WO2016175613A1 - Method for manufacturing lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate, and device therefor - Google Patents
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- a method for producing lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate, and a device thereof A method for producing lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate, and a device thereof.
- a chemical precipitation method is generally known as a method for removing impurities of an ionic component below a specific concentration.
- a chemical precipitation method is generally known as a method for removing impurities of an ionic component below a specific concentration.
- the present inventors propose an effective alternative to economically produce the lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate using methods other than chemical precipitation and natural evaporation.
- the lithium phosphate is separated into a lithium chloride aqueous solution and a phosphate aqueous solution by dialysis of lithium phosphate using a monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus, and the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution and a hydrochloric acid aqueous solution by dialysis of the separated lithium chloride using a bipolar electrodialysis apparatus.
- a series of methods have been developed to finally obtain lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate in powder form from the separated lithium hydroxide aqueous solution.
- methods for producing lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate are presented as one embodiment of the present invention, respectively.
- a negative electrode cell including a negative electrode separator; Monovalent anion selective dialysis membranes for selectively permeating monovalent anions; Monovalent cation selective dialysis membranes for selectively transmitting monovalent cations; And a cathode cell including an anode separator; preparing a monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus, in which the lithium phosphate dissolved in the acid is disposed between the anode separator of the anode cell and the monovalent cation selective dialysis membrane, and Injecting between the cathode separator of the cathode cell and the monovalent anion selective dialysis membrane, respectively, and introducing water between the monovalent cation selective dialysis membrane and the monovalent anion selective dialysis membrane; 1 above. Applying an electric current to the ion-selective electrodialysis apparatus to obtain an aqueous solution of lithium chloride and to obtain an aqueous solution of phosphoric acid formed as a byproduct; And
- It provides a method for producing lithium hydroxide comprising a; converting the obtained lithium chloride aqueous solution into a lithium hydroxide aqueous solution.
- Preparing the lithium phosphate Preparing the lithium phosphate; preparing a lithium-containing solution; And injecting a phosphorus supply material into the lithium-containing solution to precipitate dissolved lithium into lithium phosphate.
- the aqueous solution of phosphoric acid obtained by the monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus may be used as the phosphorus supplying material of the step of depositing dissolved lithium into lithium phosphate by adding a phosphorus supplying material to the lithium-containing solution.
- the aqueous hydrochloric acid solution obtained by the bipolar electrodialysis apparatus may be used as part or all of the acid of the step of dissolving the lithium phosphate in an acid.
- the lithium-containing solution the solution extracted lithium dissolved in the sea, recycling the waste lithium battery It may be selected from a solution generated in the process, a solution leaching lithium ore, brine, lithium water containing lithium, groundwater containing lithium, lithium containing interstitial water, and combinations thereof. Injecting a phosphorus supply material into the lithium-containing solution to precipitate dissolved lithium into lithium phosphate; Previously, removing the divalent ionic impurities in the lithium-containing solution; may be further included.
- removing the divalent ionic impurities in the lithium-containing solution sodium hydroxide (NaOH), sodium carbonate (Na 2 C0 3 ), calcium hydroxide (Ca (0H) 2 ), sodium sulfate (Na 2 S0 4 ) and a compound selected from the combination thereof may be added to remove the chalc ions and magnesium ions.
- the acid dissolving the lithium phosphate is hydrochloric acid (HC1), sulfuric acid (H 2 S0 4 ), nitric acid (HN0 3 ), hydrofluoric acid (HF), bromide Hydrogen acid (HBr), and combinations thereof.
- a negative electrode cell including a negative electrode separator; Monovalent anion selective dialysis membranes for selectively permeating monovalent anions; Monovalent cation selective dialysis membranes for selectively transmitting monovalent cations; And a cathode cell including an anode separator; preparing a monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus in which the anodes are disposed in order, and disposing lithium phosphate dissolved in the acid between the anode separator of the anode sal and the monovalent bivalent selective dialysis membrane, and Injecting between the negative electrode separator of the negative electrode cell and the monovalent anion selective dialysis membrane, respectively, and injecting water between the monovalent cation selective dialysis membrane and the monovalent anion selective dialysis membrane;
- Lithium hydroxide including an electrode solution selected from lithium sulfate (Li 2 S0 4 ), lithium hydroxide (LiOH), lithium dihydrophosphate (UH 2 P0 4 ), phosphoric
- the concentration of the electrode solution may be 0.1 to 20% by weight.
- the electrical conductivity of the electrode solution may be 10 to 100 ms / cm.
- the first current is applied to the ion optional electrodialysis device, the method comprising: at the same time as to give the aqueous solution of lithium chloride to give the phosphoric acid solution formed from a "by-product; in the concentration of the recovered phosphoric acid solution is 0.1 to 3.0 M Can be.
- An anode cell including an anode; a first bipolar membrane; an anion selective dialysis membrane; Cation selective dialysis membranes, crab 2 bipolar membranes;
- a cathode cell including a cathode; a bipolar electrodialysis apparatus arranged in this order is prepared, and the lithium chloride aqueous solution is introduced between the cation selective dialysis membrane and the anion selective dialysis membrane, and water is added to the bipolar membrane and the anion selection type.
- the concentration of the separated hydrochloric acid aqueous solution may be 0.1 to 3.0 M.
- the monovalent cation selective dialysis membrane and the monovalent anion selective dialysis membrane may form one pair, and a plurality of pairs of the dialysis membranes may be continuously formed.
- the bipolar electrodialysis apparatus includes a bipolar membrane;
- the anion-selective dialysis membrane and the cation-selective dialysis membrane may form one pair, and a plurality of pairs of the dialysis membranes may be continuously formed.
- preparing a lithium hydroxide aqueous solution obtained by the above method and carbonizing the aqueous lithium hydroxide solution to obtain lithium carbonate.
- the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution is carbonated to obtain lithium carbonate.
- Step; may be performed by reaction of the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution and carbon dioxide (co 2 ).
- monovalent negative silver is selectively selected between the first cathode cell including the first cathode and the first cathode separator and the first anode cell including the first anode and the first anode separator.
- the first anion-selective dialysis membrane for permeation through the membrane and the first cation-selective dialysis membrane for selectively permeating the monovalent cation are continuously arranged in pairs, and an electrode for supplying the electrode solution to the first cathode cell and the first anode cell.
- Liquid supply line A lithium phosphate supply line alternately disposed between the paired first anion selective dialysis membrane and the first cation selective dialysis membrane to supply lithium phosphate dissolved in an acid, and a water supply line to supply water; And alternately disposed between the paired bran U anion selective dialysis membrane and the first cation selective dialysis membrane to discharge a lithium chloride aqueous solution discharge line and a phosphoric acid aqueous solution to discharge the aqueous lithium chloride solution generated after electrodialysis.
- a lithium compound manufacturing apparatus comprising a laminated electrodialysis apparatus consisting of a discharge line of aqueous solution of phosphate; the supplied lithium phosphate is continuously converted to the aqueous lithium chloride solution.
- a third bipolar membrane, a second anion selective dialysis membrane, and a cation two cation selective dialysis membrane are disposed between the low 12 anode cell including the second anode and the second cathode cell including the second cathode.
- a second electrode liquid supply line which is continuously arranged in a pair and supplies a second electrode solution to the second cathode cell and the second cathode cell;
- a lithium chloride aqueous solution supply line for supplying the lithium chloride aqueous solution discharged from the stacked electrodialysis apparatus between the second anion selective dialysis membrane and the crab di cationic selective dialysis membrane; Between the third bipolar membrane and the second negative selective dialysis membrane and between the second cation selective dialysis membrane and the low 13 bipolar membrane, respectively .
- Lithium hydroxide aqueous solution discharge line for discharging the aqueous lithium hydroxide solution generated after the bipolar electrodialysis;
- a hydrochloric acid aqueous solution discharge line disposed between the third bipolar membrane and the second anion selective dialysis membrane to discharge aqueous hydrochloric acid solution generated after bipolar electrodialysis;
- a residual lithium chloride aqueous solution discharge line formed between the second negative selective dialysis membrane and the crab di cationic selective dialysis membrane to discharge residual lithium chloride aqueous solution generated after bipolar electrodialysis.
- Consisting of the supplied lithium chloride aqueous solution may be a lithium compound manufacturing apparatus further comprising a laminated bipolar electrodialysis apparatus that is continuously converted to a lithium hydroxide aqueous solution.
- the paired first anion selective dialysis membrane and the first cation selective dialysis membrane may have several tens to thousands of pairs consecutively arranged, and the paired third bipolar membrane and the second anion selective dialysis membrane and the The Cation-Cation-Selective Dialysis Membrane may be one in which several tens to hundreds of pairs are continuously arranged.
- the aqueous solution of phosphate discharged from the stacked electrodialysis apparatus may be re-supply to the phosphorus supply material of the lithium phosphate manufacturing process.
- the aqueous hydrochloric acid solution discharged from the stacked bipolar electrodialysis apparatus may be supplied to a lithium phosphate supply unit dissolved in the acid. It may further include a carbonation device for converting the discharged lithium hydroxide aqueous solution to lithium carbonate.
- lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate can be obtained in high purity and high concentration, respectively, with high efficiency and low process cost.
- dialysis of lithium phosphate using a monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus it is possible to obtain a lithium chloride aqueous solution in which lithium is concentrated at a high concentration while phosphoric acid as an impurity is effectively separated.
- the lithium chloride aqueous solution is dialyzed using a bipolar electrodialysis apparatus, It is possible to obtain an aqueous lithium hydroxide solution in which lithium is concentrated at a high concentration while hydrochloric acid as an impurity is effectively separated.
- the phosphoric acid and hydrochloric acid separated by the embodiments of the present invention can be reused by re-injecting each during the process of the present invention can economically produce lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate.
- lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate in powder form can be finally obtained from the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution.
- FIG. 1 is a flow chart summarizing a method for preparing lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate according to embodiments of the present invention.
- Figure 2 schematically shows a method for producing lithium chloride using a monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 3 schematically shows a method of producing lithium hydroxide using a bipolar electrodialysis apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 4 schematically shows a method for producing lithium chloride using a stacked monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 schematically illustrates a method of manufacturing lithium hydroxide using a stacked bipolar electrodialysis apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- the present inventors i) converting lithium phosphate to lithium chloride; ii) converting the lithium chloride to lithium hydroxide; and iii) obtaining the lithium hydroxide itself in powder form, or carbonizing the lithium hydroxide.
- a series of processes including a process of obtaining lithium carbonate are presented, and the following problems are considered in each of the above processes.
- the process of converting lithium phosphate to lithium chloride corresponds to a process of dissolving lithium phosphate in an acid and then injecting it with water into a monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus to separate the aqueous lithium chloride solution and the aqueous phosphoric acid solution. .
- the monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus enables this.
- the step of converting the lithium chloride into lithium hydroxide corresponds to a process of separating the separated lithium chloride aqueous solution into a bipolar electrodialysis apparatus to separate the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution and the hydrochloric acid aqueous solution.
- an additive such as caustic soda is added to adjust the pH to around 11 ⁇ .
- the obtained lithium carbonate can not only contain a large amount of impurities by the additive, and additional processes such as hydrothermal cleaning are inevitable, resulting in reduced lithium recovery and increased cost.
- the bipolar electrodialysis apparatus can effectively separate the by-product hydrochloric acid while converting the lithium chloride into a high concentration of lithium hydroxide.
- the separated lithium hydroxide aqueous solution is suitable for use in electrode materials of a secondary battery by producing lithium carbonate by adding it to a carbonation process or preparing it in powder form.
- lithium is concentrated at a high concentration and effectively separated from the by-products inevitably generated, so that not only can each material be obtained with high efficiency, but the by-products can be transferred to a suitable process for recycling. It is economical.
- the lithium phosphate is a lithium-containing solution (for example, a solution extracted lithium dissolved in the ocean, a solution generated in the process of recycling waste lithium batteries, a solution leaching lithium ore, brine, lithium-containing hot spring water lithium-containing groundwater, lithium High purity can be obtained by purifying divalent ions such as Ca 2+ , Mg 2+ , and the like, and then adding a phosphorus feed material.
- a lithium-containing solution for example, a solution extracted lithium dissolved in the ocean, a solution generated in the process of recycling waste lithium batteries, a solution leaching lithium ore, brine, lithium-containing hot spring water lithium-containing groundwater, lithium High purity can be obtained by purifying divalent ions such as Ca 2+ , Mg 2+ , and the like, and then adding a phosphorus feed material.
- Common components included in the lithium-containing solution include Li + , Na + , K + , Ca 2+ , Mg 2+ , CI “ , S0 4 2", and the like.
- impurities in the manufacturing process of lithium chloride, lithium hydroxide, and lithium carbonate according to the embodiments of the present invention, all components except Li + may be referred to as impurities, and in particular, in the manufacturing process of lithium carbonate, the impurities are carbonated together. Became Since it may be precipitated together with lithium carbonate, it is necessary to remove the impurities (S10).
- Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ are not only low solubility, but also difficult to remove even by hot water washing, and precipitated on the surface of the positive and ion selective dialysis membrane in the bipolar electrodialysis apparatus described later to prevent membrane contamination. It may need to be removed first because it can be triggered.
- the removal method of Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ is not particularly limited, but may be one of the following reaction formulas 1 to 3, and the like.
- Lithium phosphate can be obtained (S20) by adding a phosphorus feed material and then adjusting the pH appropriately.
- the phosphorus feed material include
- an aqueous solution of phosphate produced as a by-product is recycled.
- the description of the process (S30-S40) for converting lithium phosphate to lithium chloride is as follows.
- the optional dialysis membrane 140 and the monovalent anion selective dialysis membrane 130 may be used with a monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus disposed between the anode cell and the cathode cell.
- the anode cell includes the anode 160 and the anode separator 150
- the cathode cell includes the cathode 110 and the cathode separator 120, between the anode 160 and the cathode separator 150, and the cathode 110.
- the electrode solution is introduced between the anode and the cathode separator 120.
- the monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus 100 is schematically illustrated in FIG. 2 and will be described with reference to the same.
- the lithium phosphate After dissolving the lithium phosphate in an acid, the lithium phosphate is dissolved between the anode separator 150 of the cathode cell and the monovalent cation selective dialysis membrane 140, and the cathode separator 120 and the monovalent anion selective dialysis membrane of the cathode cell ( 130, respectively, and the monovalent cation selective dialysis membrane 140 and the
- Electrodialysis may be prepared by introducing water between the monovalent anion-selective dialysis membrane 130.
- the electrode solution to be injected into the anode cell and the cathode cell, respectively is lithium sulfate (Li 2 S0 4 ), lithium hydroxide (LiOH), lithium dihydrophosphate (LiH 2 P0 4 ), phosphoric acid (3 ⁇ 4P0 4 ), and It may include an electrode solution selected from the combination of these. This electrode solution circulates to facilitate the movement of electrons in each cell.
- the concentration of the electrode solution may be 0.1 to 20 weight 3 ⁇ 4.
- the electrical conductivity of the electrode solution may be 10 to 100 ms / cm.
- the electrical conductivity of the electrode solution is proportional to the concentration of the electrode solution.
- the term "proportional" does not necessarily mean directly proportional to electricity. It also means that conductivity also tends to increase.
- the concentration gap with each solution (ie, lithium phosphate dissolved in the acid and the water) introduced into the monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus may increase. This is because a diffusion force occurs due to the difference in concentration, and the diffusion force acts in a direction opposite to the direction of movement of ions originally intended.
- the concentration of the electrode solution needs to be 0.1 to 20 weight 3 ⁇ 4, and the electrical conductivity needs to be 10 to 100 ms / cni.
- the type of acid for dissolving the lithium phosphate is not particularly limited, but is selected from hydrochloric acid (HC1), sulfuric acid (S0 4 ), nitric acid (HN0 3 ), hydrofluoric acid (HF), hydrobromic acid (HBr), and combinations thereof. It may be, hydrochloric acid (HC1) is more preferred.
- hydrochloric acid (HC1) is more preferred.
- an aqueous hydrochloric acid solution generated as a by-product can be recycled (S62) and used as the dissolving acid, which will be described later.
- lithium phosphate and hydrochloric acid in the lithium phosphate dissolved in the acid are reacted as shown in the following reaction formula 4, and eventually the ions moving by the electrophoretic effect are Li + , CP, P0 4 3 ' , H + Etc.
