EP1041177A1 - Procédé de production électrochimique de lithium - Google Patents

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EP1041177A1
EP1041177A1 EP00106014A EP00106014A EP1041177A1 EP 1041177 A1 EP1041177 A1 EP 1041177A1 EP 00106014 A EP00106014 A EP 00106014A EP 00106014 A EP00106014 A EP 00106014A EP 1041177 A1 EP1041177 A1 EP 1041177A1
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  • the present invention relates to an improved method for electrochemical production of metallic lithium from aqueous Lithium salt solutions, which among other things simplified recycling of lithium enables.
  • the invention further describes one for carrying out this method suitable electrolysis cell and the principle of a production plant.
  • Lithium is an important inorganic basic chemical and has a number of Applications. So it is used to represent organolithium compounds Alloy additive to aluminum or magnesium and for lithium batteries used. Technically, lithium is one by melt flow electrolysis eutectic mixture of lithium chloride and potassium chloride at 400 to 460 ° C manufactured. (Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Sixth Edition, 1998 Electronic release).
  • This process has a high energy consumption (28-32 kWh / kg Li). Moreover the process has the serious disadvantage that only anhydrous lithium chloride can be used. The one primarily present as an aqueous solution Lithium chloride must therefore be used in an energy-intensive process anhydrous solid can be worked up. Since lithium chloride is hygroscopic, the drying and handling requires a special effort.
  • a 2 cm salt melt of two alkali metal iodides serves as the electrolyte (preferably LiI and CsI or LiI and KI), while lithium metal is deposited cathodically.
  • the current density is between 1 and 4 kA / m 2 without mass transfer limitation occurring.
  • EP-B 0497410 describes a method for changing the concentration of lithium in a liquid metal from the group aluminum, copper, zinc, tin and lead by electrochemical means.
  • An electrochemical cell is used, which consists of the liquid metal and an electrically conductive material that can absorb lithium. Between these two is a dry electrolyte that can conduct other alkali metal ions in addition to Li ions.
  • a direct voltage is now applied so that lithium ions and other ions of the 1st main group from the liquid metal migrate through the dry electrolyte and are absorbed by the electrical conductor.
  • the liquid metal is anodically connected, the conductive material on the other side of the dry electrolyte is connected cathodically.
  • the following solid electrolytes are used: ⁇ -Al 2 O 3 , ⁇ '' - Al 2 O 3 , mixture of Na 2 O and Al 2 O 3 , NASICON and bismuth or a bismuth alloy.
  • GB-B 1,155,927 describes a process according to which sodium metal can be obtained from sodium amalgam electrochemically using a solid sodium ion conductor such as beta-Al 2 O 3 with amalgam as anode and sodium as cathode.
  • a solid sodium ion conductor such as beta-Al 2 O 3
  • amalgam as anode
  • sodium as cathode.
  • the implementation of the method described in GB-B 1,155,927 does not lead to the results described there with regard to lithium conversion, product purity and current density when transferred to lithium.
  • the system described behaves unstably over the course of a few days if the claimed temperature range is maintained.
  • the task was an improved method for electrochemical Production of lithium from aqueous solutions of at least one lithium salt to find about lithium amalgam, which is an energetically more economical production of Lithium allows as the previously used melt flow electrolysis.
  • Lithium salt solutions run out for example by dissolving Lithium carbonate can be obtained in hydrochloric acid aqueous solution. It should also be possible to work up Li salt solutions, for example in the synthesis of Li-organic compounds arise as waste streams.
  • the lithium metal must be obtained primarily in such a purity that further process steps omitted. For this, the heavy metal content of the lithium must be below 1 ppm.
  • the process should be feasible on an industrial scale and must therefore enable sufficiently high current densities and space-time yields.
  • Lithium amalgam denotes a solution of lithium in mercury that is liquid at the reaction temperature.
  • the new process is analogous to the existing combination of chlor-alkali electrolysis realizable according to the amalgam process.
  • the present invention further relates to a method in which lithium waste, e.g. those from batteries and reaction solutions, reused or as Starting materials for the production of the aqueous used according to the invention
  • Solutions of a lithium salt are used.
  • organolithium reactions in significant amounts lithium halides in Form of aqueous solutions.
  • Lithium ion batteries can also aqueous solutions of various lithium salts, e.g. Lithium halides, Lithium sulfate, lithium sulfonates or lithium salts of organic acids recovered, e.g. be detached.
