Review of the research on the development and utilization of clay-type lithium resources--颗粒学报PARTICUOLOGY

Xie, R., Zhao, Z., Tong, X., Xie, X., Song, Q., & Fan, P. (2024). Review of the research on the development and utilization of clay-type lithium resources. Particuology, 87, 46-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.partic.2023.07.009

Review of the research on the development and utilization of clay-type lithium resources

Ruiqi Xie^{a b}, Zhihui Zhao ^{a b}, Xiong Tong ^{a b *}, Xian Xie^{a b}, Qiang Song ^{a b}, Peiqiang Fan ^{a b}

a Faculty of Land Resource Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China
b Yunnan Engineering Research Center for Metal Tailings Resource Utilization, Kunming, 650093, China

10.1016/j.partic.2023.07.009

Volume 87, April 2024, Pages 46-53

Received 6 June 2023, Revised 8 July 2023, Accepted 15 July 2023, Available online 28 July 2023, Version of Record 21 August 2023.

E-mail: kgxiongtong@163.com

Highlights

• Main types and characteristics of clay-type lithium resources.

• Flotation research status of main minerals of clay-type lithium resources.

• Research status of lithium extraction from clay lithium resources.

Abstract

Since the demands for lithium have been in explosive growth recently and several great clay lithium resources were founded in China, the development and utilization of clay-type lithium resources become a hot topic. In order to provide a guidance for the concentration and extracting lithium of clay-type lithium resources, this review systematically summarized the main types and characteristics of clay-type lithium resources and the research status of lithium extraction from clay lithium resources. Meanwhile, the flotation research status of the main mineral of clay lithium ore was also summarized. Furthermore, we discussed the difficulties in the development and utilization of clay-type lithium ore and put forward the subsequent research orientation. This paper can provide a guidance for the concentration and extracting lithium of clay-type lithium resources in the future.

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Keywords

Clay lithium; Clay mineral flotation; Lithium extraction; Leaching

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