CN116791105A - Process for preparing lithium hydroxide by bipolar membrane electrolysis - Google Patents

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CN116791105A
CN116791105A CN202310022262.7A CN202310022262A CN116791105A CN 116791105 A CN116791105 A CN 116791105A CN 202310022262 A CN202310022262 A CN 202310022262A CN 116791105 A CN116791105 A CN 116791105A
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The application discloses a process for preparing lithium hydroxide by bipolar membrane electrolysis, which comprises the following steps: treating raw materials; carrying out electrolytic treatment, namely concentrating the purified brine by utilizing electrodialysis to prepare refined brine, and then injecting the prepared refined brine into an electrolytic tank with a bipolar membrane electrodialysis device for electrolytic treatment to obtain lithium hydroxide solution, dilute lithium salt solution and acid liquor; electrolyte treatment; treating gas; and the generated lithium hydroxide product, liquid chlorine product and hydrochloric acid product are respectively collected and stored, so that the subsequent use of the lithium hydroxide product is facilitated. The method has the advantages that the impurity removal and concentration are adopted for multiple treatment, the ion concentration in the brine is strictly controlled, the interference of the impurities is reduced, the preparation purity of lithium hydroxide is ensured, gas and acid liquor generated during electrolysis can be timely recovered, the secondary utilization can be realized, the waste of resources is reduced, the pollution to the environment is reduced, the durability of the battery is higher, and the overall production cost of the lithium hydroxide can be reduced.

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Process for preparing lithium hydroxide by bipolar membrane electrolysis
Technical Field
The application relates to the field of lithium hydroxide preparation, in particular to a process for preparing lithium hydroxide by bipolar membrane electrolysis.
Background
Lithium hydroxide is an inorganic compound, has a chemical formula of LiOH, is white crystalline powder, is dissolved in water, is slightly dissolved in ethanol, has strong alkalinity, has a pH of 1mol/L solution of about 14 and pKb= -0.04, and is mainly used for preparing lithium salt and lithium-based lubricating grease, electrolyte of an alkaline storage battery, absorption liquid of a lithium bromide refrigerator and the like. The purple litmus solution can be changed into blue, the colorless phenolphthalein solution is changed into red, and the concentrated solution thereof is verified by experiments to be capable of denaturing phenolphthalein and changing the solution from red into colorless (similar to concentrated NaOH).
The existing preparation process has the defects that the impurity removal effect before electrolysis of raw materials is not ideal, the purity of the subsequent lithium hydroxide production is affected, gas and acid liquor are not easy to recycle, resource waste is easy to cause, pollution is caused to the environment, the durability of the battery is insufficient, the purity of the prepared lithium hydroxide cannot meet the requirement of the battery on the use, and the production cost is high. Therefore, a bipolar membrane electrolysis process for preparing lithium hydroxide is proposed to solve the problems.
Disclosure of Invention
The bipolar membrane electrolysis lithium hydroxide preparation process is used for solving the problems that the impurity removal effect of the existing preparation process before electrolysis of raw materials in the prior art is not ideal, the purity of the subsequent lithium hydroxide production is affected, gas and acid liquor are not easy to recycle, waste is easy to cause, pollution is caused to the environment, the durability of a battery is insufficient, the purity of the prepared lithium hydroxide cannot meet the use requirement of the battery, and the production cost is high.
According to one aspect of the present application, there is provided a bipolar membrane electrolysis process for preparing lithium hydroxide, comprising the steps of:
(1) Raw material treatment, namely taking a certain amount of brine raw material, mixing the brine raw material with strong acid for reaction, standing for a period of time, utilizing filtering equipment to salvage and separate sediment, removing insoluble impurities in the solution to obtain lithium salt solution, and realizing primary impurity removal of brine;
(2) Carrying out electrolytic treatment, namely concentrating the purified brine by utilizing electrodialysis to prepare refined brine, and then injecting the prepared refined brine into an electrolytic tank with a bipolar membrane electrodialysis device to carry out electrolytic treatment to obtain lithium hydroxide solution, dilute lithium salt solution and acid liquor, wherein the dilute lithium salt solution can be uniformly mixed with the lithium salt solution and then concentrated again, so that the utilization rate of the lithium salt solution is improved;
(3) Treating electrolyte, namely treating lithium hydroxide solution generated in an electrolytic tank, separating water to generate condensed water, and cooling and crystallizing the rest part to generate a lithium hydroxide product;
(4) The method comprises the steps of (1) gas treatment, collecting chlorine generated by solution electrolysis, then performing chlorine treatment, liquefying the treated chlorine, collecting hydrogen generated by electrolysis, and treating and recycling the hydrogen;
(5) And the generated lithium hydroxide product, liquid chlorine product and hydrochloric acid product are respectively collected and stored, so that the subsequent use of the lithium hydroxide product is facilitated.
