A kind of method that employing extraction extracts lithium from salt lake bittern
Technical field
The present invention relates to chemical technology field, more particularly to a kind of employing extraction extracts the side of lithium from salt lake bittern
Method.
Background technology
Lithium has various excellent properties, is referred to as " energy metal of 21st century ", " industrial monosodium glutamate ", " space of tomorrow
Boat alloy ", strategic position is notable.Salt lake bittern is the valuable source of lithium, and China has abundant salt lake bittern lithium resource, its storage
Amount is at the forefront in the world.The bittern that now foreign countries have produced carries lithium and is all only limitted to containing the relatively low bittern of magnesium density, and Mg/Li ratio value is less than
6:1, and for separation in so-called " high Mg/Li ratio " bittern of high concentration magnesium, low concentration lithium is contained in such as China Caidamu Basin salt lake
Lithium is extracted, is generally acknowledged worldwide technological puzzle.
Solvent extraction technology is the effective technology of the various metals of separation and Extraction from solution, in carrying for low concentration intentional metal
Take aspect to be widely used, with separative efficiency is high, technique and equipment is simple, operation serialization, be easily achieved automatically control etc. it is excellent
Point, researcher extracts separating Li from salt lake brine with high magnesium-lithium ratio and has carried out substantial amounts of research to solvent extraction technology, it is proposed that
Some extraction systems and technique, wherein with FeCl3Make common extraction agent, tributyl phosphate makees the closest industry of system of extractant should
With.The Chinese invention patent 87103431 of Qinghai Yanhu Inst., Chinese Academy of Sciences's application in 1987 is proposed uses FeCl3It is total to
Extraction agent, the system and technique of the kerosin extraction lithium of single extractant tributyl phosphate, technology has carried out big bavin denier salt lake
The pilot-plant test of lithium is extracted in bittern.But, the system middle and high concentration tributyl phosphate exist it is strong to extraction equipment corrosivity,
Easily greatly, in acid medium the deficiencies such as degraded in the water-soluble loss of organic phase, it is difficult to large-scale industrial application there is.Chinese section in 2012
Institute's Qinghai Salt Lake is studied apllied Chinese invention patent 201210055323.1 and is proposed with alkali metal chloride, alkaline earth gold
Category chloride or its mixture replace the full alkali phase inversion of full acid in the extraction process of Chinese invention patent 87103431, to reduce soda acid
The corrosion of expense and reduction to equipment, the Chinese invention patent of Qinghai Yanhu Inst., Chinese Academy of Sciences's application in 2012
201210164150.7 propose with the extraction system that the mixture of amide-type and neutral phosphorus oxygen class compound is extractant, the extraction
The system of taking compares single extractant tributyl phosphate and can reduce the corrosion to equipment, document " N523-TBP- sulfonated kerosene extractor bodies
System extracts the technical study of lithium from Saturated with Magnesium chloride bittern " (Shi Dong etc., salt lake research, 2013,21 (2):52-57) report in detail
The mixture of the new acid amides kind of extractants N523 in road and neutral phosphorus oxygen kind of extractants TBP is the extraction system of extractant, is adopted
The new extraction system of " 20%N523-30%TBP-50% sulfonated kerosenes ", have studied adverse current cascade extraction, washing, back extraction, phase inversion
Deng the technological parameter of workshop section, it is determined that extraction process flow, the experiment of whole process extraction process is completed, for lithium concentration about 2g/
L, Mg/Li ratio about 55:1 Qinghai salt lake carries old halogen after potassium, and the extraction system is Jing after 8 grades of whole process extractions, and lithium extraction yield is reachable
To more than 96%, extraction split-phase is fast, without three-phase and emulsion.The phase inversion regenerative process of the extraction system organic phase is that hydrochloric acid is anti-
Empty load organic phases after extraction neutralize the acid in organic phase after shaking up with quantitative NaOH, then contact with raffinate and will enter
The iron of water phase extracts into organic phase, makes HFeCl4It is converted into NaFeCl4、Mg(FeCl4)2, make the ability of extractant recovery extraction lithium complete
Into phase inversion process, necessary precise control adds the amount of alkali during phase inversion, and caustic dosage is too low, can have a strong impact on regeneration organic phase lithium
Extracting power, caustic dosage is too high, and excessive alkali can not completely be neutralized by the acid in bittern in load organic phases, can be had a strong impact on
Split-phase effect, to industrial control level very high requirement is proposed.On the whole, existing salt lake bittern extraction carries lithium side
Method still has that technological process is complicated, extraction agent price is high, extraction equipment requirement for anticorrosion is high and invests big, overall production cost
It is high.