- Li 3 P0 4 + 3HC1-> H 3 P0 4 + 3LiCl only chlorine ions that are monovalent ions of the negative silver may pass through the monovalent anion selective dialysis membrane 130, and may not penetrate phosphate ions.
- lithium ions having monovalent bivalent silver may penetrate the monovalent bivalent selective dialysis membrane 140 in a direction opposite to the chlorine ions. Accordingly, between the monovalent bivalent selective dialysis membrane 140 and the monovalent anion selective dialysis membrane ⁇ 30, the lithium ions may be continuously concentrated together with the chlorine silver to form an aqueous lithium chloride solution.
- the lithium chloride aqueous solution is recovered between the monovalent cation selective dialysis membrane 140 and the monovalent anion selective dialysis membrane 130, and the phosphate aqueous solution is the anode separation membrane 150 and the monovalent cation of the anode cell.
- the selective dialysis membrane 140 and between the negative electrode separation membrane 120 and the monovalent anion selective dialysis membrane 130 of the cathode cell are separated between the selective dialysis membrane 140 and between the negative electrode separation membrane 120 and the monovalent anion selective dialysis membrane 130 of the cathode cell.
- the concentration of the aqueous solution of phosphoric acid may be 0.1 to 3.0 ⁇ .
- the concentration needs to be secured to 0.1 ⁇ or more.
- diffusion force is generated due to the concentration difference, which causes voltage rise, current decrease, current efficiency decrease, and power ratio increase. Needs to be.
- the aqueous solution of phosphoric acid is recovered to It may be reused (S52) as a phosphorus supply material of the lithium phosphate manufacturing process.
- the lithium chloride aqueous solution separated from the aqueous solution of phosphoric acid may be used as a raw material for converting into a lithium hydroxide aqueous solution.
- the monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus 100 may be used as a stack in which a plurality of layers are sequentially stacked.
- the monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus 100 When configured as a stacked stack as described above, the monovalent cation selective dialysis membrane 140 and the monovalent anion selective dialysis membrane 130 form a pair, and these pairs are several tens to thousands of anodes. It may be a structure disposed between the cell and the cathode cell.
- a supply line for connecting lithium phosphate and water dissolved in the acid supplied to the stack and a discharge line for connecting the lithium chloride solution and the phosphoric acid solution respectively discharged from the stack may be configured.
- a step (S50) of converting the lithium chloride into lithium hydroxide will be described.
- the bipolar electrodialysis apparatus 200 used in the process of converting lithium chloride to lithium hydroxide is, as shown in FIG. 3, a positive electrode cell containing a positive electrode 210, a first bipolar membrane 220, an anion selective type.
- the cathode cells including the dialysis membrane 230, the cation selective dialysis membrane 240, the second bipolar membrane 250, and the cathode 260 may be sequentially disposed.
- bipolar electrodialysis apparatus 200 the aqueous solution of lithium chloride is introduced between the anion-selective dialysis membrane 230 and the cation-selective dialysis membrane 240, and water is supplied to the first bipolar membrane 220 and the anion-selective membrane.
- Bipolar electrodialysis may be prepared between the dialysis membrane 230 and between the Crab 2 bipolar membrane 250 and the cation selective dialysis membrane 240, respectively.
- the lithium chloride aqueous solution and the bipolar into which the water is added When the electrodialysis device is applied with electricity, hydrolysis of water, which is the concentrate, occurs in each of the bipolar membranes, and cations and anions in the aqueous lithium chloride solution are directed toward the cathode 260 and the anode 210 by electrophoretic effects, respectively. Will move.
- the weight ratio (water: lithium chloride aqueous solution) of the input amount of water to the input amount of the lithium chloride aqueous solution may be controlled to be 1:20 to 1: 2.
- the input amount of water, the input amount of water introduced between the first bipolar membrane 220 and the anion-selective dialysis membrane 230, and between the second bipolar membrane 250 and the cation-selective dialysis membrane 240, respectively. Means.
- the concentration of the obtained lithium chloride solution is too high, the diffusion force is generated by the concentration difference, the voltage rise, the current decrease, the current efficiency . Decreases, increases the power cost.
- the water used in the embodiment of the present invention is preferably pure water that does not contain impurities, and such pure water contains distilled water, more preferably ion-exchanged water.
- Hydroxide ions and the transferred lithium ions generated in the second bipolar membrane 250 may be concentrated between the cation selective dialysis membrane 240 and the second bipolar membrane 250 to form a lithium hydroxide aqueous solution.
- the hydrogen ions generated in the bipolar membrane 220 and the transferred chlorine silver are concentrated between the anion-selective dialysis membrane 230 and the first bipolar membrane 220 to be made of an aqueous hydrochloric acid solution. . .
- the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution is recovered between the second bipolar membrane 250 and the cation selective dialysis membrane 240, the hydrochloric acid
- the aqueous solution may be recovered between the first bipolar membrane 220 and the anion selective dialysis membrane 230.
- the aqueous hydrochloric acid solution may be used as part or all of the acid of the step of dissolving the lithium phosphate in an acid (S62).
- the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution may be used as a raw material for producing lithium carbonate or may be recovered (S60-S70) in powder form through a crystallization and drying process.
- the lithium carbonate can be easily produced by injecting carbon dioxide into the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution.
- the lithium hydroxide in powder form may be prepared by concentrating the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution by vacuum evaporation to crystallize (S64-S66) and then drying it with a steam dryer.
- the bipolar electrodialysis apparatus as shown in Figure 5, may be used as a stack stacked in plurality sequentially.
- the third bipolar membrane 455 , the anion selective dialysis membrane 430, and the cation selective dialysis membrane 440 are disposed between the two third bipolar membranes 455 . While forming a pair of tens to hundreds of these pairs may be a structure disposed between the anode cell and the cathode cell.
- a supply line connecting the lithium chloride aqueous solution and water supplied to the stack and water discharge lines connecting the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution and the hydrochloric acid aqueous solution discharged from the stack may be configured.
- FIGS. 4 and 5 a stacked electrodialysis apparatus and a stacked bipolar electrodialysis apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.
- the stacked electrodialysis apparatus includes a first cathode cell including a first cathode 310 and a first anode separator 320, a first cathode 360, and a first anode separator 350.
- the first anion selective dialysis membrane 330 for selectively transmitting monovalent anions and the first cation selective dialysis membrane 340 for selectively exceeding monovalent cations are disposed in pairs between the first anode cells.
- the continuous selective dialysis membrane pairs 330 and 340 may be arranged in series from tens to thousands of pairs.
- an electrode solution supply line for supplying the electrode solution to the first cathode cell and the first anode cell, respectively, in a closed shape above and below the multilayer electrodialysis apparatus, to supply the electrode solution to the multilayer electrodialysis apparatus. It may be circulated, and may be connected through an electrode solution supply tank (not shown) and a control valve (not shown) that may replenish electrode solution to a portion of the electrode solution supply line.
- the electrode solution supply tank may be equipped with a motor (not shown) capable of circulating the electrode solution.
- the electrode solution used here is lithium sulfate (Li 2 S0 4 ), lithium hydroxide (LiOH), lithium dihydrate phosphate (Li3 ⁇ 4P0 4 ), phosphoric acid (H 3 P0 4 ), and . May be selected from combinations thereof.
- the multilayer electrodialysis apparatus includes a first anion selective dialysis membrane 330 and a first cation selective type in which the lithium phosphate supply line 370 and the water supply line 375 supplying lithium phosphate and water dissolved in an acid are paired. It may be arranged to be alternately supplied between the dialysis membranes (340).
- the lithium chloride aqueous solution discharging line 380 and the phosphoric acid aqueous solution discharging line 385 are paired to discharge the lithium chloride aqueous solution and the phosphoric acid aqueous solution generated after electrodialysis to the outside of the multilayer electrodialysis apparatus.
- the electric power is applied to the multilayer electrodialysis apparatus described above continuously supplying lithium phosphate and water dissolved in an acid in an isolated state through the lithium phosphate supply line 370 and the water supply line 375, the electrophoretic effect
- the lithium chloride aqueous solution and the phosphoric acid aqueous solution produced by the same are continuously discharged through the lithium chloride aqueous solution discharging line 380 and the phosphoric acid aqueous solution discharging line 385 in an isolated state.
- the lithium chloride aqueous solution obtained in the stacked electrodialysis apparatus as described above may be supplied to the stacked bipolar electrodialysis apparatus described below, and the separated and recovered phosphoric acid aqueous solution may be resupplied (S52) to the phosphorus supply material of the lithium phosphate manufacturing process.
- the stacked bipolar electrodialysis apparatus includes a bipolar membrane 455 and a third bipolar membrane 455 between a second anode cell including a second anode 410 and a second cathode cell including a second cathode 460.
- the dianion selective dialysis membrane 430 and the second cation selective dialysis membrane 440 are continuously arranged in a pair. Pairs of the bipolar membranes and the optional dialysis membranes may be continuously arranged up to tens to hundreds of pairs.
- a low 12-electrode liquid supply line (not shown) for supplying a second electrode solution to the second anode cell and the second cathode cell, respectively, is formed in a closed shape above and below the stacked bipolar electrodialysis apparatus, so that the stacked bipolar electrodialysis is performed.
- a twelfth electrode liquid supply tank (not shown) and a second regulating valve capable of circulating the second electrode liquid through the device, and complementing the second electrode liquid in a portion of the electrode electrode supply line.
- the second electrode solution supply tank may be equipped with a second motor (not shown) capable of circulating the second electrode solution.
- the two-electrode solution used at this time may be selected from any one of lithium hydroxide (LiOH) and potassium chloride (KC1) or a combination thereof.
- lithium chloride for supplying the lithium chloride aqueous solution obtained in the laminated electrodialysis apparatus to the stacked bipolar electrodialysis apparatus
- An aqueous solution supply line 470 and a second water supply line 475 for supplying water may be disposed.
- the lithium chloride aqueous solution supply line 470 is provided with an injection hole between the second anion selective dialysis membrane 430 and the second two-selective dialysis membrane 440, and the second water supply line 475 has a third bipolar membrane ( An injection hole may be disposed between 455 and the second anion selective dialysis membrane 430, and between the second cation selective dialysis membrane 440 and the third bipolar membrane 455, respectively.
- a residual lithium chloride aqueous solution discharge line 485 may be formed in the stacked bipolar electrodialysis apparatus.
- the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution discharge line 480 has an outlet formed between the second cation selective dialysis membrane 440 and the third bipolar membrane 455, and the hydrochloric acid aqueous solution discharge line 483 is the third bipolar membrane 455.
- the aqueous hydrochloric acid solution and the residual lithium chloride aqueous solution are continuously discharged through the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution discharge line 480, the aqueous hydrochloric acid solution discharge line 483, and the residual lithium chloride aqueous solution discharge line 485 in isolation.
- the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution obtained in the stacked bipolar electrodialysis apparatus as described above may be recovered as a powder through crystallization and drying or may be used as a raw material for producing lithium carbonate.
- the aqueous hydrochloric acid solution obtained in the stacked bipolar electrodialysis apparatus may be a part of the acid of the “dissolving lithium phosphate in acid” or It can be used as a whole.
- the residual lithium chloride aqueous solution discharged from the stacked bipolar electrodialysis apparatus may be partially or entirely resupplyed to the lithium chloride aqueous solution supply line 470.
- the lithium compound manufacturing apparatus may be configured by continuously installing the stacked electrodialysis apparatus and the adaptive bipolar electrodialysis apparatus described above.
- the multilayer electrodialysis apparatus lithium phosphate is converted into lithium chloride aqueous solution
- the multilayer bipolar electrodialysis apparatus the converted lithium chloride aqueous solution is converted into aqueous lithium hydroxide solution.
- the process can be carried out continuously.
- the lithium compound manufacturing apparatus may further include a carbonation apparatus for converting the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution obtained from the stacked bipolar electrodialysis apparatus into lithium carbonate.
- a carbonation apparatus for converting the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution obtained from the stacked bipolar electrodialysis apparatus into lithium carbonate.
- Lithium chloride was prepared by using reagent grade lithium phosphate (purchased from High Purity Chemical Co., Ltd.) as a raw material, using a monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus of FIG. 2.
- the recovered lithium chloride aqueous solution was measured to have a lithium concentration of 18 g / L and a phosphorus concentration of 4.4 g / L.
- the recovered aqueous solution of phosphoric acid it was measured that the phosphorus concentration is 47.3g / L, lithium concentration is 4.0g / L.
- residual phosphoric acid in the aqueous lithium chloride solution may be precipitated as lithium phosphate in the conversion process to the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution, and thus can be recovered in the process.
- the aqueous solution of phosphoric acid since there is residual lithium in the aqueous solution of phosphoric acid, the aqueous solution of phosphoric acid may be used as a raw material for extracting lithium phosphate.
- Lithium hydroxide was prepared using the recovered lithium chloride aqueous solution as a raw material, and using the bipolar electrodialysis apparatus of FIG. 3.
- the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution recovered in Example 1 was used as a raw material, and lithium carbonate was prepared by reaction.
- the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution having a lithium concentration of 18.9 g / L and 60 g of carbon dioxide were placed in separate nozzles, and then sprayed at the same time to induce carbonation reaction, thereby obtaining lithium carbonate.
- the lithium concentration in the recovered lithium hydroxide aqueous solution was measured to be 2.84 g /, where it can be seen that 85% of the lithium in the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution was converted to lithium carbonate.
- the filtrate of the carbonation reaction can be recycled to the desalination solution of the bipolar electrodialysis apparatus.
- the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, but may be manufactured in various forms, and a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains does not change the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. It will be appreciated that the present invention may be practiced as. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are exemplary in all respects and not restrictive.
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【명세서】 【Specification】
【발명의 명칭】 [Name of invention]
수산화리튬, 및 탄산리튬의 제조 방법 및 그 장치 Method for producing lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate and apparatus therefor
【기술분야】 Technical Field
수산화리튬, 및 탄산리튬의 제조 방법 및 그 장치에 관한 것이다. A method for producing lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate, and a device thereof.
【배경기술】 Background Art
상업적인 관점에서 볼 때, 일정 농도 이상의 순도를 가지는 수산화리튬 및 탄산리튬을 경제적으로 제조하기 위해서는, 리튬 함유 용액 내에 존재하는 불순물들은 제거하되, 리튬의 농도는 탄산화에 적정한 정도로 농축할 필요가 있다. From a commercial point of view, in order to economically produce lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate having a purity of a certain concentration or more, it is necessary to remove impurities present in the lithium-containing solution and to concentrate the lithium concentration to an appropriate level for carbonation.
그러나, 전체 비용 중에서 위와 같은 불순물 제거 비용 및 리튬의 농축 비용이 대부분을 차지하고 있어 문제되며, 이를 해소하기 위한 연구들이 이어지고 있다. However, the above-mentioned impurities removal cost and lithium enrichment cost account for most of the overall cost, and researches for solving this problem are continuing.
우선, 이온 성분의 불순물들을 특정 농도 이하로 제거하기 위한 방법으로는 화학적 석출 방법이 일반적으로 알려져 있다. 그러나ᅳ 이를 위한 화학 약품 비용이 과다하게 지출될 뿐만 아니라, 투입된 화학 약품은 또 다른 불순물이 되아 이를 다시 정제해야 하는 문제점이 지적된다 . First, a chemical precipitation method is generally known as a method for removing impurities of an ionic component below a specific concentration. However, it is pointed out that not only is the cost of the chemical for this excessive, but also that the injected chemical becomes another impurity and needs to be purified again.
한편, 리튬을 농축하기 위한 방법으로는, 태양열을 이용하여 자연 상태의 염수를 증발시켜 불순물을 제거하며 리튬을 농축하는 기술이 제안된 바 있다. 그러나, 자연 증발에 의존하는 경우 1년 이상의 긴 시간이 소요되므로, 이러한 시간적 문제를 해결하기 위하여 광대한 증발 설비 (예를 들면, 증발용 인공 연못 둥)가 필요하게 되며, 이 경우 고가의 설비 투자비, 운전비, 관리 유지비 등이 추가로 발생된다. Meanwhile, as a method for concentrating lithium, a technique of concentrating lithium by removing impurities by evaporating brine in a natural state using solar heat has been proposed. However, relying on natural evaporation takes a long time of more than one year, and thus, a vast evaporation facility (e.g., an artificial pond for evaporation) is required to solve this time problem. In addition, operating costs, maintenance and maintenance costs are additionally generated.