Further, most of sodium chloride and potassium chloride can be removed in the process of removing impurities from brine in the step (1), and boron, sulfate radical and other ions can be removed by selecting a proper method, so that the mass fraction of anions (excluding chloride ions) is not more than 5%.
Further, after removing impurities from the brine in the step (1), adjusting the pH of the brine to 10.5-11.5, reprecipitating, removing calcium ions and magnesium ions in the brine, and further reducing the total amount of the magnesium ions and the calcium ions to below 0.15mg/L through ion exchange resin.
Further, the step (2) is to continuously concentrate the brine until the mass fraction of lithium ions is 5% -7% (30% -42% in terms of lithium chloride), wherein sodium chloride and potassium chloride are not dissolved in the concentrated brine containing 30% -42% of lithium chloride and are precipitated, so that the total concentration of sodium ions and potassium ions in the brine is controlled below 5% (mass fraction), and refined brine is obtained, and the main component of the refined brine is lithium chloride solution.
Further, during electrolysis in the step (2), cathode and anode materials inside the electrolytic tank are made of highly corrosion-resistant titanium and nickel coatings, so that corrosion damage of lithium chloride solution to the electrode is reduced, normal use of the electrode is ensured, and during electrolysis, refined brine is used as anolyte in the electrolytic tank, and lithium hydroxide solution is used as catholyte.
Further, in the step (2), a cation permselective membrane is provided between the anode compartment and the cathode compartment, allowing Li to be + Through a permeable membrane, cl - Is blocked from passing through, and the electrolysis voltage of the electrolytic cell is controlled to be 3-6V, the current density is 1-100A/dm < 2 >, and the cell temperature is 60-70 ℃.
Further, in the step (2), lithium chloride in the anolyte is converted into lithium hydroxide in the catholyte, and the electrolysis may be continued until the concentration of lithium hydroxide reaches 14% (mass fraction) or near saturation concentration.
In the step (3), the lithium hydroxide solution is concentrated and crystallized to obtain lithium hydroxide-hydrate, and then the lithium hydroxide-hydrate is centrifugally separated, washed and dried to separate water from lithium hydroxide, so that the lithium hydroxide with higher purity is prepared.
And (3) introducing hydrogen in the step (4) into a hydrochloric acid working section through equipment after hydrogen treatment, mixing chlorine gas subjected to chlorine treatment with hydrogen treated by hydrogen in the hydrochloric acid working section, and then mixing the reacted product with acid liquor generated in the step (3) to generate a hydrochloric acid product.
Further, in the step (5), liquid chlorine is stored in a steel bottle and is stored in a dry and ventilated warehouse, and lithium hydroxide and a hydrochloric acid product are respectively stored in the storage process and are stored in a dark place, so that the mutual interference of the lithium hydroxide and the hydrochloric acid is reduced.
According to the embodiment of the application, the steps of raw material treatment, electrolysis treatment, gas treatment and the like are adopted, so that the problems that the impurity removal effect of the existing preparation process before electrolysis of raw materials is not ideal, the purity of the subsequent lithium hydroxide production is affected, gas and acid liquor are not easy to recycle, waste is easy to cause, pollution is caused to the environment, the durability of the battery is insufficient, the purity of the prepared lithium hydroxide cannot meet the use requirement of the battery, the production cost is high are solved, the impurity removal effect of brine is good, the purity of lithium hydroxide production can be ensured, the gas and the acid liquor can be recycled, the environmental pollution is reduced, the durability of the battery is improved, and the production cost is reduced are solved.
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FIG. 2 is an electrolytic schematic of the present application.
