Synthesis of Manganese Oxide Sorbent for the Extraction of Lithium from Hydromineral Raw Materials
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Study of Conditions for Production of Lithium-Manganese Precursors
3.1.1. Preparation of Lithium-Manganese Oxides
3.1.2. Obtaining Precursors
3.2. Study of Acid Treatment Conditions for Lithium-Manganese Precursors
Acid Treatment of Lithium-Manganese Precursors
3.3. Study of the Sorption Characteristics of the Obtained Sorbents
Study of the Process Conditions on the Lithium Sorption Recovery Characteristics
3.4. Determination of the Kinetic Model of the Lithium Sorption Process
Study of the Lithium Sorption Kinetics on a Synthesized Manganese Oxide Inorganic Sorbent
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Temperature, °C | Lithium Content in the Sorbent, % | Lithium Extraction into Solution, % | Loss of Manganese in Solution, % |
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30 | 1.698 | 83.77 | 12.51 |
40 | 1.041 | 91.02 | 12.95 |
50 | 1.003 | 97.49 | 13.38 |
60 | 0.692 | 98.00 | 13.94 |
Ratio S:L | Lithium Content in the Sorbent, % | Lithium Extraction into Solution, % | Loss of Manganese in Solution, % |
---|---|---|---|
1:600 | 1.117 | 88.90 | 11.34 |
1:700 | 1.033 | 90.38 | 12.28 |
1:800 | 1.041 | 91.02 | 12.95 |
1:900 | 1.150 | 88.33 | 12.72 |
Duration, h | Lithium Content in the Sorbent, % | Lithium Extraction into Solution, % | Loss of Manganese in Solution, % |
---|---|---|---|
2 | 2.095 | 75.58 | 12.35 |
6 | 1.693 | 81.55 | 12.31 |
12 | 1.041 | 91.02 | 12.95 |
18 | 0.332 | 89.13 | 12.51 |
24 | 0.277 | 93.26 | 12.91 |
pH of Initial Brine | Concentration in Initial Brine, g/L | SEC, mg/g | ||||
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Li, mg/L | Ca | Mg | Na | K | ||
7.32 | 6.389 | 2.329 | 0.759 | 19.74 | 0.376 | 10.00 |
8.08 | 8.094 | 2.204 | 0.721 | 17.88 | 0.348 | 9.39 |
9.08 | 8.392 | 2.317 | 0.756 | 18.83 | 0.449 | 12.39 |
10.04 | 8.129 | 2.298 | 0.690 | 18.59 | 0.408 | 18.948 |
11.08 | 7.838 | 2.185 | 0.032 | 21.45 | 0.387 | 12.408 |
12.06 | 7.661 | 2.047 | 0.001 | 21.86 | 0.373 | 21.204 |
pH of Initial Brine | Distribution Coefficient, Kd | Partition Coefficient, Ks | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Li | Ca | Mg | Na | K | Li/Ca | Li/Mg | Li/Na | Li/K | |
7.32 | 2116 | 224 | 221 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 | 9.6 | - | - |
8.08 | 1438 | 71 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 21 | - | - |
9.08 | 1958 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 27 | - | - | 9.4 |
10.04 | 3811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
11.08 | 2150 | 72 | 0 | 318 | 0 | 30 | - | 6.8 | - |
12.06 | 5138 | 110 | 0 | 398 | 0 | 46 | - | 13 | - |
Ratio msorbent to Vsolvent | Lithium Recovery onto Sorbent, % | SEC, mg/g | Distribution Coefficient, Kd |
---|---|---|---|
1:650 | 85.9 | 3.66 | 3952 |
1:1000 | 66.7 | 4.15 | 2003 |
1:2000 | 53.2 | 6.62 | 2273 |
1:3000 | 39.2 | 7.33 | 1937 |
Duration, h | Extraction of Lithium onto Sorbent, % | SEC, mg/g | Distribution Coefficient, Kd |
---|---|---|---|
8 | 78.3 | 3.33 | 2340 |
16 | 83.7 | 3.57 | 3348 |
24 | 85.9 | 3.66 | 3952 |
48 | 86.1 | 3.67 | 4038 |
Kinetic Model | Parameters | Temperature of the Sorption Process, °C | |
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35 | 25 | ||
Pseudo-first order | qe, mg/g | 0.28 | 1.73 |
k1, 1/min | 3.454 × 10−3 | 4.145 × 10−3 | |
R2 | 0.6175 | 0.8123 | |
Pseudo-second order | qe, mg/g | 1.31 | 3.44 |
k2, g/(mg min) | 0.170 | 0.019 | |
h, g/(mg min) | 0.292 | 0.224 | |
R2 | 0.9997 | 0.9995 | |
Elovich model | α, mg/(g min) | 203.626 | 1.162 |
βt, g/mg | 10.111 | 1.982 | |
R2 | 0.7604 | 0.9818 | |
Intraparticle diffusion model | kid, mg/(g min1/2) | 0.0194 | 0.1068 |
C, mg/g | 0.9625 | 1.4125 | |
R2 | 0.5516 | 0.8290 | |
Experimental sorbent capacity | qexp., mg/g | 1.37 | 3.67 |
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Karshyga, Z.; Yersaiynova, A.; Yessengaziyev, A.; Orynbayev, B.; Kvyatkovskaya, M.; Silachyov, I. Synthesis of Manganese Oxide Sorbent for the Extraction of Lithium from Hydromineral Raw Materials. Materials 2023, 16, 7548. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16247548
Karshyga Z, Yersaiynova A, Yessengaziyev A, Orynbayev B, Kvyatkovskaya M, Silachyov I. Synthesis of Manganese Oxide Sorbent for the Extraction of Lithium from Hydromineral Raw Materials. Materials. 2023; 16(24):7548. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16247548
Chicago/Turabian StyleKarshyga, Zaure, Albina Yersaiynova, Azamat Yessengaziyev, Bauyrzhan Orynbayev, Marina Kvyatkovskaya, and Igor Silachyov. 2023. "Synthesis of Manganese Oxide Sorbent for the Extraction of Lithium from Hydromineral Raw Materials" Materials 16, no. 24: 7548. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16247548