Applied Chemical Engineering

Methods and recent developments in the field of lithium extraction from water resources

Gulkhayo Umidjonova

Karshi State Technical University, Karshi, 180119, Uzbekistan

Yulduz Khidirova

Karshi State Technical University, Karshi, 180119, Uzbekistan

Mamura Dustmurodova

Karshi State Technical University, Karshi, 180119, Uzbekistan

Tulqin Shaymardonov

Karshi State Technical University, Karshi, 180119, Uzbekistan

Sitora Samadiy

National University of Uzbekistan named after Mirzo Ulugbek, Tashkent, 100174, Uzbekistan

Shavkat Umarov

Jizzakh State Pedagogical University, Jizzakh, 130100, Uzbekistan

Firuza Davronova

Karshi State University, Karshi, 180119, Uzbekistan

Tozagul Jabborova

University of Economics and Pedagogy, Karshi, 180119, Uzbekistan

Sadoqat Xidirova

University of Economics and Pedagogy, Karshi, 180119, Uzbekistan

Bakhodir Abdullayev

University of Economics and Pedagogy, Karshi, 180119, Uzbekistan; Karshi State Technical University, Karshi, 180119, Uzbekistan

Murodjon Samadiy

Karshi State Technical University, Karshi, 180119, Uzbekistan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.59429/ace.v8i4.5807

Keywords: lithium recovery; adsorption; ion exchange; geothermal water; bittern

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Abstract

With rapid development in car electronics, hybrid, and electric vehicles, there is an emerging demand for Lithium and its products, such as the carbonate, lithium hydroxide, and mineral concentrates, which capture 80% of the world’s demand. The demand for lithium will rise by 60% over the next few years due to electric vehicle use. This requires quick and effective methods of discovery and exploration for new deposits and low-cost, high-resolution technologies for exploration. You can quickly map minerals and obtain information on the quantity and spatial distribution of ore and fossil minerals with hyperspectral imagery. The lithium resource deposit within Salt Lake water, sea, and geothermal water consists of 70-80% of the total and is a superior raw material for lithium extraction. In this respect, there is increasingly more research on joining the industrial extraction of Lithium from water bodies. Recycling lithium-ion batteries is also a means of increasing lithium extraction with a different method. Lithium levels in geothermal waters are confined compared with brines, and not all the methods are effective. The extraction procedures for Lithium from liquid media involve evaporation, extraction with solvents, and the use of membranes, nanofiltration, and adsorption. The most efficient and plausible application of highly functional selective adsorbents with minimal energy usage and safety for the environment. The most investigated are ionic sieves based on manganese LMO. The most chemically stable lithium-ion sieves based on titanium LTO are also considered.

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