A scalable extraction column utilizing discrete liquid films for lithium recovery from salt lake brines

Chao Chang, Qijun Zheng, Dongbing Xu, Yong Wang, Hui Su, Shibo Kuang

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Abstract

Liquid-film-based liquid-liquid extraction enhances mass transfer compared to droplet-based extraction (Chang et al., Ind Eng Chem Res, 62 (2023), 17297-17305). This new technique forms discrete liquid films by directing the dispersed phase flowing along a single wire immersed in the continuous phase. To showcase its scalability, this communication paper introduces a multi-wire column for lithium recovery from salt lake brines using a mixed extractant as an organic phase. Housing up to 19 vertically oriented wires, the column demonstrates excellent scalability and outperforms conventional packed and spray columns. These characteristics make it a promising candidate for efficient industrial-scale lithium extraction.

Original languageEnglish
Article number113706
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
Volume12
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2024

Keywords

  • Discrete liquid film
  • Liquid-liquid extraction
  • Lithium extraction
  • Multi-wire column
  • Salt lake brines
  • Scalability

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    Yu, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Strezov, V. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bao, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wang, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Shen, Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rudman, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Zhao, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Yan, W. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Zou, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chen, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kuang, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Selomulya, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Yang, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dong, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Zhu, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Zeng, Q. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jiang, Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Steel, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ma, X. (Chief Investigator (CI)), mingyuan, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Evans, T. J. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Song, S. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Mao, X. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Ye, X. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Cheng, G. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Zhou, Z. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Qiu, T. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Sakai, M. (Partner Investigator (PI)), de Ryck, A. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Luding, S. (Partner Investigator (PI)) & Ching, T. (Project Manager)

    Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University – Internal Faculty Contribution, Rio Tinto Services Limited (Australia)

    10/01/24 → 10/01/29

    Project: Research

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