A process for producing a low-cost water-reactive sulfide material includes reacting a substantially anhydrous first alkali metal salt, a substantially anhydrous first sulfide compound, and a substantially anhydrous first alkali metal hydrosulfide compound in a substantially anhydrous polar solvent, providing differential solubility for a substantially high solubility second sulfide and a substantially low solubility second alkali metal salt, and forming a mixture of the high solubility second sulfide, a second alkali metal hydrosulfide, and the low solubility second alkali metal salt; removing the low solubility second alkali metal salt to isolate the supernatant including the second sulfide, and separating the polar solvent from the second sulfide and the second alkali metal hydrosulfide followed by heating to produce the second sulfide. The present disclosure provides a scalable process for production of a high purity alkali metal sulfide that is essentially free of undesired contaminants.

A method for preparing high-purity lithium sulfide by using industrial-grade butyllithium includes the following steps: step A: under an inert gas condition, thoroughly mixing 1.5-2.5 g of lithium chloride, 0.5 L of an industrial-grade n-butyllithium solution (2.5 mol/L) and 1.5-2.5 L of n-hexane to obtain a mixed solution, and charging the mixed solution into a sealed container; step B: under the sealed condition, firstly introducing H.sub.2S gas into a gas-washing bottle through a submerged pipe at a rate of 10.5 L/h, then introducing into the mixed solution through the submerged pipe, controlling the reaction temperature at 25-40° C., and continuously stirring for reaction for 4-6 h to obtain a reaction slurry; and step C: under an inert gas condition, filtering the reaction slurry with a G3 sand core funnel to obtain a crude lithium sulfide solid wet material.

A method for preparing high-purity lithium sulfide by using industrial-grade butyllithium includes the following steps: step A: under an inert gas condition, thoroughly mixing 1.5-2.5 g of lithium chloride, 0.5 L of an industrial-grade n-butyllithium solution (2.5 mol/L) and 1.5-2.5 L of n-hexane to obtain a mixed solution, and charging the mixed solution into a sealed container; step B: under the sealed condition, firstly introducing H.sub.2S gas into a gas-washing bottle through a submerged pipe at a rate of 10.5 L/h, then introducing into the mixed solution through the submerged pipe, controlling the reaction temperature at 25-40° C., and continuously stirring for reaction for 4-6 h to obtain a reaction slurry; and step C: under an inert gas condition, filtering the reaction slurry with a G3 sand core funnel to obtain a crude lithium sulfide solid wet material.

A process for producing a low-cost water-reactive sulfide material includes reacting a substantially anhydrous first alkali metal salt, a substantially anhydrous first sulfide compound, and a substantially anhydrous first alkali metal hydrosulfide compound in a substantially anhydrous polar solvent, providing differential solubility for a substantially high solubility second sulfide and a substantially low solubility second alkali metal salt, and forming a mixture of the high solubility second sulfide, a second alkali metal hydrosulfide, and the low solubility second alkali metal salt; removing the low solubility second alkali metal salt to isolate the supernatant including the second sulfide, and separating the polar solvent from the second sulfide and the second alkali metal hydrosulfide followed by heating to produce the second sulfide. The present disclosure provides a scalable process for production of a high purity alkali metal sulfide that is essentially free of undesired contaminants.

A process for producing a low-cost water-reactive sulfide material includes reacting a substantially anhydrous first alkali metal salt, a substantially anhydrous first sulfide compound, and a substantially anhydrous first alkali metal hydrosulfide compound in a substantially anhydrous polar solvent, providing differential solubility for a substantially high solubility second sulfide and a substantially low solubility second alkali metal salt, and forming a mixture of the high solubility second sulfide, a second alkali metal hydrosulfide, and the low solubility second alkali metal salt; removing the low solubility second alkali metal salt to isolate the supernatant including the second sulfide, and separating the polar solvent from the second sulfide and the second alkali metal hydrosulfide followed by heating to produce the second sulfide. The present disclosure provides a scalable process for production of a high purity alkali metal sulfide that is essentially free of undesired contaminants.

A process for producing a low-cost water-reactive sulfide material includes reacting a substantially anhydrous first alkali metal salt, a substantially anhydrous first sulfide compound, and a substantially anhydrous first alkali metal hydrosulfide compound in a substantially anhydrous polar solvent, providing differential solubility for a substantially high solubility second sulfide and a substantially low solubility second alkali metal salt, and forming a mixture of the high solubility second sulfide, a second alkali metal hydrosulfide, and the low solubility second alkali metal salt; removing the low solubility second alkali metal salt to isolate the supernatant including the second sulfide, and separating the polar solvent from the second sulfide and the second alkali metal hydrosulfide followed by heating to produce the second sulfide. The present disclosure provides a scalable process for production of a high purity alkali metal sulfide that is essentially free of undesired contaminants.

Preparation of anhydrous lithium sulfide (Li.sub.2S) purified suitably for applications in advanced batteries, and, in particular, for synthesis of solid electrolytes based on Li.sub.2S, including sulfide solid electrolytes of the type that may be described as crystalline (e.g., polycrystalline), amorphous (e.g., glass) and combinations thereof, such as sulfide glass-ceramic solid electrolyte materials.

Disclosed is a method of producing lithium sulfide (Li.sub.2S) without using hydrogen sulfide (H.sub.2S) gas. Particularly, the method of producing lithium sulfide (Li.sub.2S) includes preparing a starting material including a metal oxide by subjecting a mixed powder including an inorganic compound containing lithium and oxygen, a metal reducing agent, and sulfur (S) to synthesis reaction using mechanical force, preparing a mixed solution by mixing the starting material and a solvent, and obtaining a lithium sulfide (Li.sub.2S) powder by removing the metal oxide from the mixed solution and then performing drying.

Disclosed is a method of producing lithium sulfide (Li.sub.2S) without using hydrogen sulfide (H.sub.2S) gas. Particularly, the method of producing lithium sulfide (Li.sub.2S) includes preparing a starting material including a metal oxide by subjecting a mixed powder including an inorganic compound containing lithium and oxygen, a metal reducing agent, and sulfur (S) to synthesis reaction using mechanical force, preparing a mixed solution by mixing the starting material and a solvent, and obtaining a lithium sulfide (Li.sub.2S) powder by removing the metal oxide from the mixed solution and then performing drying.

The invention is related to improved polysulfide production process wherein a specific second filtration process (F.sub.x) is installed before the polysulfide reactor (R.sub.c). According to the inventive method a cross flow filter (F.sub.x) is used as the second filtration process reaching astonishing low levels of residual solids in the white liquor as well as extended availability of the second filtration process. The subsequent polysulfide reactor, either in form of an electrolytic cell or in form of a bed of active carbon, could then also be operated at increased availability. The invention increases the production volume of polysulfide and the retentate from the cross filtering process may be bled out continuously to a process position ahead of a first filtering or clarification stage, capturing most of the increased content of lime mud particles in the retentate and causing less disturbance of the process with a minimum of tanks and pumps.