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In order that those skilled in the art will better understand the present application, a technical solution in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in which it is apparent that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present application, not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present application without making any inventive effort, shall fall within the scope of the present application.
It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and the claims of the present application and the above figures are used for distinguishing between similar objects and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used may be interchanged where appropriate in order to describe the embodiments of the application herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprises," "comprising," and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not necessarily limited to those steps or elements expressly listed but may include other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.
In the present application, the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "rear", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "middle", "vertical", "horizontal", "lateral", "longitudinal" and the like indicate an azimuth or a positional relationship based on that shown in the drawings. These terms are only used to better describe the present application and its embodiments and are not intended to limit the scope of the indicated devices, elements or components to the particular orientations or to configure and operate in the particular orientations.
Also, some of the terms described above may be used to indicate other meanings in addition to orientation or positional relationships, for example, the term "upper" may also be used to indicate some sort of attachment or connection in some cases. The specific meaning of these terms in the present application will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.
Furthermore, the terms "mounted," "configured," "provided," "connected," "coupled," and "sleeved" are to be construed broadly. For example, it may be a fixed connection, a removable connection, or a unitary construction; may be a mechanical connection, or an electrical connection; may be directly connected, or indirectly connected through intervening media, or may be in internal communication between two devices, elements, or components. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.
It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments of the present application and features of the embodiments may be combined with each other. The application will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings in connection with embodiments.
Example 1
Referring to fig. 1-2, a process for preparing lithium hydroxide by bipolar membrane electrolysis includes the following steps:
(1) Raw material treatment, namely taking a certain amount of brine raw material, mixing the brine raw material with strong acid for reaction, standing for a period of time, utilizing filtering equipment to salvage and separate sediment, removing insoluble impurities in the solution to obtain lithium salt solution, and realizing primary impurity removal of brine;
(2) Carrying out electrolytic treatment, namely concentrating the purified brine by utilizing electrodialysis to prepare refined brine, and then injecting the prepared refined brine into an electrolytic tank with a bipolar membrane electrodialysis device to carry out electrolytic treatment to obtain lithium hydroxide solution, dilute lithium salt solution and acid liquor, wherein the dilute lithium salt solution can be uniformly mixed with the lithium salt solution and then concentrated again, so that the utilization rate of the lithium salt solution is improved;
(3) Treating electrolyte, namely treating lithium hydroxide solution generated in an electrolytic tank, separating water to generate condensed water, and cooling and crystallizing the rest part to generate a lithium hydroxide product;
(4) The method comprises the steps of (1) gas treatment, collecting chlorine generated by solution electrolysis, then performing chlorine treatment, liquefying the treated chlorine, collecting hydrogen generated by electrolysis, and treating and recycling the hydrogen;
(5) And the generated lithium hydroxide product, liquid chlorine product and hydrochloric acid product are respectively collected and stored, so that the subsequent use of the lithium hydroxide product is facilitated.
Further, most of sodium chloride and potassium chloride can be removed in the process of removing impurities from brine in the step (1), and boron, sulfate radical and other ions can be removed by selecting a proper method, so that the mass fraction of anions (excluding chloride ions) is not more than 5%.
Further, after removing impurities from the brine in the step (1), adjusting the pH of the brine to 10.5, reprecipitating to remove calcium ions and magnesium ions in the brine, and further reducing the total amount of the magnesium ions and the calcium ions to below 0.15mg/L through ion exchange resin.
Further, the step (2) is to continuously concentrate the brine until the mass fraction of lithium ions is 5% -7% (30% -42% in terms of lithium chloride), wherein sodium chloride and potassium chloride are not dissolved in the concentrated brine containing 30% -42% of lithium chloride and are precipitated, so that the total concentration of sodium ions and potassium ions in the brine is controlled below 5% (mass fraction), and refined brine is obtained, and the main component of the refined brine is lithium chloride solution.
Further, during electrolysis in the step (2), cathode and anode materials inside the electrolytic tank are made of highly corrosion-resistant titanium and nickel coatings, so that corrosion damage of lithium chloride solution to the electrode is reduced, normal use of the electrode is ensured, and during electrolysis, refined brine is used as anolyte in the electrolytic tank, and lithium hydroxide solution is used as catholyte.