  • Another way of The recovery of such lithium salt solutions is provided by the acidic one Digestion of the electrolytes and electrodes used in batteries with for example hydrochloric acid or sulfuric acid.
  • the lithium waste is in one preferred embodiment e.g. using hydrochloric acid in an aqueous Lithium chloride solution transferred.
  • the aqueous Li salt solution is electrolyzed in a chlor-alkali amalgam cell in the first stage of the coupled process.
  • Chlorine is formed anodically when lithium chloride solutions are used.
  • the chlorine is discharged as is typical of the process, purified and brought to normal use.
  • the process is analogously the recovery of chlorine from sodium chloride by the amalgam process from (Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 6 th Edition, 1998 Electronic Release).
  • oxygen is deposited anodically.
  • the brine must then be kept in the pH range from 2 to 4 with Li salts which provide base.
  • the lithium is converted into the liquid amalgam in reduced form as metal by the cathode process.
  • Mercury or amalgam flows cathodically connected along the bottom of an electrolytic cell.
  • a lithium chloride solution with a lithium chloride content of 220 to 350 g / l flows over the mercury.
  • the anodic chlorine and the depleted lithium chloride solution (160-210 g / l) are removed from the cell.
  • the lithium content in the amalgam is kept at 0.02 to 0.19% by weight (approx. 0.5 to 5 at%), preferably 0.04 to 0.1% by weight (approx. 1 to 3 at%), so that the amalgam remains fluid.
  • the outflowing amalgam is conveniently directed over a weir. Titanium is generally used as the anode, but graphite is also possible.
  • the current yield is> 90% (based on chlorine), usually it is between 95 and 97%.
  • the reaction temperature is 50 to 100, preferably 70 to 90 ° C.
  • the anode potential becomes like this held that only lithium is anodically oxidized as an ion by the solid electrolyte is transported in the electric field and finally is reduced cathodically to lithium.
  • the process according to the invention is carried out in an electrolysis cell in the second stage a moving liquid lithium amalgam anode operated.
  • a moving liquid anode which during operation with regard to its Lithium content is depleted so that it is amalgam, the Z. B. in an electrolysis to obtain lithium amalgam and chlorine Lithium chloride can be obtained is replaced.
  • the Concentrated amalgam drain usually passed over a weir to the watery one Remove lithium chloride solution. Then the amalgam flow is in a heat exchanger to the operating temperature of the invention Process heated and fed to the hot moving liquid anode. This is expediently carried out in a countercurrent heat exchanger that the hot, depleted amalgam heats the feed.
  • the replacement of depleted amalgam can be both discontinuous as well done continuously. In the discontinuous procedure, over batch turnover averaged, higher lithium concentrations reached. The continuous operation is however easier to carry out in operational terms. The Disadvantage that the incoming concentrate is usually circulated already diluted lithium amalgam can be diluted be balanced that the process is carried out in several stages.
  • the liquid anode is expediently by stirring and / or with a Pump in an atmospheric pressure or slightly overpressure Circulation moves.
  • the through the sales-related exchange of amalgam movement caused or thermal convection is compared to that in the required movement negligible and sufficient not reaching the preferred current densities.
  • the anode-side power supply is advantageously carried out via the Stainless steel housing of the electrolytic cell, which under the reaction conditions is stable.
  • the anode side is suitable against the cathode side electrically isolated.
  • the cathode is made of lithium, which is used at the temperatures required for Stabilization of the anode process are required, is present in liquid form.
  • the lithium is preferably in the form of a solid Reservoirs introduced into the cathode compartment. At the beginning of the electrolysis it will Lithium then melted. The lithium can also be in liquid form The beginning of the electrolysis be introduced into the cathode compartment.
  • the lithium formed in the process according to the invention can be obtained in a simple manner can be removed from the cathode compartment by a top, whereby by Throttling the lithium current ensures that the pressure on the Lithium side is higher than the pressure on the amalgam side. So that becomes a potential mercury contamination of the lithium obtained Micropores or other leaks are suppressed.
  • the overpressure of the The cathode compared to the anode is 0.1 to 5 in the process according to the invention bar, preferably 0.5 to 1 bar.
  • the cathodic power supply is advantageously carried out via the Lithium filling and the drain pipes or connecting flanges.
  • the anode and cathode compartments are sealed by a helium Lithium ion conductive solid electrolytes separated from each other.
