The invention relates to a method of providing an ore concentrate solution suitable for beneficiation processing, the method including the step of contacting an ore with one or more metal bases at elevated temperature. The one or more metal bases at elevated temperature may form a super-alkaline media that partially or fully dissolves the ore. Typically, the one or more metal bases are alkali metal bases, preferably chosen from lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, rubidium hydroxide or caesium hydroxide, or alkaline earth bases, preferably chosen from calcium hydroxide, barium hydroxide or strontium hydroxide. The one or more metal bases at elevated temperature may form a super-alkaline media that partially or fully dissolves the ore.

The invention relates to a method of providing an ore concentrate solution suitable for beneficiation processing, the method including the step of contacting an ore with one or more metal bases at elevated temperature. The one or more metal bases at elevated temperature may form a super-alkaline media that partially or fully dissolves the ore. Typically, the one or more metal bases are alkali metal bases, preferably chosen from lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, rubidium hydroxide or caesium hydroxide, or alkaline earth bases, preferably chosen from calcium hydroxide, barium hydroxide or strontium hydroxide. The one or more metal bases at elevated temperature may form a super-alkaline media that partially or fully dissolves the ore.

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for selectively recovering target metals or minerals from a metal or mineral containing mixture/solution.

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for selectively recovering target metals or minerals from a metal or mineral containing mixture/solution.

A membrane-stacked electrolytic bath for lithium extraction from salt lakes by electrochemical intercalation/deintercalation includes a positioning supporting plate as well as a first compressing plate, a first rubber gasket, at least one electrochemical intercalation/deintercalation unit, a second rubber gasket, and a second compressing plate which are sequentially arranged in an overlapped manner; a compressing apparatus for abutting against the second compressing plate is arranged on one side of the second compressing plate to enable peripheral edges of the first compressing plate, the first rubber gasket, the electrochemical intercalation/deintercalation unit, the second rubber gasket, and the second compressing plate to be sealed; the first compressing plate is provided with water outlet pipes communicated with the electrochemical intercalation/deintercalation unit; and the second compressing plate is provided with water inlet pipes communicated with the electrochemical intercalation/deintercalation unit.

The present disclosure relates to the extraction of lithium from liquid resources such as natural and synthetic brines, leachate solutions from clays and minerals, and recycled products. Herein are systems and processes for extracting lithium using ion exchange materials, where transition metal impurities may be removed from the synthetic lithium solution. In some embodiments, the transition metal species are reformulated to form ion exchange materials to be used in the systems and processes described herein.

The present disclosure relates to the extraction of lithium from liquid resources such as natural and synthetic brines, leachate solutions from clays and minerals, and recycled products. Herein are systems and processes for extracting lithium using ion exchange materials, where transition metal impurities may be removed from the synthetic lithium solution. In some embodiments, the transition metal species are reformulated to form ion exchange materials to be used in the systems and processes described herein.

The present invention discloses a method for recycling a spent lithium-ion battery, including the following steps: sandwiching a cathode of the spent lithium-ion battery with a conductive acid-resistant material as a cathode of a primary battery system; sandwiching an anode of the spent lithium-ion battery with a conductive acid-resistant material as an anode of the primary battery system; injecting an acid solution into a chamber of the primary battery system; and carrying out, after an electrochemical reaction is completed, solid-liquid separation on a mixed liquor in the chamber. The present invention further discloses an electrochemical system for recycling a spent lithium-ion battery.

A method for recovering a corrosion inhibitor from a water system includes treating a water stream of the water system that includes the corrosion inhibitor to selectively recover the corrosion inhibitor from the water stream. The method may include introducing the recovered corrosion inhibitor back into the water system. The corrosion inhibitor may be selectively recovered by applying a predetermined voltage to the electrochemical system to change an oxidation state of the corrosion inhibitor, the predetermined voltage corresponding to an oxidation reduction potential of the corrosion inhibitor.

A method for extracting palladium includes: (1) mixing a palladium-containing material with nitric acid and an alkali metal ion-containing catalyst to obtain a mixed solution, heating the mixed solution, and removing a resulting residue to obtain a palladium-containing leaching liquor; and (2) subjecting the palladium-containing leaching liquor obtained in step (1) to separative extraction to obtain metallic palladium or at least one palladium-containing product, and reusing a residual solution for step (1) in a subsequent extraction. The alkali metal ion-containing catalyst of the present disclosure can leach palladium at a higher rate than that when pure nitric acid of the same concentration is used and does not volatilize, such that the recycling of a mother liquor can be realized. The method involves simple operations, has low production costs, greatly shortens the palladium extraction time, does not lead to secondary pollution, and meets the requirements of environmental protection.