Optimization of the Co-extraction of Lithium and Silicon from Fly Ash Through the Carbochlorination Process: A Response Surface Methodology Approach
摘要
The increasing demand for lithium, driven by emerging energy technologies, necessitates the development of innovative extraction techniques from correlated resources such as fly ash. This study proposes a novel strategy for co-extraction of lithium and silicon from fly ash, employing the carbochlorination method. The influences of various parameters were evaluated using response surface methodology. The co-extraction mechanism for lithium and silicon from fly ash was elucidated via XRD and SEM analytical methods. The response surface analysis results showed a significant synergistic extraction effect between lithium and silicon in fly ash. The optimal results show that under the same optimization conditions, the co-extraction efficiency of lithium and silicon in fly ash is 88.72 and 77.15 pct, respectively. The Si-bearing phase decomposition facilitated Li release during the phase transformation. These findings highlight the potential use of the carbochlorination method for lithium and silicon co-extraction from fly ash.
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