Further, in the step (2), a cation permselective membrane is provided between the anode compartment and the cathode compartment, allowing Li to be + Through a permeable membrane, cl - Is blocked from passing through, and the electrolysis voltage of the electrolytic cell is controlled to be 3V, the current density is 1-100A/dm < 2 >, and the cell temperature is 70 ℃.
Further, in the step (2), lithium chloride in the anolyte is converted into lithium hydroxide in the catholyte, and the electrolysis may be continued until the concentration of lithium hydroxide reaches 14% (mass fraction) or near saturation concentration.
In the step (3), the lithium hydroxide solution is concentrated and crystallized to obtain lithium hydroxide-hydrate, and then the lithium hydroxide-hydrate is centrifugally separated, washed and dried to separate water from lithium hydroxide, so that the lithium hydroxide with higher purity is prepared.
And (3) introducing hydrogen in the step (4) into a hydrochloric acid working section through equipment after hydrogen treatment, mixing chlorine gas subjected to chlorine treatment with hydrogen treated by hydrogen in the hydrochloric acid working section, and then mixing the reacted product with acid liquor generated in the step (3) to generate a hydrochloric acid product.
Further, in the step (5), liquid chlorine is stored in a steel bottle and is stored in a dry and ventilated warehouse, and lithium hydroxide and a hydrochloric acid product are respectively stored in the storage process and are stored in a dark place, so that the mutual interference of the lithium hydroxide and the hydrochloric acid is reduced.
The method is suitable for the bipolar membrane electrolysis process for preparing lithium hydroxide with lower pH of brine, higher temperature of an electrolytic tank and lower voltage.
Example 2
Referring to fig. 1-2, a process for preparing lithium hydroxide by bipolar membrane electrolysis includes the following steps:
(1) Raw material treatment, namely taking a certain amount of brine raw material, mixing the brine raw material with strong acid for reaction, standing for a period of time, utilizing filtering equipment to salvage and separate sediment, removing insoluble impurities in the solution to obtain lithium salt solution, and realizing primary impurity removal of brine;
(2) Carrying out electrolytic treatment, namely concentrating the purified brine by utilizing electrodialysis to prepare refined brine, and then injecting the prepared refined brine into an electrolytic tank with a bipolar membrane electrodialysis device to carry out electrolytic treatment to obtain lithium hydroxide solution, dilute lithium salt solution and acid liquor, wherein the dilute lithium salt solution can be uniformly mixed with the lithium salt solution and then concentrated again, so that the utilization rate of the lithium salt solution is improved;
(3) Treating electrolyte, namely treating lithium hydroxide solution generated in an electrolytic tank, separating water to generate condensed water, and cooling and crystallizing the rest part to generate a lithium hydroxide product;
(4) The method comprises the steps of (1) gas treatment, collecting chlorine generated by solution electrolysis, then performing chlorine treatment, liquefying the treated chlorine, collecting hydrogen generated by electrolysis, and treating and recycling the hydrogen;
(5) And the generated lithium hydroxide product, liquid chlorine product and hydrochloric acid product are respectively collected and stored, so that the subsequent use of the lithium hydroxide product is facilitated.
Further, most of sodium chloride and potassium chloride can be removed in the process of removing impurities from brine in the step (1), and boron, sulfate radical and other ions can be removed by selecting a proper method, so that the mass fraction of anions (excluding chloride ions) is not more than 5%.
Further, after removing impurities from the brine in the step (1), adjusting the pH of the brine to 11.5, reprecipitating to remove calcium ions and magnesium ions in the brine, and further reducing the total amount of the magnesium ions and the calcium ions to below 0.15mg/L through ion exchange resin.
Further, the step (2) is to continuously concentrate the brine until the mass fraction of lithium ions is 5% -7% (30% -42% in terms of lithium chloride), wherein sodium chloride and potassium chloride are not dissolved in the concentrated brine containing 30% -42% of lithium chloride and are precipitated, so that the total concentration of sodium ions and potassium ions in the brine is controlled below 5% (mass fraction), and refined brine is obtained, and the main component of the refined brine is lithium chloride solution.
