Patent Document:

a preparation method of high purity lithium carbonate includes the steps as follows : 1 ) carbonic acid type salt lake bittern is concentrated , then heated up to saturate , crystallize and separate out the lithium carbonate , and crystals are collected to obtain refined salts of lithium carbonate ; 2 ) the collected refined salts of lithium carbonate are flushed with distilled water that is recycled by evaporating and concentrating the above bittern at a temperature above 60 ° c . to dissolve sodium - potassium salts therein ; and preferably , the salt lake bittern is concentrated by decompressing evaporation , and then is heated up to above 60 ° c ., and kept warm at a temperature of above 65 ° c . and 70 ° c . to crystallize and separate out the lithium carbonate . the higher the temperature is during the course of crystallization , the more beneficial it is for separating out the refined salts of lithium carbonate with higher purity , which is beneficial for reducing the difficulty in the subsequent purification operation . the distilled water is used for flushing the refined salts of lithium carbonate until the mass is not obviously reduced . generally speaking , when the refined salts of lithium carbonate are flushed until the mass is reduced to 20 - 30 % of the original mass ( dry weight ), the mass is basically stable and does not obviously reduce in spite of continuous flushing for 1 - 2 hours . in this case , the significance of continuous flush may not remarkably improve the purity of the high purity lithium carbonate , so the flush may be stopped to save water and other energy sources and improve the production efficiency at the same time . as a further improvement of the invention , the flushing direction is switched in a timing manner when flushing the collected refined salts of lithium carbonate . the flushing direction is changed every 10 s or 20 s , which is more beneficial for improving the flushing efficiency and preventing the blockage of the filter screen by the crystals . the distilled water is the condensate water obtained from concentrating or evaporating the bittern . as shown in fig1 and fig2 , a preparation system of high purity lithium carbonate includes a bittern concentration crystallizer and refiner . the bittern concentration crystallizer is provided with a heat accumulation pot b 1 and a heating pot b 2 . both the heat accumulation pot b 1 and the heating pot b 2 are independently provided with a heat exchanging device b 41 . the heat exchanging device of the heat accumulation pot b 1 and the heating pot b 2 is connected with a heat absorption end and a heat releasing end of the heat pump b 4 respectively , wherein the heating pot b 2 is provided with a bittern inlet b 21 and a tail bittern outlet b 22 . the tail bittern outlet b 22 is connected to the heat accumulation pot b 1 via the pipeline . the refiner includes a refining and purifying pot b 3 , which is provided with a water outlet b 32 and a water inlet b 31 . the lower portion in the refining and purifying pot b 3 is provided with a radial filter screen b 33 for supporting lithium carbonate crystals . the inner upper portion in the refining and purifying pot b 3 is provided with a detachable radial screen b 34 for preventing the lithium carbonate crystals from flowing out . as a further improvement of the invention , the bittern concentration crystallizer is connected with a vacuum device b 5 , which is connected with a water vapor condenser . the water vapor condenser is connected with a distilled water temporary storage tank b 6 . the vacuum device may vacuums the water vapor to reduce the pressure at the liquid surface , which is beneficial for accelerating the concentration of the liquid . the extracted water vapor is condensed to produce distilled water in a subsidiary manner , which is particularly applicable to remote lake areas of purified water . as a further improvement of the invention , the distilled water temporary storage pot b 6 is provided with a water inlet b 31 connecting to the refining and purifying pot . of course , in order to improve the refined and purified efficiency , the distilled water may be preheated to the temperature as required before guiding it into the refining and purifying pot . furthermore , the refiner is provided with a heat exchanger b 41 , so as to ensure the temperature in the pot is kept stable during the course of flush . the heat exchanger b 41 may not only be arranged in the refining and purifying pot , but also may be arranged in the outside pipeline or the circulating pump , preferably , may be arranged in the distilled water temporary storage pot , or arranged in a plurality of positions at the same time , so as to ensure the temperature of the distilled water is kept at the temperature required during the course of flush . as a further improvement of the invention , a filter screen is arranged at the front of the tail bittern outlet , which may avoid bringing out the crystallized refined salts of lithium carbonate during the course of discharging the tail bittern to affect the yield . as a further improvement of the invention , a detachable inner filter screen layer is arranged in the heating pot . this may ensure the vast majority of lithium carbonate crystals are caught in the filter screen , which may be convenient to remove the lithium