따라서, 일정 농도 이상의 순도를 가지는 수산화리튬 및 탄산리륨을 경제적으로 제조하기 위하여, 화학적 석출 방법 및 자연 증발법을 대체할 수 있는 기술이 요구되나, 아직까지 효과적인 대안이 제시되지 못한 실정이다. 【발명의 상세한 설명】 Therefore, in order to economically manufacture lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate having a purity of a certain concentration or more, a technique that can replace the chemical precipitation method and the natural evaporation method is required, but the effective alternative has not been proposed until now. [Detailed Description of the Invention]
【기술적 과제】 [Technical problem]
본 발명자들은, 화학적 석출 방법 및 자연 증발법 이외의 방법을 사용하여 상기 수산화리튬 및 탄산리튬을 경제적으로 제조할 수 있는 효과적인 대안을 제시하는 바이다. The present inventors propose an effective alternative to economically produce the lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate using methods other than chemical precipitation and natural evaporation.
구체적으로, 1가 이온 선택형 전기투석장치를 사용하여 인산리튬을 투석시킴으로써 염화리튬 수용액 및 인산 수용액으로 분리하고, 바이폴라 전기투석장치를 사용하여 상기 분리된 염화리튬을 투석시킴으로써 수산화리튬 수용액 및 염산 수용액으로 분리하며, 상기 분리된 수산화리튬 수용으로부터 분말 형태의 수산화리튬 및 탄산리튬을 최종적으로 수득할 수 있는 일련의 방법을 개발하였다. 여기서는, 수산화리튬, 및 탄산리튬의 제조 방법들을 각각 본 발명의 일 구현예로서 제시한다 . Specifically, the lithium phosphate is separated into a lithium chloride aqueous solution and a phosphate aqueous solution by dialysis of lithium phosphate using a monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus, and the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution and a hydrochloric acid aqueous solution by dialysis of the separated lithium chloride using a bipolar electrodialysis apparatus. Separately, a series of methods have been developed to finally obtain lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate in powder form from the separated lithium hydroxide aqueous solution. Here, methods for producing lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate are presented as one embodiment of the present invention, respectively.
【기술적 해결방법】 Technical Solution
본 발명의 일 구현예에서는, 인산리튬을 산 (acid)에 용해시키는 단계; In one embodiment of the invention, dissolving lithium phosphate in acid;
음극 분리막이 포함된 음극셀; 1가 음이온을 선택적으로 투과시키는 1가 음이온 선택형 투석막; 1가 양이온을 선택적으로 투과시키는 1가 양이온 선택형 투석막; 및 양극 분리막이 포함된 양극셀;이 순서대로 배치된 1가 이온 선택형 전기투석장치를 준비하여 , 상기 산에 용해된 인산리튬을 상기 양극셀의 양극 분리막과 상기 1가 양이온 선택형 투석막 사이, 및 상기 음극셀의 음극 분리막과 상기 1가 음이온 선택형 투석막 사이에 각각 투입하고, 물을 상기 1가 양이온 선택형 투석막과상기 1가 음이온 선택형 투석막사이에 투입하는 단계 ; 상기 1가. 이온 선택형 전기투석장치에 전류를 인가하여, 염화리륨 수용액을 수득함과 동시에 부산물로 형성되는 인산 수용액을 수득하는 단계 ; 및 A negative electrode cell including a negative electrode separator; Monovalent anion selective dialysis membranes for selectively permeating monovalent anions; Monovalent cation selective dialysis membranes for selectively transmitting monovalent cations; And a cathode cell including an anode separator; preparing a monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus, in which the lithium phosphate dissolved in the acid is disposed between the anode separator of the anode cell and the monovalent cation selective dialysis membrane, and Injecting between the cathode separator of the cathode cell and the monovalent anion selective dialysis membrane, respectively, and introducing water between the monovalent cation selective dialysis membrane and the monovalent anion selective dialysis membrane; 1 above. Applying an electric current to the ion-selective electrodialysis apparatus to obtain an aqueous solution of lithium chloride and to obtain an aqueous solution of phosphoric acid formed as a byproduct; And
상기 수득된 염화리튬 수용액을 수산화리튬 수용액으로 전환하는 단계 ;를 포함하는 수산화리튬의 제조 방법을 제공한다. It provides a method for producing lithium hydroxide comprising a; converting the obtained lithium chloride aqueous solution into a lithium hydroxide aqueous solution.
이하, 상기 각 단계를 설명한다. 상기 수득된 염화리튬 수용액을 수산화리륨 수용액으로 전환하는 단계;는, 양극이 포함된 양극셀; 게 1 바이폴라막; 음이온 선택형 투석막; 양이온 선택형 투석막, 제 2 바이폴라막; 음극이 포함된 음극셀;이 순서대로 배치된 바이폴라 전기투석장치를 준비하여, 상기 염화리튬 수용액을 상기 양이은 선택형 투석막과 상기 음이온 선택형 투석막 사이에 투입하고, 물을 상기 게 1 바이폴라막과 상기 음이온 선택형 투석막 사이 , 및 상기 게 2 바이폴라막과 상기 양이온 선택형 투석막 사이에 각각 투입하는 단계; 및 상기 바이폴라 전기투석장치에 전류를 인가하여, 수산화리튬 수용액을 수득함과 동시에 부산물로 염산 수용액을 수득하는 단계;를 포함하는 것일 수 있다. Hereinafter, each step will be described. Converting the obtained lithium chloride aqueous solution into a lithium hydroxide aqueous solution; a positive electrode cell including a positive electrode; Crab 1 bipolar membrane; Anion selective dialysis membrane; Cation selective dialysis membranes, second bipolar membranes; A cathode cell including a cathode; a bipolar electrodialysis apparatus arranged in this order is prepared, and the aqueous lithium chloride solution is introduced between the bipolar selective dialysis membrane and the anion selective dialysis membrane, and water is added to the bipolar membrane and the anion. Injecting between the selective dialysis membrane and between the Crab 2 bipolar membrane and the cation selective dialysis membrane; And applying an electric current to the bipolar electrodialysis apparatus to obtain an aqueous lithium hydroxide solution and simultaneously obtaining an aqueous hydrochloric acid solution as a byproduct.
상기 인산리튬을 준비하는 단계;는, 리튬 함유 용액을 준비하는 단계; 및 상기 리튬 함유 용액에 인 공급 물질을 투입하여 용존리튬을 인산리튬으로 석출시키는 단계;를 포함하는 것 일 수 있다. Preparing the lithium phosphate; preparing a lithium-containing solution; And injecting a phosphorus supply material into the lithium-containing solution to precipitate dissolved lithium into lithium phosphate.
상기 1가 이온 선택형 전기투석장치에 의해 수득된 인산 수용액은, 상기 리튬 함유 용액에 인 공급 물질을 투입하여 용존리튬을 인산리튬으로 석출시키는 단계;의 인 공급 물질로 이용되는 것일 수 있다. The aqueous solution of phosphoric acid obtained by the monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus may be used as the phosphorus supplying material of the step of depositing dissolved lithium into lithium phosphate by adding a phosphorus supplying material to the lithium-containing solution.
상기 바이폴라 전기투석장치에 의해 수득된 염산 수용액은, 상기 인산리튬을 산에 용해시키는 단계;의 산 (acid) 중 일부 또는 전체로 이용되는 것일 수 았다. The aqueous hydrochloric acid solution obtained by the bipolar electrodialysis apparatus may be used as part or all of the acid of the step of dissolving the lithium phosphate in an acid.
상기 바이폴라 전기투석장치에 전류를 인가하여, 수산화리튬 수용액을 수득함과 동시에 부산물로 염산 수용액을 수득하는 단계; 이후에, 상기 수산화리튬 수용액을 농축하여, 결정화하는 단계; 및 상기 결정화된 수산화리륨을 건조하여, 분말 형태의 수산화리튬을 수득하는 단계;를 더 포함하는 것일 수 있다. 리튬 함유 용액을 준비하는 단계;에서, 상기 리튬 함유 용액은, 해양에서 용존하는 리튬을 추출한 용액, 폐리튬전지를 재활용하는 공정에서 발생한 용액, 리튬 광석을 침출시킨 용액, 염수, 리륨함유 은천수, 리튬함유 지하수, 리튬함유 간수 및 이들의 조합 중에서 선택되는 것일 수 있다. 상기 리튬 함유 용액에 인 공급 물질을 투입하여 용존리튬을 인산리튬으로 석출시키는 단계; 이전에, 상기 리튬 함유 용액 내 2가 이온 불순물을 제거하는 단계;를 더 포함하는 것일 수 있다. Applying a current to the bipolar electrodialysis apparatus to obtain an aqueous lithium hydroxide solution and simultaneously obtaining an aqueous hydrochloric acid solution as a byproduct; Thereafter, concentrating the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution to crystallize; And drying the crystallized lithium hydroxide to obtain lithium hydroxide in powder form. In the step of preparing a lithium-containing solution, the lithium-containing solution, the solution extracted lithium dissolved in the sea, recycling the waste lithium battery It may be selected from a solution generated in the process, a solution leaching lithium ore, brine, lithium water containing lithium, groundwater containing lithium, lithium containing interstitial water, and combinations thereof. Injecting a phosphorus supply material into the lithium-containing solution to precipitate dissolved lithium into lithium phosphate; Previously, removing the divalent ionic impurities in the lithium-containing solution; may be further included.
구체적으로, 상기 리튬 함유 용액 내 2가 이온 불순물을 제거하는 단계;는, 상기 리튬 함유 용액에 수산화나트륨 (NaOH) , 탄산나트륨 (Na2C03) , 수산화칼슘 (Ca(0H)2) , 황산나트륨 (Na2S04) 및 이들의 조합 증에서 선택되는 화합물을 투입하여, 칼슴 이온 및 마그네슘 이온을 제거하는 것일 수 있다. Specifically, removing the divalent ionic impurities in the lithium-containing solution; sodium hydroxide (NaOH), sodium carbonate (Na 2 C0 3 ), calcium hydroxide (Ca (0H) 2 ), sodium sulfate (Na 2 S0 4 ) and a compound selected from the combination thereof may be added to remove the chalc ions and magnesium ions.
상기 인산리튬을 산 (ac id)에 용해시키는 단계;에서, 상기 인산리튬을 용해시키는 산은, 염산 (HC1 ) , 황산 (H2S04) , 질산 (HN03) , 불산 (HF) , 브로민화수소산 (HBr ) , 및 이들의 조합 중에서 선택되는 것일 수 있다. Dissolving the lithium phosphate in an acid (ac id); the acid dissolving the lithium phosphate is hydrochloric acid (HC1), sulfuric acid (H 2 S0 4 ), nitric acid (HN0 3 ), hydrofluoric acid (HF), bromide Hydrogen acid (HBr), and combinations thereof.
본 발명의 또 다른 구현예에서는 In another embodiment of the present invention
음극 분리막이 포함된 음극셀; 1가 음이온을 선택적으로 투과시키는 1가 음이온 선택형 투석막; 1가 양이온을 선택적으로 투과시키는 1가 양이온 선택형 투석막; 및 양극 분리막이 포함된 양극셀;이 순서대로 배치된 1가 이온 선택형 전기투석장치를 준비하여, 상기 산에 용해된 인산리튬을 상기 양극샐의 양극 분리막과 상기 1가 양이은 선택형 투석막 사이, 및 상기 음극셀의 음극 분리막과 상기 1가 음이온 선택형 투석막 사이에 각각 투입하고, 물을 상기 1가 양이온 선택형 투석막 및 상기 1가 음이온 선택형 투석막 사이에 투입하는 단계;에서, 상기 음극셀 및 상기 양극셀은 각각, 황산리튬 (Li2S04) , 수산화리튬 (LiOH) , 인산이수소리튬 (UH2P04) , 인산 (H3P04) , 및 이들의 조합 중에서 선택되는 전극액을 포함하는 수산화리튬의 제조 방법일 수 있다. A negative electrode cell including a negative electrode separator; Monovalent anion selective dialysis membranes for selectively permeating monovalent anions; Monovalent cation selective dialysis membranes for selectively transmitting monovalent cations; And a cathode cell including an anode separator; preparing a monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus in which the anodes are disposed in order, and disposing lithium phosphate dissolved in the acid between the anode separator of the anode sal and the monovalent bivalent selective dialysis membrane, and Injecting between the negative electrode separator of the negative electrode cell and the monovalent anion selective dialysis membrane, respectively, and injecting water between the monovalent cation selective dialysis membrane and the monovalent anion selective dialysis membrane; In the negative cell and the positive cell Lithium hydroxide including an electrode solution selected from lithium sulfate (Li 2 S0 4 ), lithium hydroxide (LiOH), lithium dihydrophosphate (UH 2 P0 4 ), phosphoric acid (H 3 P0 4 ), and a combination thereof It may be a manufacturing method of.
구체적으로, 상기 전극액의 농도는, 0. 1 내지 20 중량 %일 수 있다. 또한, 상기 전극액의 전기 전도도는, 10 내지 100 ms/cm일 수 있다. 상기 1가 이온 선택형 전기투석장치에 전류를 인가하여, 염화리튬 수용액을 수득함과 동시에 부산물로 형성되는 인산 수용액을 수득하는 단계;는, 상기 산에 용해된 인산리튬 내 리튬 이온이 상기Specifically, the concentration of the electrode solution may be 0.1 to 20% by weight. In addition, the electrical conductivity of the electrode solution may be 10 to 100 ms / cm. Applying a current to the monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus to obtain an aqueous lithium chloride solution and to obtain an aqueous solution of phosphoric acid formed as a by-product; wherein lithium ions in the lithium phosphate dissolved in the acid
1가 양이온 선택형 투석막을 투과하여 상기 음극 방향으로 이동하는 단계; 상기 산에 용해된 인산리튬 내 염소 이온이 상기 1가 음이은 선택형 투석막을 투과하여, 상기 양극 방향으로 이동하는 단계; 상기 이동된 리튬 이온 및 상기 이동된 염소 이온이 상기 1가 양이온 선택형 투석막과 상기 1가 음이온 선택형 투석막 사이에서 농축되어, 상기 염화리튬 수용액을 형성하는 단계; 및 상기 양극셀의 양극 분리막과 상기 1가 양이온 선택형 투석막 사이, 및 상기 음극셀의 음극 분리막과 상기 1가 음이온 선택형 투석막 사이에 잔류하는 상기 산에 용해된 인산리튬 내 인산 이온 및 염산'이온이 농축되어, 상기 인산 수용액을 형성하는 단계;를 포함하는 것일 수 있다. Moving through the monovalent cation selective dialysis membrane toward the cathode; Chlorine ions in the lithium phosphate dissolved in the acid pass through the monovalent negative selective dialysis membrane and move in the direction of the anode; Concentrating the transferred lithium ions and the transferred chlorine ions between the monovalent cation selective dialysis membrane and the monovalent anion selective dialysis membrane to form the lithium chloride aqueous solution; And phosphoric acid ions and hydrochloric acid ' ions in lithium phosphate dissolved in the acid remaining between the anode separator of the cathode cell and the monovalent cation selective dialysis membrane, and between the cathode separator of the anode cell and the monovalent anion selective dialysis membrane. It may be to include; forming a phosphoric acid aqueous solution.