The content of the invention
The purpose of the present invention is for the deficiencies in the prior art, there is provided a kind of corrosivity and technique stream that can be reduced to equipment
Journey is simply controllable, it is easy to the method that lithium is extracted from salt lake bittern of Project Realization.
The present invention provides a kind of method that employing extraction extracts lithium from salt lake bittern, and it adopts common extraction agent FeCl3, extraction
Take agent and diluent carries out the extraction of lithium, the extractant is the mixture of neutral phosphorus oxygen class compound A and phase modifier B, institute
Phase modifier B is stated for protonation reaction can occur with neutral phosphorus oxygen class compound A during extractive reaction organic compound, institute
State the extracted species after extractant extraction lithium and consist of xLiFeCl4YHClaAbB, Jing back extractions-regenerated after extractant extraction lithium
Journey can return to extraction and carry lithium.
Described employing extraction extracts the method for lithium from salt lake bittern and specifically includes following step:
1) blank organic phase is prepared:Dilution dilution agent will be used after neutral phosphorus oxygen class compound A and phase modifier B mixing,
It is 10%~40% to control neutral phosphorus oxygen class compound ratio in blank organic phase;
2) prepared by load organic phases:Organic phase load titanium tetrachloride complex compound and hydrochloric acid:By above-mentioned blank organic phase and bag
Solution containing 0.1~1mol/l ferric trichlorides and 0.1~1mol/l hydrochloric acid is according to volume ratio 1:1 is mixed, and is stood after vibration
Split-phase obtains the load organic phases of load iron and acid;
3) load organic phases transition:Load organic phases are mixed with alkali-metal chloride solution, split-phase are stood after vibration,
Complete load organic phases transition;
4) extraction section:Load organic phases after transition are mixed with bittern containing lithium, split-phase is stood after vibration, measured respectively point
Organic phase and water phase Li after phase+、Mg2+、Na+And K+Concentration calculates the separation of Li/Mg, Li/Na and Li/K, it is known that Li+Proceed to
To in organic phase, and Mg2+、Na+And K+In being transferred to water phase.Wherein Li in bittern+With LiFeCl4Complex form is present;
5) washing section:Mixed with organic using water, split-phase is stood after vibration, repeatedly, by the Mg in organic phase2 +、Na+And K+In being transferred to water phase;
Described employing extraction extracts the method for lithium from salt lake bittern can also include that stripping section and organic phase regenerate,
Wherein stripping section comprises the steps:The organic phase of extraction lithium is taken, 1-6mol/l hydrochloric acid is added thereto to, it is quiet after vibrating 10 minutes
Put split-phase, H+With HFeCl4Complex form extracts into organic phase, and the Li in organic phase+It is counter enter water phase, wherein emerald green area's lithium is organic
20 are preferably with the volume ratio of hydrochloric acid:1.
Described organic phase regeneration comprises the steps:The organic phase after hydrochloric acid back extraction is taken, the chlorination of 3~6mol/l is added
Magnesium solution, vibration stands split-phase after 10 minutes, obtains final product regeneration organic phase, and regeneration organic phase can return to carry out extraction to carry lithium.
Above-mentioned employing extraction is extracted in the method for lithium from salt lake bittern, described described neutral phosphorus oxygen class compound A
For tributyl phosphate TBP, trioctyl phosphate TOP one or two.The phase modifier B is can to carry after itself or extraction hydrochloric acid
Protogenic organic compound, it is preferable that the phase modifier B be high-carbon alcohol compound, aminated compounds in one kind or
Its combination.It is highly preferred that the high-carbon alcohol compound is C6-C12 alcohol, more preferably described high-carbon alcohol compound is secondary
Octanol, isooctanol, n-octyl alcohol, one or more of n-heptanol.The aminated compounds is primary amine RNH2, secondary amine R2NH, tertiary amine R3N
In one or more.
Above-mentioned employing extraction is extracted in the method for lithium from salt lake bittern, the neutral phosphorus oxygen class compound A with mutually adjust
Contents (percentage by volume V%) of the agent B in extractant and diluent mixture is saved between 30% to 80%, wherein described
Contents of the neutral phosphorus oxygen class compound A in extractant and diluent mixture is 10%~40%.
Wherein, the neutral phosphorus oxygen class compound A and the scope of the relative volume ratio of two kinds of extractants of phase modifier B are 1:
30 to 30:1.
Wherein, the diluent is aliphatic hydrocarbon or aromatic hydrocarbon.Preferably, the diluent is sulfonated kerosene.
The method that above-mentioned employing extraction extracts lithium from salt lake bittern, it also includes the stripping process, wherein back extraction
During using 1~6mol/l hydrochloric acid back extraction.