Further, during electrolysis in the step (2), cathode and anode materials inside the electrolytic tank are made of highly corrosion-resistant titanium and nickel coatings, so that corrosion damage of lithium chloride solution to the electrode is reduced, normal use of the electrode is ensured, and during electrolysis, refined brine is used as anolyte in the electrolytic tank, and lithium hydroxide solution is used as catholyte.
Further, in the step (2), a cation permselective membrane is provided between the anode compartment and the cathode compartment, allowing Li to be + Through a permeable membrane, cl - Is blocked from passing through, and the electrolysis voltage of the electrolytic cell is controlled to be 5V, the current density is 1-100A/dm < 2 >, and the cell temperature is 65 ℃.
Further, in the step (2), lithium chloride in the anolyte is converted into lithium hydroxide in the catholyte, and the electrolysis may be continued until the concentration of lithium hydroxide reaches 14% (mass fraction) or near saturation concentration.
In the step (3), the lithium hydroxide solution is concentrated and crystallized to obtain lithium hydroxide-hydrate, and then the lithium hydroxide-hydrate is centrifugally separated, washed and dried to separate water from lithium hydroxide, so that the lithium hydroxide with higher purity is prepared.
And (3) introducing hydrogen in the step (4) into a hydrochloric acid working section through equipment after hydrogen treatment, mixing chlorine gas subjected to chlorine treatment with hydrogen treated by hydrogen in the hydrochloric acid working section, and then mixing the reacted product with acid liquor generated in the step (3) to generate a hydrochloric acid product.
Further, in the step (5), liquid chlorine is stored in a steel bottle and is stored in a dry and ventilated warehouse, and lithium hydroxide and a hydrochloric acid product are respectively stored in the storage process and are stored in a dark place, so that the mutual interference of the lithium hydroxide and the hydrochloric acid is reduced.
The method is suitable for the bipolar membrane electrolysis process for preparing lithium hydroxide with high brine PH, high electrolytic tank temperature and low voltage.
Example 3
Referring to fig. 1-2, a process for preparing lithium hydroxide by bipolar membrane electrolysis includes the following steps:
(1) Raw material treatment, namely taking a certain amount of brine raw material, mixing the brine raw material with strong acid for reaction, standing for a period of time, utilizing filtering equipment to salvage and separate sediment, removing insoluble impurities in the solution to obtain lithium salt solution, and realizing primary impurity removal of brine;
(2) Carrying out electrolytic treatment, namely concentrating the purified brine by utilizing electrodialysis to prepare refined brine, and then injecting the prepared refined brine into an electrolytic tank with a bipolar membrane electrodialysis device to carry out electrolytic treatment to obtain lithium hydroxide solution, dilute lithium salt solution and acid liquor, wherein the dilute lithium salt solution can be uniformly mixed with the lithium salt solution and then concentrated again, so that the utilization rate of the lithium salt solution is improved;
(3) Treating electrolyte, namely treating lithium hydroxide solution generated in an electrolytic tank, separating water to generate condensed water, and cooling and crystallizing the rest part to generate a lithium hydroxide product;
(4) The method comprises the steps of (1) gas treatment, collecting chlorine generated by solution electrolysis, then performing chlorine treatment, liquefying the treated chlorine, collecting hydrogen generated by electrolysis, and treating and recycling the hydrogen;
(5) And the generated lithium hydroxide product, liquid chlorine product and hydrochloric acid product are respectively collected and stored, so that the subsequent use of the lithium hydroxide product is facilitated.
Further, most of sodium chloride and potassium chloride can be removed in the process of removing impurities from brine in the step (1), and boron, sulfate radical and other ions can be removed by selecting a proper method, so that the mass fraction of anions (excluding chloride ions) is not more than 5%.
Further, after removing impurities from the brine in the step (1), adjusting the pH of the brine to 11.5, reprecipitating to remove calcium ions and magnesium ions in the brine, and further reducing the total amount of the magnesium ions and the calcium ions to below 0.15mg/L through ion exchange resin.
Further, the step (2) is to continuously concentrate the brine until the mass fraction of lithium ions is 5% -7% (30% -42% in terms of lithium chloride), wherein sodium chloride and potassium chloride are not dissolved in the concentrated brine containing 30% -42% of lithium chloride and are precipitated, so that the total concentration of sodium ions and potassium ions in the brine is controlled below 5% (mass fraction), and refined brine is obtained, and the main component of the refined brine is lithium chloride solution.