상기 1가 이온 선택형 전기투석장치에 전류를 인가하여, 염화리튬 수용액을 수득함과 동시에' 부산물로 형성되는 인산 수용액을 수득하는 단계;에서,상기 회수된 인산 수용액의 농도는 0. 1내지 3.0 M일 수 있다. 양극이 포함된 양극셀;제 1바이폴라막;음이온 선택형 투석막; 양이온 선택형 투석막, 게 2 바이폴라막; 음극이 포함된 음극셀;이 순서대로 배치된 바이폴라 전기투석장치를 준비하여, 상기 염화리튬 수용액을 상기 양이온 선택형 투석막과 상기 음이온 선택형 투석막 사이에 투입하고, 물을 상기 게 1 바이폴라막과 상기 음이온 선택형 투석막 사이ᅳ 및 상기 제 2 바이폴라막과 상기 양이온 선택형 투석막 사이에 각각 투입하는 단계;에서, 상기 염화리튬 수용액의 투입량에 대한 상기 물의 투입량의 중량비 (물: 염화리튬 수용액)는, 1 : 20내지 1 : 2일 수 있다. And the first current is applied to the ion optional electrodialysis device, the method comprising: at the same time as to give the aqueous solution of lithium chloride to give the phosphoric acid solution formed from a "by-product; in the concentration of the recovered phosphoric acid solution is 0.1 to 3.0 M Can be. An anode cell including an anode; a first bipolar membrane; an anion selective dialysis membrane; Cation selective dialysis membranes, crab 2 bipolar membranes; A cathode cell including a cathode; a bipolar electrodialysis apparatus arranged in this order is prepared, and the lithium chloride aqueous solution is introduced between the cation selective dialysis membrane and the anion selective dialysis membrane, and water is added to the bipolar membrane and the anion selection type. In the step of feeding between the dialysis membrane sieve and the second bipolar membrane and the cation-selective dialysis membrane, respectively, in the weight ratio of the water input amount to the amount of the lithium chloride aqueous solution (water: lithium chloride aqueous solution), 1: 20 to 1 May be two.
구체적으로, 상기 바이폴라 전기투석장치에 전류를 인가하여, 수산화리륨 수용액을 수득함과 동시에 부산물로 염산 수용액을 수득하는 단계;는, 상기 물이 상기 제 1 바이폴라막 및 상기 저 12 바이폴라막에서 가수분해되어, 수산화 이온 및 수소 이온을 발생시키는 단계; 상기 염화리튬 수용액 내 리튬 이온이 상기 양이온 선택형 투석막을 투과하여 상기 음극 방향으로 이동하는 단계; 상기 제 2 바이폴라막에서 발생된 수산화 이온 및 상기 이동된 리튬 이온이 상기 양이온 선택형 투석막과 상기 제 2 바이폴라막 사이에서 농축되어,수산화리튬 수용액을 형성하는 단계;상기 염화리튬 수용액 내 염소 이온이 상기 음이온 선택형 투석막을 투과하여, 상기 양극 방향으로 이동하는 단계 ; 및 상기 제 1 바이폴라막에서 발생된 수소 이온 및 상기 이동된 염소 이온이 상기 음이온 선택형 투석막과 상기 제 1 바이폴라막 사이에서 농축되어, 염산 수용액을 형성하는 단계;를 포함하는 것일 수 있다. Specifically, by applying a current to the bipolar electrodialysis apparatus, Obtaining an aqueous solution of lithium hydroxide and simultaneously obtaining an aqueous hydrochloric acid solution as a by-product; the water is hydrolyzed in the first bipolar membrane and the low 12 bipolar membrane to generate hydroxide ions and hydrogen ions; Moving lithium ions in the lithium chloride aqueous solution toward the cathode through the cation-selective dialysis membrane; Hydroxide ions generated in the second bipolar membrane and the transferred lithium ions are concentrated between the cation-selective dialysis membrane and the second bipolar membrane to form a lithium hydroxide aqueous solution; chlorine ions in the lithium chloride aqueous solution are the anions Penetrating the selective dialysis membrane and moving in the direction of the anode; And concentrating the hydrogen ions generated in the first bipolar membrane and the transferred chlorine ions between the anion-selective dialysis membrane and the first bipolar membrane to form an aqueous hydrochloric acid solution.
상기 바이폴라 전기투석장치에 전류를 인가하여, 수산화리튬 수용액을 수득함과 동시에 부산물로 염산 수용액을 수득하는 단계;에서, 상기 분리된 염산 수용액의 농도는 0. 1 내지 3.0 M일 수 있다. 상기 1가 이온 선택형 전기투석장치는 상기 1가 양이온 선택형 투석막과 상기 1가 음이온 선택형 투석막이 하나의 쌍을 이루고 상기 투석막 쌍의 복수개가 연속적으로 형성된 것일 수 있다. In the step of applying a current to the bipolar electrodialysis apparatus to obtain a lithium hydroxide aqueous solution and at the same time to obtain an aqueous hydrochloric acid solution as a by-product; the concentration of the separated hydrochloric acid aqueous solution may be 0.1 to 3.0 M. In the monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus, the monovalent cation selective dialysis membrane and the monovalent anion selective dialysis membrane may form one pair, and a plurality of pairs of the dialysis membranes may be continuously formed.
상기 바이폴라 전기투석장치는 바이폴라막; 음이온 선택형 투석막 및 양이온 선택형 투석막이 하나의 쌍을 이루고 상가 투석막 쌍의 복수개가 연속적으로 형성된 것일 수 있다. 본 발명의 다른 일 구현예에서는, 상기 방법에 의해 수득된 수산화리튬 수용액을 준비하는 단계; 및 상기 수산화리튬 수용액을 탄산화하여, 탄산리튬을 수득하는 단계 ;를 포함하는 것인 탄산리튬의 제조 방법을 제공한다. The bipolar electrodialysis apparatus includes a bipolar membrane; The anion-selective dialysis membrane and the cation-selective dialysis membrane may form one pair, and a plurality of pairs of the dialysis membranes may be continuously formed. In another embodiment of the present invention, preparing a lithium hydroxide aqueous solution obtained by the above method; And carbonizing the aqueous lithium hydroxide solution to obtain lithium carbonate.
한편, 상기 수산화리튬 수용액을 탄산화하여, 탄산리튬을 수득하는 단계;는, 상기 수산화리튬 수용액과 이산화탄소 (co2)의 반웅으로 수행되는 것일 수 있다. 본 발명의 또 다른 일 구현예에서는, 제 1 음극과 제 1 음극 분리막이 포함된 제 1음극셀과 제 1양극과 제 1양극 분리막이 포함된 계 1양극셀 사이에, 1가 음이은을 선택적으로 투과시키는 제 1 음이온 선택형 투석막과 1가 양이온을 선택적으로 투과시키는 게 1 양이온 선택형 투석막이 한 쌍을 이루면서 연속적으로 배치되고, 상기 제 1 음극셀과 상기 제 1 양극셀에 전극액을 공급하는 전극액 공급라인; 상기 쌍을 이룬 제 1 음이온 선택형 투석막과 제 1 양이온 선택형 투석막 사이 사이에 교대로 배치되어 산에 용해된 인산리튬을 공급하는 인산리튬 공급라인과 물을 공급하는 물 공급라인; 및 상기 쌍을 이룬 겨 U 음이온 선택형 투석막과 제 1 양이온 선택형 투석막 사이 사이에 교대로 배치되어, 전기투석이 이루어지고 난 다음 생성되는 염화 리튬 수용액을 배출하는 염화 리튬 수용액 배출라인과 인산 수용액을 배출하는 인산 수용액 배출라인;으로 이루어져 상기 공급된 인산리튬이 상기 염화리튬 수용액으로 연속적으로 전환되는 적층형 전기투석장치를 포함하는 리튬 화합물 제조 장치를 제공한다. 본 발명의 또 다른 일 구현예에서는, 제 2양극이 포함된 저 12양극셀과 제 2 음극이 포함된 제 2 음극셀 사이에, 제 3 바이폴라막과 제 2 음이온 선택형 투석막 그리고 게 2 양이온 선택형 투석막이 하나의 쌍을 이루면서 연속적으로 배치되고, 상기 제 2양극셀과 상기 제 2음극셀에 제 2전극액을 공급하는 제 2전극액 공급라인; 상기 제 2음이온 선택형 투석막과 상기 게 2 양이온 선택형 투석막 사이에 상기 적층형 전기투석장치에서 배출된 상기 염화리튬 수용액을 공급하는 염화리튬 수용액 공급라인; 상기 제 3 바이폴라막과 상기 제 2 음이은 선택형 투석막 사이 및 상기 제 2 양이온 선택형 투석막과 상기 저 13 바이폴라막 사이에 각각.물을 공급하는 게 2 물 공급라인; 상기 저 12 양이온 선택형 투석막과 상기 제 3 바이폴라막 사이에 배치되어 바이폴라 전기투석이 이루어지고 난 다음 생성되는 수산화리륨 수용액을 배출하는 수산화리튬 수용액 배출라인; 상기 제 3 바이폴라막과 상기 제 2 음이온 선택형 투석막 사이에 배치되어 바이폴라 전기투석이 이루어지고 난 다음 생성되는 염산 수용액을 배출하는 염산 수용액 배출라인; 및 상기 제 2 음이은 선택형 투석막과 상기 게 2 양이온 선택형 투석막 사이에 형성되어 바이폴라 전기투석이 이루어지고 난 다음 생성되는 잔류 염화리튬 수용액을 배출하는 잔류 염화리튬 수용액 배출라인; 으로 이루어져 상기 공급된 염화리륨 수용액이 수산화리튬 수용액으로 연속적으로 전환되는 적층형 바이폴라 전기투석장치를, 더욱 포함하는 리튬 화합물 제조 장치 일 수 있다. 상기 쌍을 이룬 상기 제 1 음이온 선택형 투석막과 상기 제 1 양이온 선택형 투석막은 수십 내지 수천의 쌍이 연속적으로 배치될 수 있고, 상기 하나의 쌍을 이룬 상기 제 3 바이폴라막과 상기 제 2 음이온 선택형 투석막 그리고 상기 게 2 양이온 선택형 투석막은, 수십 내지 수백의 쌍이 연속적으로 배치된 것 일 수 있다. Meanwhile, the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution is carbonated to obtain lithium carbonate. Step; may be performed by reaction of the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution and carbon dioxide (co 2 ). In another embodiment of the present invention, between the first cathode cell including the first cathode and the first cathode separator and the first anode cell including the first anode and the first anode separator, monovalent negative silver is selectively selected. The first anion-selective dialysis membrane for permeation through the membrane and the first cation-selective dialysis membrane for selectively permeating the monovalent cation are continuously arranged in pairs, and an electrode for supplying the electrode solution to the first cathode cell and the first anode cell. Liquid supply line; A lithium phosphate supply line alternately disposed between the paired first anion selective dialysis membrane and the first cation selective dialysis membrane to supply lithium phosphate dissolved in an acid, and a water supply line to supply water; And alternately disposed between the paired bran U anion selective dialysis membrane and the first cation selective dialysis membrane to discharge a lithium chloride aqueous solution discharge line and a phosphoric acid aqueous solution to discharge the aqueous lithium chloride solution generated after electrodialysis. It provides a lithium compound manufacturing apparatus comprising a laminated electrodialysis apparatus consisting of a discharge line of aqueous solution of phosphate; the supplied lithium phosphate is continuously converted to the aqueous lithium chloride solution. In still another embodiment of the present invention, a third bipolar membrane, a second anion selective dialysis membrane, and a cation two cation selective dialysis membrane are disposed between the low 12 anode cell including the second anode and the second cathode cell including the second cathode. A second electrode liquid supply line which is continuously arranged in a pair and supplies a second electrode solution to the second cathode cell and the second cathode cell; A lithium chloride aqueous solution supply line for supplying the lithium chloride aqueous solution discharged from the stacked electrodialysis apparatus between the second anion selective dialysis membrane and the crab di cationic selective dialysis membrane; Between the third bipolar membrane and the second negative selective dialysis membrane and between the second cation selective dialysis membrane and the low 13 bipolar membrane, respectively . 2 water supply line to supply water; Disposed between the low 12 cation selective dialysis membrane and the third bipolar membrane Lithium hydroxide aqueous solution discharge line for discharging the aqueous lithium hydroxide solution generated after the bipolar electrodialysis; A hydrochloric acid aqueous solution discharge line disposed between the third bipolar membrane and the second anion selective dialysis membrane to discharge aqueous hydrochloric acid solution generated after bipolar electrodialysis; And a residual lithium chloride aqueous solution discharge line formed between the second negative selective dialysis membrane and the crab di cationic selective dialysis membrane to discharge residual lithium chloride aqueous solution generated after bipolar electrodialysis. Consisting of the supplied lithium chloride aqueous solution may be a lithium compound manufacturing apparatus further comprising a laminated bipolar electrodialysis apparatus that is continuously converted to a lithium hydroxide aqueous solution. The paired first anion selective dialysis membrane and the first cation selective dialysis membrane may have several tens to thousands of pairs consecutively arranged, and the paired third bipolar membrane and the second anion selective dialysis membrane and the The Cation-Cation-Selective Dialysis Membrane may be one in which several tens to hundreds of pairs are continuously arranged.
상기 적층형 전기투석장치에서 배출된 상기 인산 수용액은 인산리륨 제조 공정의 인 공급 물질로 재 공급하는 것 일 수 있다. The aqueous solution of phosphate discharged from the stacked electrodialysis apparatus may be re-supply to the phosphorus supply material of the lithium phosphate manufacturing process.
상기 적층형 바이폴라 전기투석장치에서 배출된 상기 염산 수용액은 상기 산에 용해된 인산리튬 공급부에 재 공급하는 것 일 수 있다. 상기 배출된 수산화리튬 수용액을 탄산리튬으로 전환하는 탄산화 장치 ;를 더욱 포함 할 수 있다. The aqueous hydrochloric acid solution discharged from the stacked bipolar electrodialysis apparatus may be supplied to a lithium phosphate supply unit dissolved in the acid. It may further include a carbonation device for converting the discharged lithium hydroxide aqueous solution to lithium carbonate.
【발명의 효과】 【Effects of the Invention】
본 발명의 구현예들에 따르면, 높은 효율 및 낮은 공정 비용으로, 수산화리튬 및 탄산리튬을 각각 고순도 및 고농도로 수득할 수 있다. 구체적으로, 1가 이온 선택형 전기투석장치를 사용하여 인산리륨을 투석시킬 경우, 불순물인 인산이 효과적으로 분리됨과 동시에 리튬이 고농도로 농축된 염화리튬 수용액을수득할 수 있다. 또한, 바이폴라 전기투석장치를 사용하여 상기 염화리튬 수용액을 투석시킬 경우, 불순물인 염산이 효과적으로 분리됨과 동시에 리튬이 고농도로 농축된 수산화리튬 수용액을 수득할 수 있다. According to embodiments of the present invention, lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate can be obtained in high purity and high concentration, respectively, with high efficiency and low process cost. Specifically, in the case of dialysis of lithium phosphate using a monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus, it is possible to obtain a lithium chloride aqueous solution in which lithium is concentrated at a high concentration while phosphoric acid as an impurity is effectively separated. In addition, when the lithium chloride aqueous solution is dialyzed using a bipolar electrodialysis apparatus, It is possible to obtain an aqueous lithium hydroxide solution in which lithium is concentrated at a high concentration while hydrochloric acid as an impurity is effectively separated.
또한 이와 같이 본 발명의 구현예들에 의하여 분리된 인산과 염산은 각각 본 발명의 공정중에 다시 투입하여 재사용될 수 있어서 경제적으로 수산화리튬 및 탄산리튬을 생산할 수 있다. In addition, the phosphoric acid and hydrochloric acid separated by the embodiments of the present invention can be reused by re-injecting each during the process of the present invention can economically produce lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate.
나아가, 상기 수산화리튬 수용액으로부터 분말 형태의 수산화리튬 및 탄산 리튬을 최종적으로 수득할 수 있다. Furthermore, lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate in powder form can be finally obtained from the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution.
【도면의 간단한 설명】 [Brief Description of Drawings]
도 1은, 본 발명의 구현예들에 따른 수산화리튬 및 탄산리튬의 제조 방법을 총괄하여 요약한 순서도이다. 1 is a flow chart summarizing a method for preparing lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate according to embodiments of the present invention.
도 2는, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따라 1가 이온 선택형 전기투석장치를 사용하여 염화리튬을 제조하는 방법을 개략적으로 도시한 것이다. Figure 2 schematically shows a method for producing lithium chloride using a monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
도 3은, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따라 바이폴라 전기투석장치를 사용하여 수산화리튬을 제조하는 방법을 개략적으로 도시한 것이다. 도 4는 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따라 적층형 1가 이온 선택형 전기투석장치를 사용하여 염화리튬을 제조하는 방법을 개략적으로 도시한 것이다. Figure 3 schematically shows a method of producing lithium hydroxide using a bipolar electrodialysis apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 schematically shows a method for producing lithium chloride using a stacked monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
도 5는, 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따라 적층형 바이폴라 전기투석장치를 사용하여 수산화리튬을 제조하는 방법을 개략적으로 도시한 것이다. FIG. 5 schematically illustrates a method of manufacturing lithium hydroxide using a stacked bipolar electrodialysis apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.
