extraction system, containing extractant N , N -bis(2-ethylhexyl) acetamide (N523) and diluent diisobutyl ketone (DIBK), was proposed in this work. A series of operation conditions, such as the concentration of initial lithium in aqueous phase, the volume ratio of N523 and DIBK, phase ratio of O / A , the molar ratio of Fe/Li, were carried out. The lithium extraction rate reached up to 92% under the optimal extraction conditions. Considering the mass transfer of two phases and consumption of extractant, the three-stage counter-current extraction experiment was conducted. After 6 cycles experiment of the three stage counter-current extraction, the lithium extraction rate reached 99.89% and the separation factor of Li/Mg, Li/Na, Li/K, and Li/Ca were 103,300, 5288, 5233, and 760.4, respectively. The stoichiometry of the complex was LiFeCl 4 ·N523 by the slope method. The results indicated that N523-DIBK extraction system was effective to recovery of lithium from salt lake brine with high mass ratio of Mg/Li. Furthermore, the extraction thermodynamics study revealed lithium extraction was an exothermic process, which meant lower temperature promoted lithium extraction. Graphical Abstract
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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING DATA
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2023
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IF 2.6
Tingting Zhou,Xueli Huang,Baharguli Hadeerbieke,Fangning Yan,Xueying Wang,Qinglong Luo
The phase diagram can guide the comprehensive utilization of salt lake brine, particularly lithium extraction. In this paper, the study on phase equilibria of the quinary system Li+, Na+, K+, Mg2+//Cl––H2O saturated with NaCl·2H2O and its subsystem Li+, Na+, Mg2+//Cl––H2O at 258.15 K were carried out using the isothermal dissolution equilibrium method. Based on the experimental data, equilibrium diagrams for stable phases were plotted. For the equilibrium diagram of the quaternary system Li+, Na+, Mg2+//Cl––H2O at 258.15 K, there are two invariant points, five univariant curves, and four crystallization fields. The quinary system Li+, Na+, K+, Mg2+//Cl––H2O saturated with NaCl·2H2O at 258.15 K contains three invariant points, seven univariant curves, and five crystallization fields. Comparing the phase diagram of the system at 258.15 K to that at 298.15 K reveals that, except KCl, all crystallization zones have decreased, and LiCl·MgCl2·7H2O has the smallest crystallization zone compared to the other salts in the systems. This fundamental research could be valuable for promoting comprehensive utilization of the lithium-containing salt lake brine.
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DESALINATION
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2025
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Yifan Shao,Chao Hu,Ruirui Liu,Bingxin Liu,Yongquan Zhou,Jianming Pan
The design of adsorbents with high recognition activity, high site density and high mass transfer efficiency is the significant to the removal of specific non-metallic ions from Salt Lake brines. Here we report the fabrication of ZIF-67-derived hollow Co 3 S 4 nanoadsorbent for the adsorption and separation of boron (B) in complex water from concentrated salt solutions. The adsorption experiments displayed that the B adsorption capacity of the hollow Co 3 S 4 material exhibited substantial B adsorption capacity, reaching 283.3 mg·g −1 , which represents an impressive 7.3-fold improvement over ZIF-67. On these grounds, a series of kinetic and thermodynamic studies were conducted, and the results revealed that the adsorption process is more consistent with the spontaneous exothermic reaction of the Langmuir adsorption isothermal model (R 2 = 0.999). The results of the charge density and density of states depicted that Co atoms strongly interact before and after adsorption, and that Co atoms are tend to react spontaneously with H 3 BO 3 , which serves as the primary adsorption site. The interaction including electrostatic and hydrogen bonds jointly realizes in B adsorption performance with high selectivity and excellent cycle stability. This study highlighted the high adsorption performance of the hollow Co 3 S 4 for boron in real water of the Salt Lake brine and provided a new idea for the design of other ZIFs derived hollow nanoadsorbent for practical applications.
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Materials
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2025
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Jing Zhu,Xiyun Yang,Yongqiang Huang,Rongzheng Yao
With the depletion of solid lithium ore, extracting lithium from salt lake brine has become a critical focus for future endeavors. A four-step method was used to synthesize high-purity H1.6Mn1.6O4for extracting Li+. Porous cubic Mn2O3was hydrothermally synthesized with carbon spheres and surfactants as templates. Then, it was converted to LiMnO2by calcining with Li2CO3. After roasting and acid pickling, H1.6Mn1.6O4was successfully synthesized. The impacts of calcination temperature, Li/Mn molar ratio and glucose addition on LiMnO2composition, loss percentage of dissolved Mn in precursor, and the adsorption characteristics of the lithium ion sieve were studied. Glucose inhibited the formation of LiMn2O4and promoted the formation of pure LiMnO2. The resulting precursor without impurities showed porous structure. After acid pickling, H1.6Mn1.6O4showed a high-adsorption performance and excellent cycle performance. After five cycles, adsorption capacity remained above 30 mg/g, and the loss percentage of dissolved Mn stabilized at about 1%. The Li+–H+exchange conformed to pseudo-second-order adsorption dynamics and the Langmuir adsorption isotherm equation, indicating that the adsorption process can be classified as monolayer chemical adsorption.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2025
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Qing Liu,Huifang Xing,Yunze Zhao,Qingfen Liu,Qiyu Meng,Huizhou Liu,Liangrong Yang
Titanium (Ti)-based lithium ion sieves (LISs) have advantages such as structural stability and environmental friendliness, making them promising for lithium extraction from salt lake brine. However, the adsorption kinetics and capacity of granulated Ti-based LISs are very limited, which restricts their industrial applications. Inspired by biomimetic channels for Li transport, herein, a Ti-based LISs membrane with fast kinetics and high adsorption capacity has been proposed. Firstly, a flower-shaped Li 2 TiO 3 (LTO) assembled by nanosheets with a superhydrophilic surface was prepared for the first time. Thereafter, the LTO was compounded into poly (oligo (ethylene glycol) methacrylate) (POEGMA) through UV-curing to obtain the PP@POEGMA/LTO membrane. Due to the lithiophilic properties of oligoethers in POEGMA, Li + ions could pass through the inner pathway preferentially and rapidly. Furthermore, the abundant hydroxyl functional groups in POEGMA enhanced the hydrophilicity of membrane, facilitating the mass transfer of ad/desorption. After 0.1 mol·L −1 HCl elution to obtain PP@POEGMA/HTO composite membrane, the adsorption equilibrium of membrane was found to achieve within 4 h, as fast as that of the powders HTO. Meanwhile, the equilibrium adsorption capacity reached 32.19 mg·g −1 . Dynamic adsorption experiments revealed that the composite membrane maintained a lithium removal rate of over 80 % within 30 min, with the adsorption capacity stabilizing at 20 mg·g −1 after five cycles. As for selective adsorption experiments in the Qarhan salt-lake brine and natural seawater, PP@POEGMA/HTO membrane showed a Li/Mg separation factor of 86.4 in spite of the Mg/Li as high as 249, and Li/Na separation factor of 14,508 in spite of the Na/Li as high as 60674, respectively. This work provides a straightforward approach for LISs membrane to achieving high-efficiency recovery, promoting their application in practical industries.
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