Further, during electrolysis in the step (2), cathode and anode materials inside the electrolytic tank are made of highly corrosion-resistant titanium and nickel coatings, so that corrosion damage of lithium chloride solution to the electrode is reduced, normal use of the electrode is ensured, and during electrolysis, refined brine is used as anolyte in the electrolytic tank, and lithium hydroxide solution is used as catholyte.
Further, in the step (2), a cation permselective membrane is provided between the anode compartment and the cathode compartment, allowing Li to be + Through a permeable membrane, cl - Is blocked from passing through, and the electrolysis voltage of the electrolytic cell is controlled to be 6V, the current density is 1-100A/dm < 2 >, and the cell temperature is 60 ℃.
Further, in the step (2), lithium chloride in the anolyte is converted into lithium hydroxide in the catholyte, and the electrolysis may be continued until the concentration of lithium hydroxide reaches 14% (mass fraction) or near saturation concentration.
In the step (3), the lithium hydroxide solution is concentrated and crystallized to obtain lithium hydroxide-hydrate, and then the lithium hydroxide-hydrate is centrifugally separated, washed and dried to separate water from lithium hydroxide, so that the lithium hydroxide with higher purity is prepared.
And (3) introducing hydrogen in the step (4) into a hydrochloric acid working section through equipment after hydrogen treatment, mixing chlorine gas subjected to chlorine treatment with hydrogen treated by hydrogen in the hydrochloric acid working section, and then mixing the reacted product with acid liquor generated in the step (3) to generate a hydrochloric acid product.
Further, in the step (5), liquid chlorine is stored in a steel bottle and is stored in a dry and ventilated warehouse, and lithium hydroxide and a hydrochloric acid product are respectively stored in the storage process and are stored in a dark place, so that the mutual interference of the lithium hydroxide and the hydrochloric acid is reduced.
The method is suitable for preparing lithium hydroxide by bipolar membrane electrolysis with higher pH of brine, lower temperature of an electrolytic tank and higher voltage.
Example 4
Referring to fig. 1-2, a process for preparing lithium hydroxide by bipolar membrane electrolysis includes the following steps:
(1) Raw material treatment, namely taking a certain amount of brine raw material, mixing the brine raw material with strong acid for reaction, standing for a period of time, utilizing filtering equipment to salvage and separate sediment, removing insoluble impurities in the solution to obtain lithium salt solution, and realizing primary impurity removal of brine;
(2) Carrying out electrolytic treatment, namely concentrating the purified brine by utilizing electrodialysis to prepare refined brine, and then injecting the prepared refined brine into an electrolytic tank with a bipolar membrane electrodialysis device to carry out electrolytic treatment to obtain lithium hydroxide solution, dilute lithium salt solution and acid liquor, wherein the dilute lithium salt solution can be uniformly mixed with the lithium salt solution and then concentrated again, so that the utilization rate of the lithium salt solution is improved;
(3) Treating electrolyte, namely treating lithium hydroxide solution generated in an electrolytic tank, separating water to generate condensed water, and cooling and crystallizing the rest part to generate a lithium hydroxide product;
(4) The method comprises the steps of (1) gas treatment, collecting chlorine generated by solution electrolysis, then performing chlorine treatment, liquefying the treated chlorine, collecting hydrogen generated by electrolysis, and treating and recycling the hydrogen;
(5) And the generated lithium hydroxide product, liquid chlorine product and hydrochloric acid product are respectively collected and stored, so that the subsequent use of the lithium hydroxide product is facilitated.
Further, most of sodium chloride and potassium chloride can be removed in the process of removing impurities from brine in the step (1), and boron, sulfate radical and other ions can be removed by selecting a proper method, so that the mass fraction of anions (excluding chloride ions) is not more than 5%.
Further, after removing impurities from the brine in the step (1), adjusting the pH of the brine to 10.5, reprecipitating to remove calcium ions and magnesium ions in the brine, and further reducing the total amount of the magnesium ions and the calcium ions to below 0.15mg/L through ion exchange resin.
