Enhancing lithium leaching by mechanical activation

Authors

  • Nader Setoudeh Materials Engineering Department, Yasouj University, Yasouj, 75918-74831, Iran https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0138-2533
  • Ataollah Nosrati Edith Cowan University, School of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, Perth, Australia
  • Nicholas J Welham Edith Cowan University, School of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, Perth, Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5564/mjc.v19i45.1090

Keywords:

lithium, mechanical activation, calcine, lepidolite, milling, spodumene

Abstract

The lithium (Li) bearing minerals lepidolite and spodumene were mixed with different mass ratios of Na2SO4 and mechanically activated by milling in a planetary ball mill for 5 h. The milled samples were studied using thermogravimetry under an air atmosphere up to 950 ºC. Isothermal heating of the milled samples was undertaken in a furnace at temperatures of 700 ºC and 800 ºC for 1 h. Hot water leaching of the calcines indicated that increasing the calcination temperature had a significant effect on the dissolution of lithium. The leaching of lithium from lepidolite was notably higher than that from spodumene.

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Author Biographies

Nader Setoudeh, Materials Engineering Department, Yasouj University, Yasouj, 75918-74831, Iran

Edith Cowan University, School of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, Perth, Australia

Nicholas J Welham, Edith Cowan University, School of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, Perth, Australia

Welham Metallurgical Services, South Lake, Australia

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Published

2018-12-28

How to Cite

Setoudeh, N., Nosrati, A., & Welham, N. J. (2018). Enhancing lithium leaching by mechanical activation. Mongolian Journal of Chemistry, 19(45), 44–48. https://doi.org/10.5564/mjc.v19i45.1090

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Vol. 19 No. 45 (2018)

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