Enrichment Mechanism of Lithium in Bayer Process of Alumina Production
Received:April 19, 2017   Revised:April 24, 2017   Accepted:April 27, 2017      Published Online:August 21, 2017
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DOI:doi:10.3969/j.issn.1007-7545.2017.09.007
KeyWord:Bayer Process; alumina; lithium; digestion; enrichment; mechanism
     
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CAO A-lin 百色学院
LI Chun-huan 百色学院
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Abstract:
      Enrichment mechanism of lithium in Bayer Process of alumina production was studied. The results show that 80% of lithium in bauxite first flows into sodium aluminate solution in form of lithium aluminate during pressure digestion, and then goes into crystallized aluminium hydroxide during seed precipitation. 25% of lithium aluminate loss occurs in sublimation, and the rest lithium is enriched in alumina in form of oxide. Lithium in alumina rises with increase of lithium concentration in bauxite, and drops with decrease of A/S of bauxite.
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