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US2019/0048483A1 Feb.14,2019 PRODUCING LITHIUM DIRECTLY FROM LITHIUM FEEDSOURCES PRIORITYCLAIM [0001] ThisaplicationclaimsthebenefitofU.S.Provi sionalPatentAplicationNo.62/542,413,filedAug.8, 2017,andU.S.ProvisionalPatentAplicationNo.62/581, 140,filedNov.3,2017,thedisclosuresofeachofwhichare incorporatedintothisspecificationbyreferenceinits entirety. FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY [02] Thepresentdisclosuregeneralyrelatestoproduc inglithiumdirectlyfromfedsources.Morespecificaly,for example,thepresentdisclosurerelatestoproducinglithium usingalithiumfedsolutionselectedfromthegroupcon sistingoflithium chloridebrine,lithiumsulfatespodumene liquor,lithiumhydroxide,andacombinationthereof.Addi tionalythepresentdisclosurealsorelatestocontinuous procesesforobtaininglithiummetal. BACKGROUND [03] Lithium isasoft,silver-whitemetalbelongingto thealkalimetalgroupofchemicalelements.Lithium is highlyreactiveandflamable,thoughitistheleastreactive ofthealkalimetals.Becauseofitshighreactivity,lithium doesnotocurfrelyinnature.Instead,lithiumonlyapears naturalyincompositions,usualyionicinnature.Therefore, lithiummetalcanbeobtainedonlybyextractionoflithium from suchcompoundscontaininglithium. [04] Curently,commonwaysofobtaininglithiumare throughextractionoflithiumpresentineitherspodumeneor brine,producing lithium carbonate first.Lithium isthen obtained from the lithium carbonate in two phases: (1) conversionoflithiumcarbonateintolithiumchloride,and (2)electrolysisoflithiumchlorideusingahigh-temperature moltensaltsuchasLici. SUMMARY [05] Previousproductionoflithiummetalfrom spo dumeneorbrinetypicalyhasbenatlocationsremotefrom thelithiumproductionfacilities,involvingfirsttheproduc tionoflithiumchloride(directly,orfromlithiumcarbonate asanintermediary),folowedbyhightemperatureelectroly sisofmoltenlithium chloridesaltatalocationremotefrom thefedstockproduction.Thereisaneedforaprocesthat produces lithium on-site directly from the spodumene or brine,withouttransportationordeliveryofthespodumene orbrineoverasubstantialdistance,whichcouldinvolve substantialoperatingcostsand/orisleseficient. [06] Inanembodiment,thepresentdisclosurerelatesto aprocesforproducinglithiumdirectlyfromlithiumcon tainingbrineorliquor.Theprocesincludesprovidinga lithiumfedsolutionselectedfromthegroupconsistingof lithiumchloridebrine,lithiumsulfatespodumeneliquor, andacombinationthereof.Thelithium fedsolutionis providedtoanelectrolysiscelcomprisingacathodesuit ableforelectrolysisoflithium,andananode.Anionizing electriccurentisprovidedtotheelectrolysiscel,thereby providinglithiummetalatthecathode. [0007] Inanembodiment,thelithium chloridebrinecon tains1.5-18%lithium. [0008] Inanembodiment,thelithiumchloridebrinecon tains4-6%lithium. [0009] Inanembodiment,thelithium chloridebrineis preparedbyevaporationinanevaporationpond. [010] Inanembodiment,theevaporationpondisselected from thegroupconsistingofasolarevaporationpondandan electricevaporationpond. [01] Inanembodiment,thelithium chloridebrineis returnedfromtheelectrolysisceltotheevaporationpond. [012] Inanembodiment,thelithiumsulfatespodumene liquorcontains1-18%lithium. [0013] Inanembodiment,thelithiumsulfatespodumene liquorcontains1.5-18% lithium. [014] Inanembodiment,thelithiumsulfatespodumene liquorcontains16-18% lithium. [015] Inanembodiment,thelithium sulfatespodumene liquorisprovidedfromareservoir,andthelithiumsulfate spodumeneliquorisreturnedfromtheelectrolysisceltothe reservoir. [016] Inanembodiment,thelithium fedsolutionis preparedwithoutremovingboronormagnesium. [017] Inanembodiment,thelithium fedsolutionis continuouslyprovidedtotheelectrolysiscel,andthe lithiummetaliscontinuouslyproducedatthecathode. [0018]Inanembodiment,thetemperatureintheelectroly siscelforprovidinglithiummetalis15to40°C. [019] Inanembodiment,thetemperatureintheelectroly siscelforprovidinglithiummetalisaproximately23°C. [020] Inanembodiment,thelithiumfedsolutionhasa pH ofu3n-9. [021] An advantageofthepresentdisclosureistopro ducelithiumon-sitedirectlyfromthespodumeneorbrine. Byusingalithium fedsolutionselectedfrom thegroup consistingoflithium chloridebrine,lithium sulfatespo dumeneliquor,andacombinationthereof,thespodumeneor brinecanbedirectlyusedwithoutconvertingtolithium carbonateorlithiumchloride,andwithouttransportationor delivery over a substantial distance as in conventional lithiumproducingproceses,thereforedesirablystreamlin ingthelithiumproductionprocess,reducingoperatingcosts, and/orimprovingenergy efficiencyinproductionoflithium. As shown in Table 1,the process for producing lithium accordingtocertainnon-limitingembodimentseliminates alofthelargescaleproductionprocessesrequiredtoturn lithium containingbrineorspodumeneintolithiummetal, insteaddepositingpurelithiummetaldirectlyfrom lithium containingbrineorspodumeneliquor.PDF Image | Patent PRODUCING LITHIUM DIRECTLY FROM LITHIUM FEED SOURCES
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