期刊
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
卷 396, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.125386
关键词
Lithium; Membrane distillation; Manganese oxide ion sieve; Water recovery; Seawater
资金
- Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Research Award [DE200100661]
- Australian Research Council [DE200100661] Funding Source: Australian Research Council
Recovering lithium (Li) from natural sources such as seawater is a sustainable alternative to meet its high demands. Li recovery from seawater must be enhanced to attain economic efficiency. In this work, the potential of enhancing Li recovery from seawater by acid treated manganese oxide ion sieve (HMO) is evaluated by increasing Li concentration in seawater using direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) and reducing competitive ions. DCMD achieved enhanced water recovery upon pre-treatment with oxalic acid (88-91%) compared to caustic soda ash (65-68%) and without pre-treatment (47-51%). Caustic soda ash required Na addition in alkaline condition for Ca removal, while, oxalic acid removed Ca in acidic condition without any inorganic ion addition. The low ion concentration in acidic condition upon oxalic acid pre-treatment enabled DCMD to concentrate seawater to high levels, increasing Li concentration by 7 times. In Li solution, HMO achieved a maximum adsorptive capacity (Langmuir Q(max)) of 17.8 mg/g in alkaline condition. Multiple cycles of desorption and regeneration of HMO showed only 7-11% decline of Li uptake and minimal Mn dissolution, which, established HMO's reuse capacity. Selective Li mechanism is attributed to H/Li exchange as well as high negative surface charge of HMO. In seawater, Li uptake by HMO reduced by 44-46% due to Mg. Seawater with minimal Mg was favourable for enhancing Li uptake by HMO. Seawater treatment in stages - divalent pre-treament and concentrating seawater, followed by HMO, provided a favourable scenario for attaining high quality water, selective Li recovery, and other resources - Ca and Mg.
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