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Recovery of lithium from brines

US4159311A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 5, 1978
Grant dateJun 26, 1979
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Expiry dateSep 5, 1998

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC01F7/78
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Lithium is preferentially extracted from brine containing Li salts along with salts of other metals, e.g. Na, Ca, Mg, K, and/or B, by contacting the brine with a particulate anion exchange resin having suspended therein a microcrystalline form of LiX.sup.. 2A1 (OH).sub.3, where X=halide.

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