  • a helium Lithium ion conductive solid electrolytes separated from each other.
  • ceramic materials or glasses come into consideration.
  • lithium- ⁇ "aluminum oxide, lithium- ⁇ -aluminum oxide and lithium- ⁇ / ⁇ " aluminum oxide each based on sodium- ⁇ "aluminum oxide, sodium- ⁇ -aluminum oxide or sodium- ⁇ / ⁇ '' aluminum oxide can be produced by cation exchange.
  • Lithium analogs of NASICON ceramics are also preferred.
  • the solid electrolyte expediently has the form of a thin-walled, yet pressure-resistant, tube closed on one side (EP-B 0 424 673), on the open end of which an electrically insulating ring is applied by means of a helium-tight, likewise electrically insulating glass solder connection (GB 2 207 545, EP-B 0 482 785).
  • the wall thickness of the lithium ion-conducting electrolyte is 0.3 to 5 mm, preferably 1 to 3 mm, particularly preferably 1 to 2 mm.
  • the cross-sectional shape of the tube closed on one side is circular in the preferred embodiment, in a further embodiment cross-sectional shapes with an enlarged surface are used, which can be derived, for example, from the combination of several circular surfaces, as shown in FIG. 3.
  • the design of the solid electrolyte which conducts lithium ions with regard to its leak tightness has a decisive influence on the method according to the invention, since mercury can only get into the lithium produced via leaks in the solid electrolyte or sealing system, since in the method according to the invention the anode potentials are set such that the formation of mercury ions is excluded becomes.
  • solid electrolytes are used which have leak rates of less than 1 * 10 -9 mbar * liter * sec -1 in a helium leak test, i.e. are helium-tight within the detection limit.
  • the releasable sealing connections are preferably carried out so that Lithium and amalgam each sealed to the ambient atmosphere become. It is avoided if possible between lithium and amalgam to have removable seals because the removable seals usually do are liquid-tight but not gas-tight and then mercury vapor through the Diffuse removable seal and undesirably contaminate the lithium could.
  • a preferred embodiment come as releasable sealing connections Flat seals for use, preferably made of graphite for Example made of unreinforced GRAPIHIFLEX® or reinforced high-pressure SIGNAFLEX® from SGL Carbon
  • the seals are filled with an inert gas, e.g. Argon or nitrogen washed around to prevent diffusion of oxygen. With helium-tight Electrolytes and the listed sealing arrangement Mercury residual levels of 0.05 to 0.3 ppm obtained in lithium.
  • Figure 1 shows a typical experimental setup
  • the cell consists in its Core from a tube 1 closed on one side made of lithium ion-conducting Solid electrolyte, the wall thickness of which is preferably 1-3 mm, instead of described 5 mm.
  • a ring made of non-conductive Material 2 attached helium-tight using a glass solder connection.
  • the lithium ion conductive tube is turned into a ring with the opening facing upwards cylindrical container 3 made of austenitic stainless steel 1.4571 and sealed.
  • the ring 2 was with a flat gasket below 4 and above 5 over the housing 6 and the cover flange 7 with three clamping screws 8 pressed.
  • An anode power supply 9 is attached to the stainless steel container.
  • For the Supply of amalgam is a pipe socket 10 on the side, for the drain on the side welded on a pipe socket 11 below.
  • a pipe protrudes from the cover flange Stainless steel 13 as cathodic power supply 12 in the opening of the lithium ion conductive tube.
  • the same tube 13 is passed through the cover flange and Drilled on the side at the top for the removal of liquid lithium. The whole The apparatus is heated (14).
  • the anode is the amalgam filling 15 between the housing and the outer wall of the Lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte tube.
  • the anode is constantly replaced by the Magnetic stirrer 16 moves.
  • the cathode 17 is the liquid lithium filling inside the lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte tube.
  • the liquid formed Lithium is fed into a e.g. by argon 21 inertized vessel 20, partially filled with an inert liquid 22 carried out.
  • a lowering of the ceramic resistance can be achieved by conditioning the Ceramics are made:
  • the ceramic resistance can be significantly reduced, for example, if the cell is first operated with reversed polarity, that is to say the anode is first operated as a cathode.
  • the cathode can consist of lithium amalgam, as is otherwise the case.
  • the current density in the reversed state is increased linearly from 50 A / m 2 to 1000 A / m 2 over a period of 1 to 44 h, preferably 2 to 6 h.