【발명의 실시를 위한 최선의 형태】 [Best form for implementation of the invention]
이하, 본 발명의 구현예를 상세히 설명하기로 한다. 다만, 이는 예시로서 제시되는 것으로, 이에 의해 본 발명이 제한되지는 않으며 본 발명은 후술할 청구범위의 범주에 의해 정의될 뿐이다. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. However, this is presented as an example, by which the present invention is not limited and the present invention is defined only by the scope of the claims to be described later.
다른 정의가 없다면 본 명세서에서 사용되는 모든 용어 (기술 및 과학적 용어를 포함)는 본 발명이 속하는 기술분야에서 통상의 지식을 가진 자에게 공통적으로 이해될 수 있는 의미로 사용될 수 있을 것이다. 명세서 전체에서 어떤 부분이 어떤 구성요소를 "포함"한다고 할 때, 이는 특별히 반대되는 기재가. 없는 한 다른 구성요소를 제외하는 것이 아니라 다른 구성요소를 더 포함할 수 있는 것을 의미한다. 또한 단수형은 문구에서 특별히 언급하지 않는 한 복수형도 포함한다. 앞서 설명한 바와 같이, 화학적 석출 방법 및 자연 증발법은 일정 농도 이상의 순도를 가지는 수산화리튬 및 탄산리튬을 경제적으로 제조하는 방법으로 부적절하므로, 이들을 대체할 방법아요구된다. 본 발명자들은, i ) 인산리튬을 염화리튬으로 전환하는 공정, i i )상기 염화리튬을 수산화리튬으로 전환하는 공정, 그리고 i i i ) 상기 수산화리튬 그 자체를 분말 형태로 수득하거나, 상기 수산화리튬을 탄산화하여 탄산리튬으로 수득하는 공정을 포함하는 일련의 공정을 제시하며, 상기 각 공정에서는, 다음과 같은 문제를 고려하였다. i )우선, 상기 인산리튬을 염화리튬으로 전환하는 공정은, 인산리튬을 산에 용해시킨 뒤 1가 이온 선택형 전기투석장치에 물과 함께 투입하여 염화리튬 수용액 및 인산 수용액으로 분리하는 공정에 해당된다. Unless otherwise defined, all terms used in the present specification (including technical and scientific terms) may be used in a sense that can be commonly understood by those skilled in the art. When a part in the specification is said to "include" any component, this is not specifically described . Unless another It does not exclude the component, it means that it may further include other components. In addition, singular forms also include the plural unless specifically stated otherwise in the text. As described above, the chemical precipitation method and the natural evaporation method are inadequate as a method for economically producing lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate having a purity of a certain concentration or more, and therefore, a method of replacing them is required. The present inventors, i) converting lithium phosphate to lithium chloride; ii) converting the lithium chloride to lithium hydroxide; and iii) obtaining the lithium hydroxide itself in powder form, or carbonizing the lithium hydroxide. A series of processes including a process of obtaining lithium carbonate are presented, and the following problems are considered in each of the above processes. i) First of all, the process of converting lithium phosphate to lithium chloride corresponds to a process of dissolving lithium phosphate in an acid and then injecting it with water into a monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus to separate the aqueous lithium chloride solution and the aqueous phosphoric acid solution. .
구체적으로, 인산리튬을 산에 용해시키면, 화학적 반웅에 의해 고농도의 염화리튬이 '생성됨과 동시에, 부산물로 인산이 생성된다. 이러한 생성물을 바로 탄산화 공정에 투입할 경우, 상기 염화리튬의 탄산화에 의해 탄산리튬이 생성됨과 동시에, 상기 인산에 의한 불순물이 다량으로 생성될 수 밖에 없다. 한편, 상기 인산은 고가의 물질이며, 환경 유해 물질인 인 (P)을 포함하는 물질이기도 하다, 이를 고려하면, 리륨이 고농도로 농축된 염화리튬을 수득하면서도, 상기 염화리튬과 별도로 상기 인산을 회수하여 재활용할 수 있어야 하는테, 상기 1가 이온 선택형 전기투석장치가 이를 가능하게 한다. i i ) 한편, 상기 염화리튬을 수산화리튬으로 전환하는 공정은, 상기 분리된 염화리튬 수용액을 바이폴라 전기투석장치에 투입하여 수산화리튬 수용액 및 염산 수용액으로 분리하는 공정에 해당된다. 구체적으로, 상기 분리된 염화리튬 수용액을 바로 탄산화하기 위해서는, 가성 소다 등의 첨가제를 투입하여 pH를 11· 부근으로 조성하여야 하며, 이때 수득되는 탄산리튬에는 상기 첨가제에 의한 불순물이 다량 포함될 수 밖에 없고, 열수 세정 등의 추가 공정이 불가피하여 리튬 회수율 감소 및 비용 증가 문제가 발생하게 된다. 이와 달리, 수산화리튬은 탄산화 공정에서 pH를 높이기 위한 첨가제를 투입할 필요가 없기 때문에, 추가 공정 없이 고회수율로 탄산리튬을 제조할 수 있다. 상기 바이폴라 전기투석장치는, 상기 염화리튬을 고농도의 수산화리튬으로 전환하면서, 부산물인 염산과는 효과적으로 분리시킬 수 있다. Specifically, when lithium phosphate is dissolved in an acid, a high concentration of lithium chloride 'is generated by chemical reaction and at the same time, phosphoric acid is produced as a by-product. When the product is directly put into the carbonation process, lithium carbonate is produced by the carbonation of the lithium chloride and at the same time, a large amount of impurities due to the phosphoric acid are generated. On the other hand, the phosphoric acid is an expensive substance, and also includes a phosphorus (P) which is an environmentally harmful substance, in consideration of this, while recovering the phosphoric acid separately from the lithium chloride, while obtaining lithium chloride with a high concentration of lithium In order to be able to recycle, the monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus enables this. ii) Meanwhile, the step of converting the lithium chloride into lithium hydroxide corresponds to a process of separating the separated lithium chloride aqueous solution into a bipolar electrodialysis apparatus to separate the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution and the hydrochloric acid aqueous solution. Specifically, in order to directly carbonate the separated lithium chloride aqueous solution, an additive such as caustic soda is added to adjust the pH to around 11 · . In this case, the obtained lithium carbonate can not only contain a large amount of impurities by the additive, and additional processes such as hydrothermal cleaning are inevitable, resulting in reduced lithium recovery and increased cost. On the other hand, since lithium hydroxide does not need to add an additive to increase the pH in the carbonation process, it is possible to produce lithium carbonate with a high recovery rate without an additional process. The bipolar electrodialysis apparatus can effectively separate the by-product hydrochloric acid while converting the lithium chloride into a high concentration of lithium hydroxide.
i i i ) 아울러, 상기 분리된 수산화리튬 수용액은, 탄산화 공정에 투입하여 탄산리튬을 생성하거나, 분말 형태로 제조하여 2차 전지의 전극 소재 등에 활용하기쎄 적합하다. i i i) In addition, the separated lithium hydroxide aqueous solution is suitable for use in electrode materials of a secondary battery by producing lithium carbonate by adding it to a carbonation process or preparing it in powder form.
종합적으로, 상기 각 공정에서는 리튬이 고농도로 농축됨과 동시에, 필연적으로 발생하는 부산물과는 효과적으로 분리되므로, 상기 각 물질을 높은 효율로 수득할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라, 부산물은 적합한 공정으로 이송하여 재활용할 수 있어 경제적이다. Overall, in each of the above processes, lithium is concentrated at a high concentration and effectively separated from the by-products inevitably generated, so that not only can each material be obtained with high efficiency, but the by-products can be transferred to a suitable process for recycling. It is economical.
이러한 일련의 공정을 총괄적으로 요약하면 도 1과 같으며, 이를 참고하여 상기 각 물질의 제조 방법을 설명하기로 한다. 우선, 상기 염화리튬 제조 공정의 원료 물질인, 인산리튬을 제조하는 공정 (S10-S20)을 설명한다. Summarizing such a series of processes as shown in Figure 1, it will be described with reference to this method for producing each of the materials. First, the process (S10-S20) which manufactures lithium phosphate which is a raw material of the said lithium chloride manufacturing process is demonstrated.
상기 인산리튬은, 리튬 함유 용액 (예를 들면, 해양에서 용존하는 리튬을 추출한 용액, 폐리튬전지를 재활용하는 공정에서 발생한 용액, 리튬 광석을 침출시킨 용액, 염수, 리튬함유 온천수 리튬함유 지하수, 리튬함유 간수 등) 내 Ca2+, Mg2+등 2가 이온을 정제한 다음, 인 공급 물질을 투입함으로써 , 고순도로 수득될 수 있다. The lithium phosphate is a lithium-containing solution (for example, a solution extracted lithium dissolved in the ocean, a solution generated in the process of recycling waste lithium batteries, a solution leaching lithium ore, brine, lithium-containing hot spring water lithium-containing groundwater, lithium High purity can be obtained by purifying divalent ions such as Ca 2+ , Mg 2+ , and the like, and then adding a phosphorus feed material.
상기 리튬 함유 용액에 포함된 일반적인 성분들은 Li + , Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+, CI" , S04 2" 등이 있다. 그런데, 본 발명의 구현예들에 따른 염화리튬, 수산화리튬, 및 탄산리튬의 제조 공정에서는 상기 Li+을 제외한 모든 성분들은 불순물이라 할 수 있으며, 특히 상기 탄산리튬의 제조 공정에서는 상기 불순물들이 함께 탄산화되어 탄산리튬과 함께 석출될 수 있으므로, 상기 불순물들을 제거 (S10)할 필요가 있다. Common components included in the lithium-containing solution include Li + , Na + , K + , Ca 2+ , Mg 2+ , CI " , S0 4 2", and the like. However, in the manufacturing process of lithium chloride, lithium hydroxide, and lithium carbonate according to the embodiments of the present invention, all components except Li + may be referred to as impurities, and in particular, in the manufacturing process of lithium carbonate, the impurities are carbonated together. Became Since it may be precipitated together with lithium carbonate, it is necessary to remove the impurities (S10).
상기 불순물 중에서도 Ca2+ 및 Mg2+은, 열수 세정에 의하더라도 용해도가 낮아 제거하기 어려운 성분에 해당될 뿐만 아니라, 후술되는 바이폴라 전기투석장치에서 양,이온 선택형 투석막의 표면에 석출되어 막 오염을 유발할 수 있기 때문에, 가장 먼저 제거할 필요가 있다. Among the impurities, Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ are not only low solubility, but also difficult to remove even by hot water washing, and precipitated on the surface of the positive and ion selective dialysis membrane in the bipolar electrodialysis apparatus described later to prevent membrane contamination. It may need to be removed first because it can be triggered.
상기 Ca2+및 상기 Mg2+의 제거 방법은, 특별히 한정되지 않으나, 하기 반웅식 1 내지 3 등을 이용하는 것일 수 있다. The removal method of Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ is not particularly limited, but may be one of the following reaction formulas 1 to 3, and the like.
[반웅식 1] [Banungsik 1]
Ca2+ + 2NaOH—> 2Na+ + Ca(0H)2( i ), Mg2+ + 2NaOH -> 2Na+ + Mg(0H)2( I ) [반웅식 2] Ca 2+ + 2NaOH—> 2Na + + Ca (0H) 2 (i), Mg 2+ + 2NaOH-> 2Na + + Mg (0H) 2 (I) [Ref. 2]
Ca2+ + Na2C03 —> 2Na+ + CaC03( I ), Mg2+ + Na2C03 _> 2Na+ + MgC03( 1 ) [반응식 3] Ca 2+ + Na 2 C0 3 —> 2Na + + CaC0 3 (I), Mg 2+ + Na 2 C0 3 _> 2Na + + MgC0 3 (1) [Scheme 3]
Mg2+ + Ca(0H)2— > Ca2+ + Mg(0H)2( \ ), Ca2+ + Na2S04—> 2Na+ + CaS04( i ) 상기 반웅식 1 내지 3을 고려하면, 상기 리튬 함유 용액에 NaOH , Na2C03 , Ca(0H)2 , Na2S04등을 순차적으로 적정하게 투입함으로써 상기 Ca2+ 및 상기 Mg2+를 Ca(0H)2 , Mg(0H)2 , CaC02 , MgC03 , CaS04 등으로 석출시킬 수 있다. Mg 2+ + Ca (0H) 2 —> Ca 2+ + Mg (0H) 2 (\), Ca 2+ + Na 2 S0 4 —> 2Na + + CaS0 4 (i) Considering the above reaction formulas 1 to 3 , Na 2 , Na 2 CO 3 , Ca (0H) 2 , Na 2 S0 4, etc. are sequentially added to the lithium-containing solution, thereby Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ are added to Ca (0H) 2 , Mg (0H ) can be precipitated by 2, CaC0 2, MgC0 3, CaS0 4 and the like.
상기 Ca2+ , Mg2+를 선택적으로 분리하여 제거한 리튬 함유 용액에는In the lithium-containing solution to remove the Ca 2+ , Mg 2+ selectively removed
Li + , Na+ , K+ , CI"가 잔류하게 된다. 여기에 인 공급 물질을 투입한 다음 pH를 적절하게 조절하면, 인산리튬을 수득 (S20)할 수 있다. 상기 인 공급 물질의 예로는, 인산 둥을 들 수 있다. 본 발명의 일 구현예에서는, 원료 비용을 절감하면서도 환경 오염을 방지하기 위하여, 인산리튬을 염화리튬으로 전환하는 공정에서 ᅳ부산물로 생성되는 인산 수용액을,재활용하여 상기 인 공급 물질로 사용할 수 있다. . 이와 관련하여, 인산리튬을 염화리튬으로 전환하는 공정 (S30-S40)에 관한 설명은 다음과 같다. 앞서 설명한 바와 같이, 리튬이 고농도로 농축된 염화리튬을 수득하면서도, 상기 염화리튬과 별도로 상기 인산을 회수하여 재활용 (S52)하기 위해, 1가 양이온 및 1가 음이온만을 각각 선택적으로 투과시키는 1가 양이온 선택형 투석막 ( 140) 및 1가 음이온 선택형 투석막 (130)이 양극셀과 음극셀 사이에 배치된 1가 이온 선택형 전기투석장치를 사용할 수 있다. 여기서 양극셀은 양극 (160)과 양극 분리막 (150)을 포함하고, 음극 셀은 음극 (110)과 음극 분리막 (120)을 포함하며,양극 (160)과 양극 분리막 ( 150)사이 및 음극 (110)과 음극 분리막 (120)사이에는 전극액이 투입된다.상기 1가 이온 선택형 전기투석장치 ( 100)는 도 2에 개략적으로 나타내었으며, 이를 참고하여 설명하기로 한다. Li +, Na + , K + , and CI " remain. Lithium phosphate can be obtained (S20) by adding a phosphorus feed material and then adjusting the pH appropriately. Examples of the phosphorus feed material include In one embodiment of the present invention, in order to reduce the raw material cost while preventing environmental pollution, in the process of converting lithium phosphate to lithium chloride, an aqueous solution of phosphate produced as a by-product is recycled. In this regard, the description of the process (S30-S40) for converting lithium phosphate to lithium chloride is as follows. As described above, while obtaining lithium chloride with a high concentration of lithium, monovalent cations selectively permeate only monovalent and monovalent anions, respectively, to recover and recycle the phosphoric acid separately from the lithium chloride. The optional dialysis membrane 140 and the monovalent anion selective dialysis membrane 130 may be used with a monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus disposed between the anode cell and the cathode cell. Here, the anode cell includes the anode 160 and the anode separator 150, the cathode cell includes the cathode 110 and the cathode separator 120, between the anode 160 and the cathode separator 150, and the cathode 110. The electrode solution is introduced between the anode and the cathode separator 120. The monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus 100 is schematically illustrated in FIG. 2 and will be described with reference to the same.