Further, the step (2) is to continuously concentrate the brine until the mass fraction of lithium ions is 5% -7% (30% -42% in terms of lithium chloride), wherein sodium chloride and potassium chloride are not dissolved in the concentrated brine containing 30% -42% of lithium chloride and are precipitated, so that the total concentration of sodium ions and potassium ions in the brine is controlled below 5% (mass fraction), and refined brine is obtained, and the main component of the refined brine is lithium chloride solution.
Further, during electrolysis in the step (2), cathode and anode materials inside the electrolytic tank are made of highly corrosion-resistant titanium and nickel coatings, so that corrosion damage of lithium chloride solution to the electrode is reduced, normal use of the electrode is ensured, and during electrolysis, refined brine is used as anolyte in the electrolytic tank, and lithium hydroxide solution is used as catholyte.
Further, in the step (2), a cation permselective membrane is provided between the anode compartment and the cathode compartment, allowing Li to be + Through a permeable membrane, cl - Is blocked from passing through, and the electrolysis voltage of the electrolytic cell is controlled to be 6V, the current density is 1-100A/dm < 2 >, and the cell temperature is 60 ℃.
Further, in the step (2), lithium chloride in the anolyte is converted into lithium hydroxide in the catholyte, and the electrolysis may be continued until the concentration of lithium hydroxide reaches 14% (mass fraction) or near saturation concentration.
In the step (3), the lithium hydroxide solution is concentrated and crystallized to obtain lithium hydroxide-hydrate, and then the lithium hydroxide-hydrate is centrifugally separated, washed and dried to separate water from lithium hydroxide, so that the lithium hydroxide with higher purity is prepared.
And (3) introducing hydrogen in the step (4) into a hydrochloric acid working section through equipment after hydrogen treatment, mixing chlorine gas subjected to chlorine treatment with hydrogen treated by hydrogen in the hydrochloric acid working section, and then mixing the reacted product with acid liquor generated in the step (3) to generate a hydrochloric acid product.
Further, in the step (5), liquid chlorine is stored in a steel bottle and is stored in a dry and ventilated warehouse, and lithium hydroxide and a hydrochloric acid product are respectively stored in the storage process and are stored in a dark place, so that the mutual interference of the lithium hydroxide and the hydrochloric acid is reduced.
The method is suitable for the bipolar membrane electrolysis process for preparing lithium hydroxide with lower PH of brine, lower temperature of an electrolytic tank and higher voltage.
The application has the advantages that:
the ion concentration in the brine is strictly controlled by adopting the processes of impurity removal and concentration for multiple times, the interference of the impurities is reduced, the preparation purity of the lithium hydroxide is ensured, the subsequent lithium hydroxide is beneficial to meeting the use requirement of a battery, gas and acid liquor generated during electrolysis can be timely recovered and can be reused after the process, the dilute lithium salt solution can be concentrated and recovered, the waste of resources is reduced, the pollution to the environment is reduced, the durability of the battery is higher, and the whole production cost of the lithium hydroxide can be reduced.
The above description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application, but various modifications and variations can be made to the present application by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

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1. A bipolar membrane electrolysis process for preparing lithium hydroxide is characterized in that: the bipolar membrane electrolysis lithium hydroxide preparation process comprises the following steps:
(1) Raw material treatment, namely taking a certain amount of brine raw material, mixing the brine raw material with strong acid for reaction, standing for a period of time, utilizing filtering equipment to salvage and separate sediment, removing insoluble impurities in the solution to obtain lithium salt solution, and realizing primary impurity removal of brine;
(2) Carrying out electrolytic treatment, namely concentrating the purified brine by utilizing electrodialysis to prepare refined brine, and then injecting the prepared refined brine into an electrolytic tank with a bipolar membrane electrodialysis device to carry out electrolytic treatment to obtain lithium hydroxide solution, dilute lithium salt solution and acid liquor, wherein the dilute lithium salt solution can be uniformly mixed with the lithium salt solution and then concentrated again, so that the utilization rate of the lithium salt solution is improved;
(3) Treating electrolyte, namely treating lithium hydroxide solution generated in an electrolytic tank, separating water to generate condensed water, and cooling and crystallizing the rest part to generate a lithium hydroxide product;
(4) The method comprises the steps of (1) gas treatment, collecting chlorine generated by solution electrolysis, then performing chlorine treatment, liquefying the treated chlorine, collecting hydrogen generated by electrolysis, and treating and recycling the hydrogen;
(5) And the generated lithium hydroxide product, liquid chlorine product and hydrochloric acid product are respectively collected and stored, so that the subsequent use of the lithium hydroxide product is facilitated.
