A review of lithium extraction from natural resources

作     者：Yubo Liu Baozhong Ma Yingwei Lü Chengyan Wang Yongqiang Chen Yubo Liu;Baozhong Ma;Yingwei Lü;Chengyan Wang;Yongqiang Chen

作者机构：State Key Laboratory of Advanced MetallurgyUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing 100083China School of Metallurgical and Ecological EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing 100083China Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Recovery and Extraction of Rare and Precious MetalsUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing 100083China 

出 版 物：《International Journal of Minerals,Metallurgy and Materials》 (矿物冶金与材料学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2023年第30卷第2期

页      面：209-224页

核心收录：

学科分类：0808[工学-电气工程] 0819[工学-矿业工程] 08[工学] 0806[工学-冶金工程] 0805[工学-材料科学与工程（可授工学、理学学位）] 

基　　金：financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52034002,U1802253) the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2019YFC1908401) the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(No.FRF-TT-19-001)。 

主　　题：lithium extraction spodumene lepidolite brine 

摘      要：Lithium is considered to be the most important energy metal of the 21st century.Because of the development trend of global electrification,the consumption of lithium has increased significantly over the last decade,and it is foreseeable that its demand will continue to increase for a long time.Limited by the total amount of lithium on the market,lithium extraction from natural resources is still the first choice for the rapid development of emerging industries.This paper reviews the recent technological developments in the extraction of lithium from natural resources.Existing methods are summarized by the main resources,such as spodumene,lepidolite,and brine.The advantages and disadvantages of each method are compared.Finally,reasonable suggestions are proposed for the development of lithium extraction from natural resources based on the understanding of existing methods.This review provides a reference for the research,development,optimization,and industrial application of future processes.