상기 인산리튬을 산에 용해시킨 뒤, 이를 상기 양극셀의 양극 분리막 ( 150)과 상기 1가 양이온 선택형 투석막 (140) 사이, 및 상기 음극셀의 음극 분리막 ( 120)과 상기 1가 음이온 선택형 투석막 ( 130) 사이에 각각 투입하고, 상기 1가 양이온 선택형 투석막 (140) 및 상기After dissolving the lithium phosphate in an acid, the lithium phosphate is dissolved between the anode separator 150 of the cathode cell and the monovalent cation selective dialysis membrane 140, and the cathode separator 120 and the monovalent anion selective dialysis membrane of the cathode cell ( 130, respectively, and the monovalent cation selective dialysis membrane 140 and the
1가 음이온 선택형 투석막 (130) 사이에 물을 투입하여 전기 투석을 준비할 수 있다. Electrodialysis may be prepared by introducing water between the monovalent anion-selective dialysis membrane 130.
구체적으로, 상기 음극셀 및 상기 양극셀에 각각 투입되는 전극액은 황산리튬 (Li2S04) , 수산화리튬 (LiOH) , 인산이수소리튬 (LiH2P04) , 인산 (¾P04) , 및 이들의 조합 증에서 선택되는 전극액을 포함하는 것일 수 있다. 이러한 전극액은 순환하면서 각 셀에서 전자의 이동을 원활하게 한다. Specifically, the electrode solution to be injected into the anode cell and the cathode cell, respectively, is lithium sulfate (Li 2 S0 4 ), lithium hydroxide (LiOH), lithium dihydrophosphate (LiH 2 P0 4 ), phosphoric acid (¾P0 4 ), and It may include an electrode solution selected from the combination of these. This electrode solution circulates to facilitate the movement of electrons in each cell.
이때,상기 전극액의 농도는, 0.1내지 20중량 ¾일 수 있다.또한,상기 전극액의 전기 전도도는, 10 내지 100 ms/cm일 수 있다. 구체적으로, 상기 전극액의 전기 전도도는,상기 전극액의 농도와 비례한다.다만, 상기 "비례 "의 의미는, 반드시 정비례함을 의미하는 것은 아니고, 태체로 상기 전극액의 농도가 증가할수록 전기 전도도 역시 증가하는 경향이 있음을 의미한다. In this case, the concentration of the electrode solution may be 0.1 to 20 weight ¾. In addition, the electrical conductivity of the electrode solution may be 10 to 100 ms / cm. Specifically, the electrical conductivity of the electrode solution is proportional to the concentration of the electrode solution. However, the term "proportional" does not necessarily mean directly proportional to electricity. It also means that conductivity also tends to increase.
이와 관련하여, 상기 1가 이온 선택형 전기투석장치 (100) 내부에서 이온의 이동을 원활히 할 필요가 있으며, 이를 위해 상기 전극액의 농도 및 전기 전도도는 각각 일정한 값 이상일 필요가 있다. In this regard, it is necessary to smooth the movement of ions in the monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus 100, and for this purpose, The concentration and the electrical conductivity each need to be above a certain value.
그러나, 상기 전극액의 농도 및 전기 전도도가 각각 지나치게 높아질 경우, 오히려 상기 1가 이온 선택형 전기투석장치 ( 100) 내부에서 이온이 이동하는 속도가 느려지며, 전기 저항이 발생하여 전압 상승, 전류 감소, 전류 효율 감소, 전력비 상승 등을 유발하게 된다. However, when the concentration of the electrode solution and the electrical conductivity are too high, respectively, the rate of movement of ions inside the monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus 100 becomes slow, and electrical resistance occurs to increase voltage, decrease current, This will cause a decrease in current efficiency and an increase in power ratio.
보다 구체적으로, 상기 전극액의 농도 및 전기 전도도가 각각 지나치게 높아질 경우, 상기 1가 이온 선택형 전기투석장치에 투입되는 각 용액 (즉 상기 산에 용해된 인산 리튬 및 상기 물)과의 농도 격차가 커질 수 있고, 이러한 농도차로 인해 확산력이 발생하며 상기 확산력은 당초 목적하던 이온의 이동 방향과는 반대 방향으로 작용되기 때문이다. ■ More specifically, when the concentration of the electrode solution and the electrical conductivity become too high, the concentration gap with each solution (ie, lithium phosphate dissolved in the acid and the water) introduced into the monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus may increase. This is because a diffusion force occurs due to the difference in concentration, and the diffusion force acts in a direction opposite to the direction of movement of ions originally intended. ■
이를 종합적으로 고려하여, 상기 전극액의 농도는 0. 1 내지 20 중량 ¾일 필요가 있고, 전기 전도도는 10 내지 100 ms /cni일 필요가 있다. In consideration of this comprehensively, the concentration of the electrode solution needs to be 0.1 to 20 weight ¾, and the electrical conductivity needs to be 10 to 100 ms / cni.
상기 인산리튬을 용해시키는 산의 종류는 특별히 한정되지 않지만, 염산 (HC1 ) , 황산 ( S04) , 질산 (HN03) , 불산 (HF) , 브로민화수소산 (HBr ), 및 이들의 조합 중에서 선택되는 것일 수 있으며, 염산 (HC1 )이 보다 바람직하다. 본 발명의 일 구현예에서는, 염화리튬을 수산화리튬으로 전환하는 공정 (S50)에서 부산물로 생성되는 염산 수용액을 재활용 (S62)하여 상기 용해시키는 산으로 사용할 수 있고, 이에 대해서는 후술하기로 한다. The type of acid for dissolving the lithium phosphate is not particularly limited, but is selected from hydrochloric acid (HC1), sulfuric acid (S0 4 ), nitric acid (HN0 3 ), hydrofluoric acid (HF), hydrobromic acid (HBr), and combinations thereof. It may be, hydrochloric acid (HC1) is more preferred. In one embodiment of the present invention, in the step (S50) of converting lithium chloride to lithium hydroxide, an aqueous hydrochloric acid solution generated as a by-product can be recycled (S62) and used as the dissolving acid, which will be described later.
한편, 상기 산에 용해된 인산리튬 및 상기 물이 투입되는 1가 이온 선택형 전기투석장치 ( 100)에 전기를 인가하면, 전기 영동 효과에 의하여 상기 양극 ( 160) 쪽으로는 음이온이 이동하고, 상기 음극 ( 110) 쪽으로는 양이온이 이동하게 된다. On the other hand, when electricity is applied to the monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus 100 into which lithium phosphate dissolved in the acid and the water are introduced, an anion moves toward the anode 160 due to an electrophoretic effect, and the cathode The cations move toward (110).
구체적으로, 상기 산에 용해된 인산리튬 내 인산리튬 및 염산은 다음의 반웅식 4에 나타낸 바와 같이 반웅하며, 결국 상기 전기 영동 효과에 의하여 이동하는 이온들은 Li + , CP , P04 3' , H+등이다. Specifically, lithium phosphate and hydrochloric acid in the lithium phosphate dissolved in the acid are reacted as shown in the following reaction formula 4, and eventually the ions moving by the electrophoretic effect are Li + , CP, P0 4 3 ' , H + Etc.
[반웅식 4] [Banungsik 4]
Li3P04 + 3HC1 -> H3P04 +3LiCl 이때, 상기 음이은들 중 1가 이온인 염소 이온만 상기 1가 음이온 선택형 투석막 (130)을 투과할 수 있으며, 인산 이온은 투과하지 못한다. 또한, 1가 양이은인 리튬 이온은 상기 염소 이온과는 반대 방향으로 상기 1가 양이은 선택형 투석막 (140)을 투과할 수 있다. 이에 따라, 상기 1가 양이은 선택형 투석막 (140) 및 상기 1가 음이온 선택형 투석막 ^30) 사이에는, 상기 염소 이은과 함께 상기 리튬 이온이 연속적으로 농축되어 염화 리튬 수용액으로 만들어질 수 있다. 한편, 상기 양극셀의 양극 분리막 (150)과 상기 1가 양이온 선택형 투석막 (140) 사이, 및 상기 음극셀의 음극 분리막 (120)과 상기 1가 음이온 선택형 투석막 (130) 사이에 잔류하는 상기 산에 용해된 인산리튬 내 인산 이온 및 염산 이은이 농축되어, 인산 수용액으로 만들어진다. Li 3 P0 4 + 3HC1-> H 3 P0 4 + 3LiCl At this time, only chlorine ions that are monovalent ions of the negative silver may pass through the monovalent anion selective dialysis membrane 130, and may not penetrate phosphate ions. In addition, lithium ions having monovalent bivalent silver may penetrate the monovalent bivalent selective dialysis membrane 140 in a direction opposite to the chlorine ions. Accordingly, between the monovalent bivalent selective dialysis membrane 140 and the monovalent anion selective dialysis membrane ^ 30, the lithium ions may be continuously concentrated together with the chlorine silver to form an aqueous lithium chloride solution. On the other hand, in the acid remaining between the anode separator 150 of the cathode cell and the monovalent cation selective dialysis membrane 140, and between the cathode separator 120 of the cathode cell and the monovalent anion selective dialysis membrane 130. Phosphate ions and dissolved hydrochloric acid in the dissolved lithium phosphate are concentrated to form an aqueous solution of phosphoric acid.
이에 따라, 상기 염화리튬 수용액은 상기 1가 양이온 선택형 투석막 (140) 및 상기 1가 음이온 선택형 투석막 (130) 사이에서 회수하고, 상기 인산 수용액은 상기 양극셀의 양극 분리막 (150)과 상기 1가 양이온 선택형 투석막 ( 140) 사이, 및 상기 음극셀의 음극 분리막 (120)과 상기 1가 음이온 선택형 투석막 (130) 사이에서 회수할 수 있다. Accordingly, the lithium chloride aqueous solution is recovered between the monovalent cation selective dialysis membrane 140 and the monovalent anion selective dialysis membrane 130, and the phosphate aqueous solution is the anode separation membrane 150 and the monovalent cation of the anode cell. Between the selective dialysis membrane 140 and between the negative electrode separation membrane 120 and the monovalent anion selective dialysis membrane 130 of the cathode cell.
결과적으로는, 상기 인산리튬을 원료 물질로 하고ᅳ 상기 1가 이온 선택형 전기투석장치 ( 100)를 사용하면 , 리튬이 고농도로 농축된 염화리튬 수용액이 제조되며, 이와 동시에 생성되는 인산 수용액과는 효과적으로 분리될 수 있다. As a result, when the lithium phosphate is used as a raw material and the monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus 100 is used, an aqueous lithium chloride solution with a high concentration of lithium is produced, and at the same time effectively produced with an aqueous phosphate solution. Can be separated.
이때, 상기 인산 수용액의 농도는 0.1 내지 3.0 Μ 일 수 있다. 구체적으로, 상기 인산 수용액을 회수하여 재사용 (S52)하기 위해, 그 농도가 0.1 Μ이상으로 확보될 필요가 있다. 다만, 3.0 Μ을 초과하는 농도의 인산 수용액을 재사용할 경우, 농도차에 의한 확산력이 발생하여 전압 상승, 전류 감소, 전류 효율 감소, 전력비 상승을 유발하게 되므로, 상기 인산 수용액은 3.0 Μ 이하로 회수할 필요가 있다. At this time, the concentration of the aqueous solution of phosphoric acid may be 0.1 to 3.0 Μ. Specifically, in order to recover and reuse the phosphoric acid aqueous solution (S52), the concentration needs to be secured to 0.1 Μ or more. However, when the aqueous solution of phosphoric acid having a concentration exceeding 3.0 Μ is reused, diffusion force is generated due to the concentration difference, which causes voltage rise, current decrease, current efficiency decrease, and power ratio increase. Needs to be.
이 경우, 앞서 설명한 바와 같이, 상기 인산 수용액은 회수되어 상기 인산 리튬 제조 공정의 인 공급 물질로 재 이용 (S52)될 수 있다. 또한, 상기 인산 수용액으로부터 분리된 상기 염화리튬 수용액은, 수산화리튬 수용액으로 전환하기 위한 원료 물질로사용할 수 있다. 한편 상기 1가 이온 선택형 전기투석장치 ( 100)는, 도 4에 도시된 바와 같이, 복수개가 순차적으로 적층된 스텍으로 이용되는 것일 수 있다. In this case, as described above, the aqueous solution of phosphoric acid is recovered to It may be reused (S52) as a phosphorus supply material of the lithium phosphate manufacturing process. In addition, the lithium chloride aqueous solution separated from the aqueous solution of phosphoric acid may be used as a raw material for converting into a lithium hydroxide aqueous solution. Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus 100 may be used as a stack in which a plurality of layers are sequentially stacked.
이와 같이 1가 이온 선택형 전기투석장치 ( 100)를 적층형 스텍으로 구성할 경우, 상기 1가 양이온 선택형 투석막 ( 140) 및 1가 음이온 선택형 투석막 ( 130)이 한 쌍을 이루면서 이러한 쌍이 수십 내지 수천 개가 양극셀 및 음극셀 사이에 배치된 구조일 수 있다. When the monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus 100 is configured as a stacked stack as described above, the monovalent cation selective dialysis membrane 140 and the monovalent anion selective dialysis membrane 130 form a pair, and these pairs are several tens to thousands of anodes. It may be a structure disposed between the cell and the cathode cell.
이와 같이 적층형 전기투석장치를 사용할 경우, 이러한 스텍으로 공급되는 산에 용해된 인산리튬 및 물을 각각 연결하는 공급라인과 이러한 스텍에서 배출되는 염화리튬 수용액과 인산 수용액을 각각 연결하는 배출라인이 구성될 수 있다. 보다 자세한 적층형 전기투석장치는 후술한다. 다음으로, 상기 염화리튬을 수산화리튬으로 전환하는 공정 (S50)에 관하여 설명한다. When using the stacked electrodialysis apparatus as described above, a supply line for connecting lithium phosphate and water dissolved in the acid supplied to the stack and a discharge line for connecting the lithium chloride solution and the phosphoric acid solution respectively discharged from the stack may be configured. Can be. More detailed laminated electrodialysis apparatus will be described later. Next, a step (S50) of converting the lithium chloride into lithium hydroxide will be described.
상기 염화리튬을 수산화리튬으로 전환하는 공정에서 사용돠는 바이폴라 전기투석장치 (200)는, 도 3에 나타낸 바와 같이, 양극 (210)이 포함된 양극셀, 제 1 바이폴라막 (220), 음이온 선택형 투석막 (230), 양이온 선택형 투석막 (240), 제 2 바이폴라막 (250), 음극 (260)이 포함된 음극셀이 순서대로 배치된 것일 수 있다. The bipolar electrodialysis apparatus 200 used in the process of converting lithium chloride to lithium hydroxide is, as shown in FIG. 3, a positive electrode cell containing a positive electrode 210, a first bipolar membrane 220, an anion selective type. The cathode cells including the dialysis membrane 230, the cation selective dialysis membrane 240, the second bipolar membrane 250, and the cathode 260 may be sequentially disposed.
이러한 바이폴라 전기투석장치 (200)에 대해, 상기 염화리륨 수용액을 상기 음이온 선택형 투석막 (230)과 상기 양이온 선택형 투석막 (240) 사이에 투입하고, 물을 상기 제 1 바이폴라막 (220)과 상기 음이온 선택형 투석막 (230) 사이, 및 상기 게 2 바이폴라막 (250)과 상기 양이온 선택형 투석막 (240) 사이에 각각 투입하여 바이폴라 전기 투석을 준비할 수 있다. In this bipolar electrodialysis apparatus 200, the aqueous solution of lithium chloride is introduced between the anion-selective dialysis membrane 230 and the cation-selective dialysis membrane 240, and water is supplied to the first bipolar membrane 220 and the anion-selective membrane. Bipolar electrodialysis may be prepared between the dialysis membrane 230 and between the Crab 2 bipolar membrane 250 and the cation selective dialysis membrane 240, respectively.
이처럼 상기 염화리튬 수용액 및 상기 물이 투입되는 바이폴라 전기투석장치쎄 전기를 인가하면, 상기 각 바이폴라막에서 상기 농축액인 물의 가수분해가 일어나고, 상기 염화리륨 수용액 내 양이온 및 음이온은 전기 영동 효과에 의하여 각각 상기 음극 (260) 및 상기 양극 (210) 쪽으로 이동하게 된다. As such, the lithium chloride aqueous solution and the bipolar into which the water is added When the electrodialysis device is applied with electricity, hydrolysis of water, which is the concentrate, occurs in each of the bipolar membranes, and cations and anions in the aqueous lithium chloride solution are directed toward the cathode 260 and the anode 210 by electrophoretic effects, respectively. Will move.
