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Process for producing high purity lithium carbonate

Patent 4207297 Issued on June 10, 1980. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject March 27, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

2413644

2940820

3007771

Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 05/890328 filed on 03/27/1978

US Classes:

423/179.5, Lithium423/421, Alkali metal containing (Li, Na, K, Rb, or Cs)423/641Alkali metal (Li, Na, K, Rb, or Cs)

Examiners

Primary: Gantz, Delbert E.
Assistant: Straub, Gary P.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

C01D 15/00 (20060101)
C01D 15/02 (20060101)
C01D 15/08 (20060101)

Abstract

A continuous integrated process for the production of lithium hyroxide monohydrate and high purity lithium carbonate of large average particle size comprising converting impure lithium carbonate to lithium hydroxide by a causticization step, separating precipitated calcium carbonate from the resulting lithium hydroxide solution, precipitating lithium hydroxide monohydrate from a major portion of the lithium hydroxide solution and recovering same, introducing carbon dioxide or lithium carbonate to the remaining minor portion of the lithium hydroxide solution to precipitate additional calcium as calcium carbonate, separating the precipitated calcium carbonate from the lithium hydroxide solution, introducing carbon dioxide to the lithium hydroxide solution to precipitate high purity lithium carbonate of large average particle size, separating and recovering said lithium carbonate from the resulting lithium carbonate solution, and recycling said lithium carbonate solution to said causticization step.

Other References

  • Hader, R. N. et al., Lithium and its Compounds, I and EC, Dec. 1951, pp. 2636-2646, particularly 2642-2643
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