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US 2022/0290272A1 Sep.15,2022 [024] Testshaveshownthateachdesorptionstepwitha muriaticacid-basedacidicsolutioncausesdisolutionofthe adsorptionagentofupto5%.Whenusinganeluentbased onwaterandaceticacid,thedisolutionoftheadsorption agentismultiplemagnitudesles.Inotherwords,intests withalthresolutionsdescribedbytheinvention,loswas onlyabout1/10oftheloswhenamuriatic-acidbasedacidic solutionisused! [025]Becausetheadsorptionagentisarelativelyexpen siveproduct,theuseoftheaceticacidorsodiumperoxydis ulfateorammoniumperoxydisulfatesolutionincreasesthe profitabilityoftheproces,inspiteoftheporerdesorption rate.Thelowereficiencycomparedtotheprecedented procesbasedonmuriaticacidiseconomicalyinsignificant, asthelithiumionsacumulatedintheadsorptionagentare not“lost”,butratherentirelyorpartialydesorbedina subsequentdesorptionstep. [026] Anotheradvantageofusingtheeluentsdescribed bytheinventionisthattheyareveryafordable,easierto use,andlesdangerous.Thismakestheuseoftheafore mentionedsolutionsparticularlybeneficial. [027] Withtheprocesdescribedbytheinvention, lithium suitable for the production of new lithium ion acumulatorscanberecovered(oracquired).Itfacilitates realrecyclingmanagementoflithiumwithoutcompromis ingquality.Asaresult,theadsorptionprocesdescribedby theinventionisprofitableandeasytouse. [028] Ithasbendeterminedthatconcentrationsorpro portionsoftheaceticacid,sodiumperoxydisulfate,or ammoniumperoxydisulfateintheareaswheretheyare describedinthesub-claims2to4facilitateparticularly profitableoperation. [0029] Furthermore,inabeneficialvariantoftheinven tion,thedesorptionprocesisconductedatatemperature between50°C.and70°C.,preferably60°C. [030] Ithasalsobendeterminedthatwithprogresively highertemperaturesduringthedesorptionprocesfacilitate greaterefectivenes.Temperaturemanagementdescribed bytheinvention,inparticularwithanaditionaldesorption procesatlowertemperatures,canfurtherincreaseprofit ability. [031]Furthermore,anexpandedvariantoftheproces describedbytheinventionmakesitposibletorepeatthe desorptionsteponceormultipletimes.Thismeansthatthe solutioncontaininglithiumionspasesthroughtheadsorp tioncolumnoncemorefolowingthefirstdesorptionstep andthengoesthroughaseconddesorptionstep,whereupon furtherlithiumionsaccumulatedoradsorbedbytheadsorp tionagentcanbeexpeled.Thisconsiderablyincreasesthe desorptionrate.However,thelosofadsorptionagentisstil verylowcomparedtotheprecedentedproces. [03] Adsorptionagentscomprisingmanganeseoxide, lithiumtitaniumoxide(LiTiO),and/orlithium-aluminum layereddoublehydroxidechloride(LiAn.2xAl(OH)3. mH20,with“An”-chlorine(CI),bromine(Br),oriodine(I), “m”isanumerator),areparticularlysuitableforconducting theprocesdescribedbytheinvention.Polymershave proventobeefectivebondingagents.Polyvinylchlorideis aparticularlyefectivebondingagent. [0034]Theprocesdescribedbytheinventioncanbeused veryefectivelywhenthebrinecontaininglithiumstems frompyrometalurgicrecyclingoflithiumionacumulators. Thebrinethencontainsthelithiuminaditiontosodium, aluminum,andmanganese,whichshouldbeseparatedfrom thelithium. [0035]Theprocesdescribedbytheinventioncanalsobe usedveryefectivelywhenthebrinecontaininglithium stemsfromhydrometalurgicrecyclingoflithiumionaccu mulators.Thebrinethencontainsthelithiuminadditionto vestigesofgraphite,cobalt,nickel,manganese,andalumi num . [036] Thecompositionofthebrinestemmingfromthe recyclingoflithiumionacumulatorsisusualylescom plexthanthatfromseawaterdesalinationdevicesorthat conveyedfromgeothermaldepboring.Withtheaidofthe procesacordingtotheinvention,thelithiumcanalsobe recoveredfromtheselithium-containingbrines.But,the selectiveadsorptionoflithiumfrombrinestemmingfrom pyrometalurgyorhydrometalurgydescribedbytheinven tionisevenmoreefective,andthepurityoftheacquired lithiumisgreater. [037] Furtheradvantagesandbeneficialvariantsofthe inventioncanbefoundinthefolowingilustration,its description,andtheclaims.Alcharacteristicslistedinthe ilustration,description,andclaimscanbepertinenttothe inventioneitherindividualyorinanycombinationwithone another. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES [038] Thefiguresshowthefolowing: [0039]FIG.1aflowdiagramofaprocesdescribedbythe invention,and [040]FIG.2asimplifiedviewofanadsorptioncolumn suitabletoconducttheprocesdescribedbytheinvention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION [041] Theprocesdescribedbytheinventioniscon ductedwithanadsorptioncolumn21asshowninFIG.2. [042]Theprocesdescribedbytheinventionbeginsina firststep1,inwhichtheadsorptioncolumn21isfiledwith water.Theadsorptioncolumn21containsanadsorption agent23thatadsorbedthelithiumionsinthebrine.Iffurther ionsarecontainedinthebrine,atleastsomeoftheseionsare alsoadsorbedbytheadsorptionagent. [0043]Thebrineisthenexpeledfromtheadsorption column21inanotherstep(block3). [04]Infurther,aditionalsteps5or7,theadsorption column21isfiledwithwaterandthewateristhenexpeled fromtheadsorptioncolumn21.Thewaterisusedtodisolve anddesorbnon-lithiumionsthathavebeenadsorbedbythe adsorptionagent.Otherwisetheseionscontaminatethe acidicsolutionenrichedwithlithiumions.Itisthusbenefi cialiftheseionsaredesorbedbeforethedesorptionofthe [0032] Ifthebrinecontainsotherions,suchassodium, potasium,calcium,and/ormagnesium,thentheseaccumu lateintheadsorptionagent(albeitinlowerconcentrations), whichisnotdesired.Introducingwatertotheadsorption columnhasprovenefectiveinremovingtheseionsfromthe adsorptionagentbeforedesorptionofthelithiumions.The waterdesorbstheaforementionedions,butnotthelithium ions,sothatonlylithiumionsaredesorbedinthefolowing desorptionstepwiththesolutiondescribedbytheinvention, andtheresultinglithium-richsolutionhasaveryhighdegre ofpurity.Thissimplifiesthereprocesingintolithiumcar bonateorpre-productionofbateriesorsimilarproducts. 2PDF Image | Patent Process Lithium from Brine
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