이때, 상기 염화리튬 수용액의 투입량에 대한 상기 물의 투입량의 중량비 (물: 염화리튬 수용액)는, 1 : 20 내지 1 : 2로 제어할 수 있다. 구체적으로, 상기 물의 투입량은, 상기 제 1 바이폴라막 (220)과 상기 음이온 선택형 투석막 (230) 사이, 및 상기 제 2 바이폴라막 (250)과 상기 양이온 선택형 투석막 (240) 사이에 각각 투입되는 물의 투입량을 의미한다. In this case, the weight ratio (water: lithium chloride aqueous solution) of the input amount of water to the input amount of the lithium chloride aqueous solution may be controlled to be 1:20 to 1: 2. Specifically, the input amount of water, the input amount of water introduced between the first bipolar membrane 220 and the anion-selective dialysis membrane 230, and between the second bipolar membrane 250 and the cation-selective dialysis membrane 240, respectively. Means.
만약 상기 물의 투입량이 상기 범위 미만의 소량일 경우, 수득되는 염화 리튬 수용액의 농도가 지나치게 높아지며, 농도차에 의한 확산력이 발생하여 전압 상승, 전류 감소, 전류 효율 .감소, 전력비 상승 등을 유발하게 된다. If the amount of the water input is less than the above range, the concentration of the obtained lithium chloride solution is too high, the diffusion force is generated by the concentration difference, the voltage rise, the current decrease, the current efficiency . Decreases, increases the power cost.
이와 달리, 상기 물의 투입량이 상기 범위 초과의 과량일 경우, 수득되는 염화 리튬 수용액의 농도가 지나치게 낮아지며, 이를 이용하여 수산화리튬 및 탄산리튬을 제조하기 위해서는 추가적인 농축 공정이 필요하며, 에너지 비용이 발생하게 된다. On the contrary, when the amount of water input is in excess of the above range, the concentration of the obtained lithium chloride solution is too low, and an additional concentration step is required to produce lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate using the same, and energy costs are generated. do.
여기서 본 발명의 실시예에서 사용한 물은 불순물을 포함하지 않는 순수가 바람직하며, 이러한 순수는 증류수를 포함하고, 이온교환수가 보다 바람직하다. Here, the water used in the embodiment of the present invention is preferably pure water that does not contain impurities, and such pure water contains distilled water, more preferably ion-exchanged water.
상기 제 2 바이폴라막 (250)에서 발생된 수산화 이온 및 상기 이동된 리튬 이온이 상기 양이온 선택형 투석막 (240)과 상기 제 2 바이폴라막 (250)사이에서 농축되어 ,수산화리튬 수용액으로 만들어질 수 있다. 또한, 상기 게 1 바이폴라막 (220)에서 발생된 수소 이온 및 상기 이동된 염소 이은이 상기 음이온 선택형 투석막 (230)과 상기 제 1 바이폴라막 (220) 사이에서 농축되어, 염산 수용액으로 만들어질 수 있다. . Hydroxide ions and the transferred lithium ions generated in the second bipolar membrane 250 may be concentrated between the cation selective dialysis membrane 240 and the second bipolar membrane 250 to form a lithium hydroxide aqueous solution. In addition, the hydrogen ions generated in the bipolar membrane 220 and the transferred chlorine silver are concentrated between the anion-selective dialysis membrane 230 and the first bipolar membrane 220 to be made of an aqueous hydrochloric acid solution. . .
이에 따라, 상기 수산화리튬 수용액은 상기 제 2 바이폴라막 (250)과 상기 양이온 선택형 투석막 (240) 사이에서 회수되고, 상기 염산 수용액은 상기 제 1 바이폴라막 (220)과 음이온 선택형 투석막 (230) 사이에서 회수할 수 있다. Accordingly, the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution is recovered between the second bipolar membrane 250 and the cation selective dialysis membrane 240, the hydrochloric acid The aqueous solution may be recovered between the first bipolar membrane 220 and the anion selective dialysis membrane 230.
결과적으로는, 상기 염화리튬 수용액을 원료 물질로 하고, 상기 바이폴라 전기투석장치 (200)를 사용하면, 리튬이 고농도로 농축된 수산화라튬 수용액이 제조되며, 이와 동시에 생성되는 염산 수용액과는 효과적으로 분리될 수 있다. 이때의 화학 반웅을 종합하여 나타내면 하기 반웅식 5와 같다. As a result, when the lithium chloride aqueous solution is used as a raw material, and the bipolar electrodialysis apparatus 200 is used, a lithium hydroxide aqueous solution having a high concentration of lithium is produced, and at the same time, it is effectively separated from the aqueous hydrochloric acid solution. Can be. In this case, the chemical reactions are summarized as follows.
[반웅식 5] [Bungungsik 5]
LiCl + ¾0 -> LiOH + HC1 LiCl + ¾0-> LiOH + HC1
상기 염산 수용액은 상기 인산리튬을 산에 용해시키는 단계;의 산 (acid) 중 일부 또는 전체로 이용될 수 있음 (S62)을 전술하였다. 아을러, 상기 수산화리튬 수용액은, 탄산리튬을 제조하기 위한 원료 물질로 사용하거나, 결정화 및 건조 공정을 거쳐 분말 상태로 회수 (S60-S70)할 수 있다. The aqueous hydrochloric acid solution may be used as part or all of the acid of the step of dissolving the lithium phosphate in an acid (S62). In addition, the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution may be used as a raw material for producing lithium carbonate or may be recovered (S60-S70) in powder form through a crystallization and drying process.
구체적으로, 상기 탄산리튬은 상기 수산화리튬 수용액에 이산화탄소를 분사함으로써 용이하게 제조할 수 있다. 한편, 상기 분말 형태의 수산화리튬은, 상기 수산화리튬 수용액을 진공 증발법으로 농축하여 결정화 (S64-S66)한 뒤, 스팀 건조기로 건조함으로써 제조할 수 있다. Specifically, the lithium carbonate can be easily produced by injecting carbon dioxide into the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution. Meanwhile, the lithium hydroxide in powder form may be prepared by concentrating the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution by vacuum evaporation to crystallize (S64-S66) and then drying it with a steam dryer.
한편, 상기 바이폴라 전기투석장치는, 도 5에 도시된 바와 같이, 복수개가 순차적으로 적층된 스텍으로 이용되는 것일 수 있다. On the other hand, the bipolar electrodialysis apparatus, as shown in Figure 5, may be used as a stack stacked in plurality sequentially.
이와 같이 바이폴라 전기투석장치를 적층형 스텍으로 구성할 경우, 상기 두 개의 제 3 바이폴라막 (455) 사이에 상기 제 3 바이폴라막 (455)과 음이온 선택형 투석막 (430) 그리고 양이온 선택형 투석막 (440)이 하나의 쌍을 이루면서 이러한 쌍이 수십 내지 수백 개가 양극셀 및 음극셀 사이에 배치된 구조일 수 있다. When the bipolar electrodialysis apparatus is configured as a stacked stack as described above, the third bipolar membrane 455 , the anion selective dialysis membrane 430, and the cation selective dialysis membrane 440 are disposed between the two third bipolar membranes 455 . While forming a pair of tens to hundreds of these pairs may be a structure disposed between the anode cell and the cathode cell.
이와 같이 적층형 바이폴라 전기투석장치를 사용할 경우, 이러한 스텍으로 공급되는 염화리튬 수용액과 물을 각각 연결하는 공급라인과 이러한 스텍에서 배출되는 수산화리튬 수용액과 염산 수용액을 각각 연결하는 배출라인이 구성될 수 있다. 이하에서는 도 4와 도 5를 참조하여 본 발명의 또 다른 일 구현예인 적층형 전기투석장치와 적층형 바이플라 전기투석장치를 상세히 설명한다ᅳ As such, when the stacked bipolar electrodialysis apparatus is used, a supply line connecting the lithium chloride aqueous solution and water supplied to the stack and water discharge lines connecting the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution and the hydrochloric acid aqueous solution discharged from the stack may be configured. . Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, a stacked electrodialysis apparatus and a stacked bipolar electrodialysis apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.
먼저 도 4에서와 같이 적층형 전기투석장치는, 제 1 음극 (310)과 제 1 음극 분리막 (320)이 포함된 제 1 음극셀과 게 1 양극 (360)과 계 1 양극 분리막 (350)이 포함된 제 1 양극셀 사이에, 1가 음이온을 선택적으로 투과시키는 제 1 음이온 선택형 투석막 (330)과 1가 양이온을 선택적으로 과시키는 제 1 양이온 선택형 투석막 (340)이 한 쌍을 이루면서 연속적으로 배치된다.상기 연속된 선택형 투석막 (330, 340) 쌍은 수십에서 수천 쌍까지 연속해서 배치될 수 있다. First, as shown in FIG. 4, the stacked electrodialysis apparatus includes a first cathode cell including a first cathode 310 and a first anode separator 320, a first cathode 360, and a first anode separator 350. The first anion selective dialysis membrane 330 for selectively transmitting monovalent anions and the first cation selective dialysis membrane 340 for selectively exceeding monovalent cations are disposed in pairs between the first anode cells. The continuous selective dialysis membrane pairs 330 and 340 may be arranged in series from tens to thousands of pairs.
그리고 상기 제 1 음극셀과 제 1 양극셀에 전극액을 공급하는 전극액 공급라인 (미도시)이 상기 적층형 전기투석장치의 상하에 각각 폐쇄형으로 형성되어 상기 적층형 전기투석장치에 상기 전극액을 순환 시킬 수 있으며, 상기 전극액 공급라인의 일정 부분에 전극액을 보충할 수 있는 전극액 공급탱크 (미도시)와 조절 밸브 (미도시)를 개입하여 연결될 수 있다. 또한 상기 전극액 공급탱크에는 상기 전극액을 순환시킬 수 있는 모터 (미도시)가 장착될 수 있다. 여기서 이 때 사용되는 전극액은 황산리튬 (Li2S04) , 수산화리튬 (LiOH) , 인산이수소리튬 (Li¾P04) , 인산 (H3P04) , 및. 이들의 조합 중에서 선택될 수 있다. And an electrode solution supply line (not shown) for supplying the electrode solution to the first cathode cell and the first anode cell, respectively, in a closed shape above and below the multilayer electrodialysis apparatus, to supply the electrode solution to the multilayer electrodialysis apparatus. It may be circulated, and may be connected through an electrode solution supply tank (not shown) and a control valve (not shown) that may replenish electrode solution to a portion of the electrode solution supply line. In addition, the electrode solution supply tank may be equipped with a motor (not shown) capable of circulating the electrode solution. The electrode solution used here is lithium sulfate (Li 2 S0 4 ), lithium hydroxide (LiOH), lithium dihydrate phosphate (Li¾P0 4 ), phosphoric acid (H 3 P0 4 ), and . May be selected from combinations thereof.
한편 상기 적층형 전기투석장치에는 산에 용해된 인산리튬 과 물을 공급하는 인산리튬 공급라인 (370)과 물 공급라인 (375)이 상기 쌍을 이룬 제 1 음이온 선택형 투석막 (330)과 제 1 양이온 선택형 투석막 (340) 사이 사이에 교대로 공급할 수 있게 배치될 수 있다. 또한 전기투석이 이루어지고 난 다음 생성되는 염화 리륨 수용액과 인산 수용액을 상기 적층형 전기투석장치 외부로 배출하기 위하여 염화 리튬 수용액 배출라인 (380)과 인산 수용액 배출라인 (385)이 상기 쌍을 이룬 제 1 음이온 선택형 투석막 (330)과 제 1 양이온 선택형 투석막 (340) 사이 사이에 교대로 배치될 수 있다. 이상 설명한 적층형 전기투석장치에 인산리튬 공급라인 (370)과 물 공급라인 (375)을 통하여 산에 용해된 인산리튬과 물을 각각 격리된 상태로 연속해서 공급하면서 전기를 인가하면, 전기 영동 효과에 의하여 생성되는 염화 리튬 수용액과 인산 수용액이 각각 격리된 상태로 염화 리튬 수용액 배출라인 (380)과 인산 수용액 배출라인 (385)을 통하여 연속적으로 배출된다. Meanwhile, the multilayer electrodialysis apparatus includes a first anion selective dialysis membrane 330 and a first cation selective type in which the lithium phosphate supply line 370 and the water supply line 375 supplying lithium phosphate and water dissolved in an acid are paired. It may be arranged to be alternately supplied between the dialysis membranes (340). In addition, the lithium chloride aqueous solution discharging line 380 and the phosphoric acid aqueous solution discharging line 385 are paired to discharge the lithium chloride aqueous solution and the phosphoric acid aqueous solution generated after electrodialysis to the outside of the multilayer electrodialysis apparatus. Alternately may be disposed between the anion selective dialysis membrane 330 and the first cation selective dialysis membrane 340. When the electric power is applied to the multilayer electrodialysis apparatus described above continuously supplying lithium phosphate and water dissolved in an acid in an isolated state through the lithium phosphate supply line 370 and the water supply line 375, the electrophoretic effect The lithium chloride aqueous solution and the phosphoric acid aqueous solution produced by the same are continuously discharged through the lithium chloride aqueous solution discharging line 380 and the phosphoric acid aqueous solution discharging line 385 in an isolated state.
이와 같이 적층형 전기투석장치에서 수득된 염화리튬 수용액은 후술하는 적층형 바이폴라 전기투석장치로 공급하고, 분리되어 회수된 인산 수용액은 상기 인산 리튬 제조 공정의 인 공급 물질로 재 공급 (S52)될 수 있다. The lithium chloride aqueous solution obtained in the stacked electrodialysis apparatus as described above may be supplied to the stacked bipolar electrodialysis apparatus described below, and the separated and recovered phosphoric acid aqueous solution may be resupplied (S52) to the phosphorus supply material of the lithium phosphate manufacturing process.
다음은 적층형 바이폴라 전기투석장치를 설명한다. The following describes a stacked bipolar electrodialysis apparatus.
도 5에서와 같이 적층형 바이폴라 전기투석장치는 제 2 양극 (410)이 포함된 제 2양극셀과 제 2음극 (460)이 포함된 제 2음극셀 사이에, 겨 13 바이폴라막 (455)과 제 2음이온 선택형 투석막 (430)그리고 제 2양이온 선택형 투석막 (440)이 하나의 쌍을 이루면서 연속적으로 배치된다. 이러한 바이폴라막과 선택형 투석막들이 이루는 쌍은 수십에사 수백 쌍까지 연속해서 배치될 수 있다. As shown in FIG. 5, the stacked bipolar electrodialysis apparatus includes a bipolar membrane 455 and a third bipolar membrane 455 between a second anode cell including a second anode 410 and a second cathode cell including a second cathode 460. The dianion selective dialysis membrane 430 and the second cation selective dialysis membrane 440 are continuously arranged in a pair. Pairs of the bipolar membranes and the optional dialysis membranes may be continuously arranged up to tens to hundreds of pairs.
그리고 상기 제 2 양극셀과 제 2 음극셀에 제 2 전극액을 공급하는 저 12 전극액 공급라인 (미도시)이 상기 적층형 바이폴라 전기투석장치의 상하에 각각 폐쇄형으로 형성되어 상기 적층형 바이폴라 전기투석장치에 상기 제 2 전극액을 순환 시킬 수 있으며, 상기 겨 ]2 전극액 공급라인의 일정 부분에 제 2 전극액을 보층할 수 있는 겨 12 전극액 공급탱크 (미도시)와 제 2 조절 밸브 (미도시)를 개입하여 연결될 수 있다. 또한 상기 제 2 전극액 공급탱크에는 상기 제 2 전극액을 순환시킬 수 있는 제 2 모터 (미도시)가 장착될 수 있다. 여기서 이 때 사용되는 게 2 전극액으로는 수산화리튬 (LiOH)과 염화칼륨 (KC1 ) 중 어느 한가지 또는 이들의 조합 에서 선택될 수 있다. And a low 12-electrode liquid supply line (not shown) for supplying a second electrode solution to the second anode cell and the second cathode cell, respectively, is formed in a closed shape above and below the stacked bipolar electrodialysis apparatus, so that the stacked bipolar electrodialysis is performed. A twelfth electrode liquid supply tank (not shown) and a second regulating valve capable of circulating the second electrode liquid through the device, and complementing the second electrode liquid in a portion of the electrode electrode supply line. (Not shown). In addition, the second electrode solution supply tank may be equipped with a second motor (not shown) capable of circulating the second electrode solution. Here, the two-electrode solution used at this time may be selected from any one of lithium hydroxide (LiOH) and potassium chloride (KC1) or a combination thereof.
