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Title:
PROCESS FOR OBTAINING LITHIUM FROM ALUMINOSILICATES AND INTERMEDIATE COMPOUNDS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/155684
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Process for obtaining lithium compounds and intermediate compounds, comprising the following steps: a) contacting aluminosilicate particles, for example α- spodumene, with at least one fluorine compound, for example HF, Na F or others; b) stirring the mixture increasing the temperature until reaching an appropriate temperature; c) carrying out at least a precipitation and filtration process of the mixture of step b), and, d) recovering the lithium compound. The process may comprise using HF at a concentration between 5 and 30% v/v or Na F at a concentration between 5 and 30% w/v; a solid/liquid ratio of step a) between 0.9 and 14.4% w/v; a particle size of between 29 and 200 µm. The final lithium product of the process may be lithium carbonate or lithium fluoride.

Inventors:
RODRIGUEZ MARIO HUMBERTO (AR)
ROSALES GUSTAVO DANIEL (AR)
RUIZ MARÍA DEL CARMEN (AR)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2015/052512
Publication Date:
March 03, 2016
Filing Date:
April 07, 2015
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Assignee:
INIS BIOTECH LLC (US)
CONSEJO NAC INVEST CIENT TEC (AR)
UNIV NAC DE CUYO (AR)
International Classes:
C22B3/00; C22B3/06; C22B3/10
Foreign References:
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Other References:
SITANDO, O ET AL.: "Processing of a Zimbabwean petalite to obtain lithium carbonate.", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINERAL PROCESSING., January 2011 (2011-01-01), pages 5
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