2. The process for preparing lithium hydroxide by bipolar membrane electrolysis according to claim 1, wherein the process comprises the following steps: in the step (1), most sodium chloride and potassium chloride can be removed in the process of removing impurities from brine, and boron, sulfate radical and other ions can be removed by selecting a proper method, so that the mass fraction of anions (excluding chloride ions) is not more than 5%.
3. The process for preparing lithium hydroxide by bipolar membrane electrolysis according to claim 1, wherein the process comprises the following steps: and (3) removing impurities from the brine in the step (1), adjusting the pH of the brine to 10.5-11.5, reprecipitating, removing calcium ions and magnesium ions in the brine, and further reducing the total amount of the magnesium ions and the calcium ions to below 0.15mg/L through ion exchange resin.
4. The process for preparing lithium hydroxide by bipolar membrane electrolysis according to claim 1, wherein the process comprises the following steps: and (2) continuously concentrating the brine until the mass fraction of lithium ions is 5% -7% (30% -42% in terms of lithium chloride), wherein sodium chloride and potassium chloride are not dissolved in the concentrated brine containing 30% -42% of lithium chloride and are precipitated, so that the total concentration of sodium ions and potassium ions in the brine is controlled below 5% (mass fraction), and refined brine is obtained, and the main component of the refined brine is lithium chloride solution.
5. The process for preparing lithium hydroxide by bipolar membrane electrolysis according to claim 1, wherein the process comprises the following steps: and (2) during electrolysis, cathode and anode materials in the electrolytic tank are made of highly corrosion-resistant titanium and nickel coatings so as to reduce corrosion damage of lithium chloride solution to the electrode and ensure normal use of the electrode, and during electrolysis, refined brine is used as anolyte and lithium hydroxide solution is used as catholyte in the electrolytic tank.
6. The process for preparing lithium hydroxide by bipolar membrane electrolysis according to claim 1, wherein the process comprises the following steps: in the step (2), a cation permselective membrane is disposed between the anode and cathode compartments, allowing Li to flow + Through a permeable membrane, cl - Is blocked from passing through, and the electrolysis voltage of the electrolytic cell is controlled to be 3-6V, the current density is 1-100A/dm < 2 >, and the cell temperature is 60-70 ℃.
7. The process for preparing lithium hydroxide by bipolar membrane electrolysis according to claim 1, wherein the process comprises the following steps: the lithium chloride in the anolyte in step (2) is converted into lithium hydroxide in the catholyte, and the electrolysis may be continued until the concentration of lithium hydroxide reaches 14% (mass fraction) or near saturation concentration.
8. The process for preparing lithium hydroxide by bipolar membrane electrolysis according to claim 1, wherein the process comprises the following steps: in the step (3), the lithium hydroxide solution is concentrated and crystallized to obtain lithium hydroxide-hydrate, and then the lithium hydroxide-hydrate is centrifugally separated, washed and dried to separate water from lithium hydroxide, so that the lithium hydroxide with higher purity is prepared.
9. The process for preparing lithium hydroxide by bipolar membrane electrolysis according to claim 1, wherein the process comprises the following steps: and (3) introducing hydrogen in the step (4) into a hydrochloric acid working section through equipment after hydrogen treatment, mixing chlorine gas subjected to chlorine treatment with hydrogen treated by hydrogen in the hydrochloric acid working section, and then mixing the reacted product with acid liquor generated in the step (3) to generate a hydrochloric acid product.
10. The process for preparing lithium hydroxide by bipolar membrane electrolysis according to claim 1, wherein the process comprises the following steps: and (5) storing the liquid chlorine in a steel bottle, storing in a dry and ventilated warehouse, and storing lithium hydroxide and a hydrochloric acid product respectively in the storage process, and storing in a dark place, so that the mutual interference of the lithium hydroxide and the hydrochloric acid is reduced.
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