한편, 상기 적층형 바이폴라 전기투석장치에는 상기 적층형 전기투석장치에서 수득된 염화리튬 수용액을 공급하는 염화리튬 수용액 공급라인 (470)과 물을 공급하는 제 2 물 공급라인 (475)이 배치 될 수 있다. 이 때 염화리튬 수용액 공급라인 (470)은 제 2 음이온 선택형 투석막 (430)과 계 2 양이은 선택형 투석막 (440)사이에 주입구가 배치되고, 제 2 물 공급라인 (475)은 제 3 바이폴라막 (455)과 제 2 음이온 선택형 투석막 (430)사이 그리고 제 2 양이온 선택형 투석막 (440)과 제 3바이폴라막 (455)사이에 각각 주입구가 배치 될 수 있다. On the other hand, lithium chloride for supplying the lithium chloride aqueous solution obtained in the laminated electrodialysis apparatus to the stacked bipolar electrodialysis apparatus An aqueous solution supply line 470 and a second water supply line 475 for supplying water may be disposed. At this time, the lithium chloride aqueous solution supply line 470 is provided with an injection hole between the second anion selective dialysis membrane 430 and the second two-selective dialysis membrane 440, and the second water supply line 475 has a third bipolar membrane ( An injection hole may be disposed between 455 and the second anion selective dialysis membrane 430, and between the second cation selective dialysis membrane 440 and the third bipolar membrane 455, respectively.
또한 바이폴라 전기투석이 이루어지고 난 다음 생성되는 수산화리튬 수용액과 염산 수용액 그리고 잔류 염화리튬 수용액을 상기 적층형 바이폴라 전기투석장치 외부로 배출하기 위하여 수산화리튬 수용액 배출라인 (480)과 염산 수용액 배출라인 (483) 그리고 잔류 염화리튬 수용액 배출라인 (485)이 상기 적층형 바이폴라 전기투석장치에 형성될 수 있다. 이 때 상기 수산화리튬 수용액 배출라인 (480)은 제 2 양이온 선택형 투석막 (440)과 제 3 바이폴라막 (455) 사이에 배출구가 형성되고, 상기 염산 수용액 배출라인 (483)은 제 3 바이폴라막 (455)과 제 2 음이온 선택형 투석막 (430)사이에 배출구가 형성되며, 상기 잔류 염화리륨 수용액 배출라인 (485)은 게 2 음이온 선택형 투석막 (430)과 제 2 양이온 선택형 투석막 (440) 사이에 배출구가 형성될 수 있다. 이상 설명한 적층형 바이폴라 전기투석장치에 염화리튬 수용액 공급라인 (470)과 제 2 물 공급라인 (475)을 통하여 염화리튬 수용액과 물을 공급하면서 전기를 인가하면, 전기 영동 효과에 의하여 생성되는 수산화리륨 수용액과 염산 수용액 그리고 잔류 염화리튬 수용액은 각각 격리된 상태로 수산화리튬 수용액 배출라인 (480)과 염산 수용액 배출라인 (483) 그리고 잔류 염화리튬 수용액 배출라인 (485)을 통하여 연속적으로 배출된다. In addition, the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution discharge line (480) and the hydrochloric acid solution discharge line (483) for discharging the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution, hydrochloric acid solution and the residual lithium chloride aqueous solution generated after the bipolar electrodialysis to the outside of the stacked bipolar electrodialysis apparatus (483). A residual lithium chloride aqueous solution discharge line 485 may be formed in the stacked bipolar electrodialysis apparatus. At this time, the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution discharge line 480 has an outlet formed between the second cation selective dialysis membrane 440 and the third bipolar membrane 455, and the hydrochloric acid aqueous solution discharge line 483 is the third bipolar membrane 455. ) And an outlet is formed between the second anion selective dialysis membrane 430, and the residual lithium chloride aqueous solution discharge line 485 is formed between the second anion selective dialysis membrane 430 and the second cation selective dialysis membrane 440. Can be. Lithium hydroxide aqueous solution produced by the electrophoretic effect when electricity is supplied to the multilayer bipolar electrodialysis apparatus described above by supplying the lithium chloride aqueous solution and water through the lithium chloride aqueous solution supply line 470 and the second water supply line 475. The aqueous hydrochloric acid solution and the residual lithium chloride aqueous solution are continuously discharged through the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution discharge line 480, the aqueous hydrochloric acid solution discharge line 483, and the residual lithium chloride aqueous solution discharge line 485 in isolation.
이와 같이 적층형 바이폴라 전기투석장치에서 수득된 수산화리튬 수용액은 결정화 및 건조 공정을 거쳐 분말 상태로 회수하거나, 탄산리튬을 제조하기 위한 원료 물질로 사용할 수 있다. 또한 상기 적층형 바이폴라 전기투석장치에서 수득된 염산 수용액은 상기 "인산리튬을 산에 용해시키는 단계" 의 산 (acid) 중 일부 또는 전체로 이용될 수 있다. 그리고 상기 적층형 바이폴라 전기투석장치에서 배출되는 잔류 염화리튬 수용액은 상기 염화리튬 수용액 공급라인 (470)으로 일부 또는 전부를 재공급할 수 있다. The lithium hydroxide aqueous solution obtained in the stacked bipolar electrodialysis apparatus as described above may be recovered as a powder through crystallization and drying or may be used as a raw material for producing lithium carbonate. In addition, the aqueous hydrochloric acid solution obtained in the stacked bipolar electrodialysis apparatus may be a part of the acid of the “dissolving lithium phosphate in acid” or It can be used as a whole. The residual lithium chloride aqueous solution discharged from the stacked bipolar electrodialysis apparatus may be partially or entirely resupplyed to the lithium chloride aqueous solution supply line 470.
이상 설명한 적층형 전기투석장치와 적춤형 바이폴라 전기투석장치를 연속 설치하여 리튬 화합물 제조 장치를 구성할 수 있다. 이러한 리튬 화합물 제조장치를 사용할 경우, 상기 적층형 전기투석장치에 의해, 인산리튬이 염화리튬 수용액으로 전환되고, 상기 적층형 바이폴라 전기투석장치에 의해, 상기 전환된 염화리튬 수용액이 수산화의튬 수용액으로 전환되는 공정을 연속적으로 수행할 수 있게 된다. The lithium compound manufacturing apparatus may be configured by continuously installing the stacked electrodialysis apparatus and the adaptive bipolar electrodialysis apparatus described above. In the case of using such a lithium compound manufacturing apparatus, by the multilayer electrodialysis apparatus, lithium phosphate is converted into lithium chloride aqueous solution, and by the multilayer bipolar electrodialysis apparatus, the converted lithium chloride aqueous solution is converted into aqueous lithium hydroxide solution. The process can be carried out continuously.
이러한 리튬 화합물 제조장치에는 상기 적층형 바이폴라 전기투석장치에서 수득된 수산화리튬 수용액을 탄산리튬으로 전환하는 탄산화 장치가 더 포함될 수 있다. 이상에서는 도 1 내지 5를 참조하여 본 발명의 구현예들을 종합적으로 설명하였지만, 각 본 발명의 일 구현예들을 별개로 실시하거나, 다른 구체적인 형태로 실시될 수 있다. The lithium compound manufacturing apparatus may further include a carbonation apparatus for converting the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution obtained from the stacked bipolar electrodialysis apparatus into lithium carbonate. In the above, embodiments of the present invention have been comprehensively described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5, but one embodiment of each of the present invention may be separately implemented or may be implemented in other specific forms.
【발명의 실시를 위한 형태】 [Form for implementation of invention]
이하 본 발명의 바람직한 실시예들을 기재한다. 그러나 하기 실시예들은 본 발명의 바람직한 실시예들일뿐 본 발명이 하기 실시예들에 한정되는 것은 아니다. 실시예 1 : 수산화리튬의 제조 Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention are described. However, the following examples are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments. Example 1 Preparation of Lithium Hydroxide
(1) 염화리튬의 제조 (1) Preparation of Lithium Chloride
시약급의 인산리튬 (구입처: 고순도화학 (주) )을 원료 물질로 사용하고, 도 2의 1가 이온 선택형 전기투석장치를 사용하며, 염화리튬을 제조하였다. Lithium chloride was prepared by using reagent grade lithium phosphate (purchased from High Purity Chemical Co., Ltd.) as a raw material, using a monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus of FIG. 2.
구체적으로, 인산리튬 1 M을 염산 3 M에 용해시켜 총 1L의 용액이 되도록 하고, 0.5L물을 준비하여, 도 2에 도시된 바와 같이 1가 이온 선택형 전기투석장치에 투입하면서 전류를 인가하였다. 이때, 상기 1가 이온 선택형 전기투석장치에서, 전극액으로는 0.5 몰 농도의 인산 수용액을 사용하였고, 140분 동안 12V의 전압으로 2.2A의 전류를 인가하였다. Specifically, 1 M of lithium phosphate was dissolved in 3 M of hydrochloric acid to give a total of 1 L of solution, 0.5 L of water was prepared, and a current was applied to the monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus as shown in FIG. 2. . At this time, in the monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus, a 0.5 molar phosphoric acid solution was used as the electrode solution, and a current of 2.2 A was applied at a voltage of 12 V for 140 minutes.
그 결과, 상기 1가 이온 선택형 전기투석장치의 1가 양이온 선택형 투석막 및 1가 음이온 선택형 투석막 사이에서 농축된 염화 리튬 수용액을 희수하고, 이와 분리된 인산 수용액을 회수할 수 있었다. 이론적으로는, 상기 인산리튬을 염산에 용해시킨 용액에서는, 하기 반웅식 4에 따라 인산 1 M 및 염화리튬 3 M이 생성될 수 있다. As a result, the lithium chloride aqueous solution concentrated between the monovalent cation selective dialysis membrane and the monovalent anion selective dialysis membrane of the monovalent ion selective electrodialysis apparatus was rarely recovered, and the aqueous solution of phosphoric acid separated therefrom was recovered. Theoretically, in the solution in which the lithium phosphate is dissolved in hydrochloric acid, 1 M phosphate and 3 M lithium chloride may be generated according to the following reaction formula 4.
[반웅식 4] [Banungsik 4]
Li3P04 + 3HC1 -> H3P04 +3LiCl Li 3 P0 4 + 3HC1-> H 3 P0 4 + 3LiCl
실제로, 상기 회수된 염화리튬 수용액은, 리튬 농도가 18g/L이고, 인 농도가 4.4g/L인 것으로 측정되었다. 또한, 상기 회수된 인산 수용액은, 인 농도가 47.3g/L이고, 리튬 농도는 4.0g/L인 것으로 측정되었다. In fact, the recovered lithium chloride aqueous solution was measured to have a lithium concentration of 18 g / L and a phosphorus concentration of 4.4 g / L. In addition, the recovered aqueous solution of phosphoric acid, it was measured that the phosphorus concentration is 47.3g / L, lithium concentration is 4.0g / L.
이로부터, 원료 물질인 인산리튬의 리튬 중 83.5 %가 염화리튬으로 전환된 것을 알 수 있다. From this, it can be seen that 83.5% of lithium of lithium phosphate as a raw material was converted to lithium chloride.
—한편, 상기 염화라튬 수용액 중의 잔류 인산은, 수산화리튬 수용액으로의 전환 공정에서 인산리튬으로 석출될 수 있으므로, 해당 공정에서 회수할 수 있다. 또한, 상기 인산 수용액 증의 잔류 리튬이 있으므로, 상기 인산 수용액은 인산리튬을 추출하는 원료 물질로 사용될 수 있다. On the other hand, residual phosphoric acid in the aqueous lithium chloride solution may be precipitated as lithium phosphate in the conversion process to the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution, and thus can be recovered in the process. In addition, since there is residual lithium in the aqueous solution of phosphoric acid, the aqueous solution of phosphoric acid may be used as a raw material for extracting lithium phosphate.
(2) 수산화리튬의 제조 (2) Preparation of Lithium Hydroxide
상기 회수된 염화리튬 수용액을 원료 물질로 사용하고, 도 3의 바이폴라 전기투석장치를 사용하여, 수산화리튬을 제조하였다. Lithium hydroxide was prepared using the recovered lithium chloride aqueous solution as a raw material, and using the bipolar electrodialysis apparatus of FIG. 3.
구체적으로, 상기 리튬 농도가 18g/L인 염화리튬 수용액 1L을 사용하고, 0.5 L의 물을 사용하여 도 3에 도시된 바와 같이 바이폴라 전기투석장치에 투입하면서, 140분 동안 30V의 전압으로 4.4A의 전류를 인가하였다. Specifically, using a lithium chloride aqueous solution of 1L having a lithium concentration of 18g / L, using a 0.5L of water in a bipolar electrodialysis apparatus as shown in Figure 3, 4.4A at a voltage of 30V for 140 minutes Was applied.
그 결과, 상기 바이폴라 전기투석장치의 음이온 선택형 투석막 및 제 1 바이폴라막 사이에서 염산 수용액을 회수하고 양이온 선택형 투석막 및 제 2 바이폴라막 사이에서 수산화리튬 수용액을 회수할 수 이때, 상기 회수된 수산화리튬 수용액 내 리튬 농도는 18.9g/L인 것으로 측정되었고, 이때의 리튬 전환율은 93%임을 알 수 있다. 실시예 2 : 탄산리튬의 제조 As a result, an aqueous hydrochloric acid solution was recovered between the anion-selective dialysis membrane and the first bipolar membrane of the bipolar electrodialysis apparatus, and the cation-selective type. The lithium hydroxide aqueous solution may be recovered between the dialysis membrane and the second bipolar membrane. At this time, the lithium concentration in the recovered lithium hydroxide aqueous solution was measured to be 18.9 g / L, and the lithium conversion rate was 93%. Example 2 Preparation of Lithium Carbonate
실시예 1에서 회수된 수산화리튬 수용액을 원료 물질로 사용하고, 탄산화 반웅에 의해 탄산리튬을 제조하였다. The lithium hydroxide aqueous solution recovered in Example 1 was used as a raw material, and lithium carbonate was prepared by reaction.
구체적으로, 상기 라튬 농도가 18.9g/L인 수산화리튬 수용액 및 60g 의 이산화탄소를 각각 별도의 노즐에 위치시킨 뒤, 동시에 분사하여 탄산화 반웅을 유도한 결과, 탄산리튬을 수득할 수 있었다. Specifically, the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution having a lithium concentration of 18.9 g / L and 60 g of carbon dioxide were placed in separate nozzles, and then sprayed at the same time to induce carbonation reaction, thereby obtaining lithium carbonate.
상기 회수된 수산화리튬 수용액 내 리튬 농도는 2.84 g/인 것으로 측정되었고 이때, 상기 수산화리튬 수용액 내 리튬의 85%가 탄산리튬으로 전환된 것임을 알 수 있다. The lithium concentration in the recovered lithium hydroxide aqueous solution was measured to be 2.84 g /, where it can be seen that 85% of the lithium in the lithium hydroxide aqueous solution was converted to lithium carbonate.
한편, 상기 탄산화 반웅의 여액은, 상기 바이폴라 전기투석장치의 탈염액으로 재활용할 수 있었다. 본 발명은 상기 실시예들에 한정되는 것이 아니라 서로 다른 다양한 형태로 제조될 수 있으며, 본 발명이 속하는 기술분야에서 통상의 지식을 가진 자는 본 발명의 기술적 사상이나 필수적인 특징을 변경하지 않고서 다른 구체적인 형태로 실시될 수 있다는 것을 이해할 수 있을 것이다. 그러므로 이상에서 기술한 실시예들은 모든 면에서 예시적인 것이며 한정적이 아닌 것으로 이해해야만 한다. On the other hand, the filtrate of the carbonation reaction can be recycled to the desalination solution of the bipolar electrodialysis apparatus. The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, but may be manufactured in various forms, and a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains does not change the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. It will be appreciated that the present invention may be practiced as. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are exemplary in all respects and not restrictive.
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