The regenerative process is, with organic after alkali or alkaline earth metal chloride brine hydrochloric acid back extraction, to make HFeCl4Turn
Turn to NaFeCl4、Mg(FeCl4)2Deng the ability for making extractant recover extraction lithium.Compared to prior art, the acquirement of the present invention
Following unforeseeable technique effect:
1) by introducing the phase modifier B that protonation reaction can occur with neutral phosphorus oxygen class compound A in extraction system,
Split-phase effect of the neutral phosphorus oxygen class compound extraction titanium tetrachloride complex compound in sulfonated kerosene diluent, split-phase can be significantly improved
Speed is fast, and extraction system to be extracted and possess a range of acidity self-adjusting ability after a certain amount of hydrochloric acid, is conducive to control extraction
The hydrolysis of iron in whole process, cyclic process is smooth.
2) extraction system proposed by the present invention further optimizes the extraction of extraction-back extraction-regeneration and proposes lithium technological process,
Reduce the consumption of neutral phosphorus oxygen class compound, alkali or alkaline earth metal chloride salting liquid used in organic phase regenerative process and not
Need to use alkali, so that solubility and chemistry drop in corrosivity, the water of neutral phosphorus oxygen class compound in existing extraction process
Solution effect is significantly alleviated, while whole process does not use alkali, reduces the corrosion of extraction process expense and reduction to equipment.This
Inventive method is low for equipment requirements, organic compound used is cheap and easy to get, be suitable to commercial Application.
Description of the drawings
Fig. 1 is the schematic flow sheet that the embodiment of the present invention extracts lithium using extraction from salt lake bittern.
Specific embodiment
The present invention is described in detail below by way of concrete and infinite embodiment, so that advantages and features of the invention energy
It is easier to be readily appreciated by one skilled in the art.
Fig. 1 is the schematic flow sheet that the embodiment of the present invention extracts lithium using extraction from salt lake bittern.Can be seen by Fig. 1
Go out, the flow process of described extraction lithium includes:Preparing blank organic phase -- organic phase load titanium tetrachloride complex compound and hydrochloric acid -- has
Machine mutually makes the transition --- extraction section-extraction section washing is extracted to obtain, it is described
Following examples adopt technique as shown in Figure 1.
The composition of table 1 certain salt lake brine with high magnesium-lithium ratio
| Composition |
Li+ |
Mg2+ |
Na+ |
K+ |
Cl- |
B2O3 |
| Content (g/l) |
0.5~5 |
80~130 |
0~3 |
0~3 |
≥200 |
0~3 |
Embodiment 1
Neutral phosphorus oxygen class compound A selects tributyl phosphate TBP, phase modifier B to select aminated compounds tri-iso-octylamine
N235 and high-carbon alcohol compound sec-octyl alcohol, diluent constitutes extractant from sulfonated kerosene, and tributyl phosphate TBP is in extractant
In account for volume ratio 10%~40%.
0.1~6mol/l hydrochloric acid solutions of 1 part of extractant and 1 part of ferric trichloride 0.1~3mol/l of concentration are vibrated into 10 points
Split-phase is stood after clock, the load organic phases of load iron and acid are obtained;By 1 part of above-mentioned load organic phases and 4 parts of 3~6mol/l chlorinations
Calcium solution stands split-phase after vibrating 10 minutes, completes load organic phases transition;By the load organic phases and 1 after 1 part of above-mentioned transition
Certain salt lake (Mg/Li=100 of bittern containing lithium of composition shown in part table 1:1 mass ratio) vibration extracted within 10 minutes, vibration terminates
After stand split-phase, organic phase and water phase Li after split-phase are measured respectively+、Mg2+、Na+And K+Concentration, thus calculates the extraction yield of lithium
For 78.56%, Li+、Mg2+、Na+And K+Distribution ratio is respectively 3.265,0.0085,0.0837,0.0425, Li/Mg, Li/Na and
The separation of Li/K is respectively 384.1,39.0,76.8.
Embodiment 2
Neutral phosphorus oxygen class compound A selects trioctyl phosphate TOP, phase modifier B from aminated compounds primary amine N1923 and
High-carbon alcohol compound n-heptanol, diluent constitutes extractant from sulfonated kerosene, and trioctyl phosphate TOP accounts for body in extractant
Product ratio 10%~40%.