  • the current density is generally 0.3 to 10 kA / m 2 , preferably 0.5 to 3 kA / m 2 .
  • the current density is specifically set at the external power source, usually a line rectifier.
  • the lithium ion-conducting ceramic is as tube closed on one side, which is concentric in the interior a larger outer tube is introduced.
  • the outer tube consists of a Material that is very dense and resistant to hot amalgam. Stainless steel and graphite are particularly suitable as materials.
  • the Annular gap between the outer tube and the ceramic tube is in the longitudinal direction with the flows through the liquid anode.
  • the gap width of the annular gap is expediently 1 to 10 mm, preferably 2 to 5 mm, particularly preferably 2.5 up to 3 mm.
  • the flow rate is 0.03 to 1.0 m / s, preferably 0.05 up to 0.6 m / s, particularly preferably 0.1 to 0.3 m / s.
  • a higher one Flow velocity usually allows higher current densities.
  • Another design-related advantage of the anode in the form of an annular gap is that relatively small anode volume related to the anode area. So it will possible, the requirement of moderate apparatus weights and an acceptable Mercury current assets.
  • Figure 2 shows a typical embodiment
  • the core of the cell consists of a tube 23 which is closed on one side the lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte.
  • a ring insulating material 24 attached helium-tight by means of a glass solder connection.
  • the lithium ion conductive tube With the opening down into a concentric stainless steel tube 25, so that a Annular gap of preferably 2 to 5 mm arises.
  • the one over the annular gap and the one Anode space defined on the one hand fulfills the requirement for a apparatus concept, which manages with a relatively small mercury content.
  • the ring cross-section very much permits one with regard to the current density effective flow through the anode compartment in the axial direction.
  • the ring 24 with a flat seal below 26 and 27 above the Housing 28 and the cover flange 29 with three or four clamping screws 30 pressed.
  • An anode power supply 31 is attached to the stainless steel container.
  • the supply of amalgam is at the bottom a pipe socket 32, for the drain on the side welded on a pipe socket 33 above.
  • a pipe protrudes from the cover flange Stainless steel 34 as cathodic power supply 35 in the opening of the Solid electrolytes.
  • the same pipe 34 is passed through the cover flange and is used for the free removal of liquid lithium.
  • the cell is heated (36).
  • the anode is the amalgam filling in the annular space between the steel tube wall and outer wall of the lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte tube.
  • the cathode is the liquid lithium filling within the lithium ion conductive Solid electrolyte tube.
  • the cell voltage is essentially composed of the following two individual contributions: the electrochemical potential of the redox system lithium to lithium amalgam and the ohrush voltage drop via the electrical resistance of the ceramic electrolyte.
  • the cell voltage is therefore a function of the current density.
  • the electrochemical potential can be measured in the de-energized state. It is set according to the lithium concentration in the liquid anode. With a lithium concentration of 0.05% by weight, for example, a cell voltage of 0.92 V is established in the currentless state. With a current density of 1000 A / m 2 , for example, a cell voltage of 1.95 V is established.
  • the cell voltage is monitored and is limited so that anode potentials in which those according to the electrochemical Voltage series of noble metallic impurities in the moving anode could be oxidized.
  • the value of cell tension can be an indicator of mass transfer in the liquid moving anode to the ceramic surface and will usually monitored for this.
  • the mass transport limitation can be caused due to a too low lithium concentration in the anode and or insufficient flow and or too high current density.
  • the current direction is in time intervals from 1 to 24 hours for 1 to 10 minutes reversed by Anode and cathode are short-circuited via an external resistor.
  • the Resistance is dimensioned so that the current strength during polarity reversal is about 1.5 times corresponds to the current in operation.
  • the yield of won Lithium is completely in relation to the Lithium converted on the anode side.
  • the current yield of lithium obtained is with normal polarity of operation within the scope of the measuring accuracy 100%. Due to the intermittent polarity reversal, the average current yield is reduced to values from 95% to 98%.
  • the amalgam supplied to the anode is in a preferred embodiment depleted from 0.1% by weight to 0.03% by weight of lithium.
  • the not implemented Lithium is not lost when coupled with chlor-alkali electrolysis because it is returned to the chlor-alkali cell and via the amalgam cycle of comes back there.
  • aqueous lithium salt solutions can be used are preferably an aqueous lithium chloride solution in the composite chlor-alkali electrolysis.

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