carbonate obtained . the removed lithium carbonate may be transferred to the refining and purifying pot for further purification . as a further improvement of the invention , a circulating pump b 7 is arranged between the water outlet b 32 and the water inlet b 31 of the refining and purifying pot . this may circulate the hot water to flush the crystallized refined salts of lithium carbonate to accelerate the purification process . the water discharged from the circulating pump preferably flushes the crystallized refined salts of lithium carbonate from the bottom upward . in this way , the crystals are prevented from settling to the bottom which makes them difficult to flush , which could affect the purification effect . of course , the other flushing modes may also be adopted , for example , flushing from up to down , flushing in a rotating manner , or combining several flushing modes . as a further improvement of the invention , the refining and purifying pot is provided with a hot blown air drying device . the hot blown air drying device may be simply arranged in a hot blown air inlet and outlet of the refining and purifying pot . the hot air is preferably blown in from the bottom of the lithium carbonate crystals and blown out from the upper portion , which may more rapidly dry the purified lithium carbonate . as a further improvement of the invention , the water outlet of the refining and purifying pot is provided with a three - way valve , with one end of the three - way valve connected to the heat accumulation tank via the pipeline . the three - way valve may conveniently control the flow direction of the water according to the needs . the hot water after finishing flushing is guided into the heat accumulation pot , where the waste heat is utilized by the heat pump , which is beneficial to improve the use ratio of the energy source , which is more particularly applicable to the remote areas . as a further improvement of the invention , a filter screen is arranged at the front of the water outlet and the water inlet of the refining and purifying pot . this is beneficial for preventing the crystals from flowing into the pipeline to affect the normal operation of the device and the yield of the lithium carbonate . bittern with a li ionic concentration of 1 . 29 g / l is evaporated at a temperature above 60 ° c . to crystallize and separate out coarse lithium salts and bittern mixed wet salt , the weight of which is 897 . 6 g after simply removing a supernatant . then the yield is mixed with 3000 g distilled water at 80 ° c . at one time and sufficiently stirred for 3 minutes to obtain 47 . 4 g lithium carbonate with a purity of 62 % after the mixture is subjected to suction filtration and drying , and the yield of lithium carbonate obtained from the coarse lithium salt is 73 . 5 %. bittern with a li ionic concentration of 1 . 29 g / l is evaporated at a temperature above 60 ° c . to crystallize and separate out coarse lithium salt and bittern mixed wet salt , the weight of which is 877 . 9 g after simply removing a supernatant . the yield is flushed with a total amount of 2250 g distilled water at 70 ° c . for 4 times ( 1200 g , 600 g , 300 g and 150 g respectively ) in a manner of the embodiment 1 and sufficiently stirred for 30 seconds every time ( the total time for stirring is 2 minutes ) to obtain 37 . 56 g lithium carbonate with a purity of 91 . 3 % is obtained after the mixture is subjected to suction filtration and drying , and the yield of lithium carbonate obtained from the coarse lithium salt is 85 . 7 %. bittern with a li ionic concentration of 1 . 29 g / l is evaporated at a temperature above 60 ° c . to crystallize and separate out coarse lithium salt and bittern mixed wet salt , the weight of which is 986 . 7 g after simply removing a supernatant . the yield is placed into a refined and purified tank , and added with 1800 g distilled water with a temperature of 90 ° c ., which is recycled for 1 minute with the direction being changed once in every 10 seconds to obtain 39 . 74 g dried lithium carbonate with a purity of 97 . 6 % after the mixture is dried by hot blown air , and the yield of lithium carbonate obtained from the coarse lithium salts is 96 . 97 %. it may be known from the data of the above - mentioned embodiments that the refining and purifying pot may rapidly , continuously perform the purification link of the refined salts of lithium carbonate by saving water . the direction is changed for flushing , which may not only improve the flushing efficiency , but also avoids accumulation of crystals in the pipeline or the refined and purified tank , so that the self - cleaning may be achieved , the device is convenient to use , and the maintenance is reduced . the purification operation time for the coarse salts of lithium carbonate is reduced to ⅓ of the traditional method in the link . the self - cleaning design avoids the malpractice that the traditional scrubbing mode must be frequently maintained . the quantity of the distilled water for flushing is reduced to 60 % of the traditional method , and the systemic loss of the lithium carbonate in the traditional process is avoided , so that the lithium carbonate product with good purity is obtained , the grade of which is more than 97 % and the yield is more than 96 %.

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