By 1 part of extractant and 1 part of ferric trichloride 0.1~1mol/l of concentration, the saturation chlorination of 0.1~1mol/l of concentration of hydrochloric acid
Magnesium solution stands split-phase after vibrating 10 minutes, obtain the load organic phases of load iron and acid;By 1 part of above-mentioned load organic phases and 6
3~6mol/l of part magnesium chloride solutions stand split-phase after vibrating 10 minutes, complete load organic phases transition;After 2 parts of above-mentioned transition
Load organic phases and composition shown in 1 part of table 1 certain salt lake (Mg/Li=50 of bittern containing lithium:1 mass ratio) vibration carry out within 10 minutes
Extraction, vibration stands split-phase after terminating, and organic phase and water phase Li after split-phase are measured respectively+、Mg2+、Na+And K+Concentration, thus calculates
The extraction yield for going out lithium is 90.45%, Li+、Mg2+、Na+And K+Distribution ratio is respectively 4.536,0.0096,0.0987,0.0479,
The separation of Li/Mg, Li/Na and Li/K is respectively 472.5,45.96,94.7.
Embodiment 3
Neutral phosphorus oxygen class compound A selects tributyl phosphate TBP, phase modifier B from aminated compounds primary amine N1923 and
High-carbon alcohol compound sec-octyl alcohol, diluent constitutes extractant from sulfonated kerosene, and tributyl phosphate TBP accounts for body in extractant
Product ratio 10%~40%.
By 1 part of extractant and 1 part of ferric trichloride 0.1~1mol/l of concentration, the saturation chlorination of 0.1~1mol/l of concentration of hydrochloric acid
Magnesium solution stands split-phase after vibrating 10 minutes, obtain the load organic phases of load iron and acid;By 1 part of above-mentioned load organic phases and 6
3~6mol/l of part magnesium chloride solutions stand split-phase after vibrating 10 minutes, complete load organic phases transition;After 2 parts of above-mentioned transition
Load organic phases and composition shown in 1 part of table 1 certain salt lake (Mg/Li=50 of bittern containing lithium:1 mass ratio) carry out three stage countercurrent extractions
Take, balance back loading organic phase Li+、Mg2+、Na+And K+Concentration (g/l) is respectively 1.287,0.203,0.075,0.008;By 30
The above-mentioned extraction lithium organic phase of part is washed with the aqueous solution of 1 part of chlorination 0.1~3mol/l of lithium concentration, 0.1~3mol/l of concentration of hydrochloric acid
Wash, back loading organic phase Li is balanced after washing+、Mg2+、Na+And K+Concentration (g/l) is respectively 1.178,0.002,0.018,
0.002。
Embodiment 4
Neutral phosphorus oxygen class compound A selects tributyl phosphate TBP, phase modifier B from aminated compounds primary amine N1923 and
High-carbon alcohol compound sec-octyl alcohol, diluent constitutes extractant from sulfonated kerosene, and tributyl phosphate TBP accounts for body in extractant
Product ratio 10%~40%.
The extraction system of suitable commercial Application, does not require nothing more than and has good extraction ability and selectivity to object ion,
And to have good back extraction performance, organic phase to be easy to regeneration and permanent stable circulation, " 10%~40%TBP- is enumerated for this
The sulfonated kerosene of-0%~30% sec-octyl alcohol of 0%~30% primary amine N1923-30%~80% " extraction system " extraction-back extraction-again
Life " carries the example of lithium from salt lake bittern.
Organic extractant phase proposes lithium operation with embodiment 3, and Jing after extraction carries lithium, organic phase Li concentration is 1.287g/l, raffinate
Water phase Fe concentration≤1mg/l;The organic phase of 20 parts of extraction lithiums is taken, 1 part of 6mol/l hydrochloric acid (comparing O/A=20), vibration 10 is added
Minute carries out back extraction, and vibration stands split-phase, organic phase Li after split-phase is measured respectively after terminating+Concentration is 0.034g/l, water phase Li+
Concentration is 25.12g/l, and the back extraction ratio of lithium is 97.6%, strip aqueous Fe concentration≤30mg/l;Take having after 1 part of hydrochloric acid back extraction
Machine phase, adds the magnesium chloride solution of 6 parts of 3~6mol/l, vibration to carry out within 10 minutes organic phase regeneration, and vibration stands after terminating and divides
Phase, measures water phase Fe concentration≤1mg/l, and the organic phase after regeneration returns extraction and carries lithium, Jing after extraction carries lithium, organic phase Li concentration
For 1.284g/l.
From back extraction and organic phase regeneration cycle data, " 10%~40%TBP-10%~30% sec-octyl alcohol -30%~
80% sulfonated kerosene " extraction system back extraction ratio is high, and organic phase regeneration is easy, and organic extractant phase capacity is substantially unattenuated after regeneration,
It is high using the rich lithium strip liquor lithium concentration for comparing acquisition after back extraction greatly, facilitate views with conventional method and obtain lithium chloride or lithium carbonate
Product.