Sodium removal from brines
AssigneeLithium Corporation of America
InventorsTeresita C. Frianeza-Kullberg, Darrish W. Barnette
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Abstract
A method for removing 99% of the sodium ions from a natural or industrial brine containing dissolved salts of metals of Group 1A of the periodic chart and in which brine sodium ions are not the predominant metal ions by contacting the brine at pH 11 to 12 with an ion exchanger selected from crystalline antimonic acid and polyantimonic acid, and removing from contact with the ion exchanger the brine with greater than 99% of the sodium ions removed.
Claims13
A method for removing at least 99% of the sodium ions from a natural or industrial brine containing dissolved salts of metals of Group 1A of the periodic chart wherein sodium ions are present but are not the predominant metal ions, comprising:
- contacting the brine at pH 11 to 12 with an ion exchanger selected from the group consisting of crystalline antimonic acid and polyantimonic acid for a period of time to permit ion exchange to occur, and separating of the ion exchanger from the brine with greater than 99% of the sodium ions removed.
A method of removing at least 99% of the sodium ions from a lithium chloride brine containing sodium ions comprising:
- contacting the brine at pH 11 to 12 with an ion exchanger selected from the group consisting of crystalline antimonic acid and polyantimonic acid, and separating of the ion exchanger from the brine with at least 99% of the sodium ions removed.
A method for removing at least 99% of the sodium ions from a natural or industrial brine containing dissolved salts of metals of Group IA of the Periodic Chart of the Elements wherein sodium ions are present but are not the predominant metal ions, comprising:
- contacting the brine at pH 11 to 12 for at least one hour with a crystalline antimonic acid ion exchanger prepared by hydrolyzing antimony pentachloride to precipitate an antimonic acid slurry, which is heated at its reflux temperature for at least twenty-four hours to crystallize the antimonic acid, followed by separating the brine, with greater than 99% of the sodium ions removed from contact with the ion exchanger.
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