Issue 4, 2017

Lithium extraction from Chinese salt-lake brines: opportunities, challenges, and future outlook

Abstract

Chinese salt-lake brine is mainly of the magnesium sulfate subtype with a high Mg/Li ratio. Mining lithium from Chinese salt-lake brine has been a decades-long technical challenge. The pros and cons of various technologies are briefly discussed. Chemical extraction has been the most important technology for the recovery of lithium from Chinese salt-lake brine with a high Mg/Li ratio. Several other innovative technologies, including lithium ion sieves, membrane separation, and electro–electrodialysis, have also emerged as potential options.

Graphical abstract: Lithium extraction from Chinese salt-lake brines: opportunities, challenges, and future outlook

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
20 ربيع الثاني 1438
Accepted
22 رجب 1438
First published
29 رجب 1438

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2017,3, 593-597

Lithium extraction from Chinese salt-lake brines: opportunities, challenges, and future outlook

J. F. Song, L. D. Nghiem, X. Li and T. He, Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2017, 3, 593 DOI: 10.1039/C7EW00020K

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