WO2021177537A1 - 수산화리튬의 제조 방법 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for producing high-purity lithium hydroxide from a lithium-containing waste liquid of a waste lithium secondary battery.
- lithium secondary batteries exhibiting high energy density and operating potential, long cycle life, and low self-discharge rate have been commercialized and widely used.
- Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2016-0002578 discloses a method for producing lithium hydroxide from lithium sulfate using barium hydroxide.
- the recovery of lithium hydroxide from the lithium waste liquid is not disclosed, and when barium hydroxide is used to remove sulfate ions, the reaction time is long, and the purity and yield of lithium hydroxide obtained by remaining barium in the solution are reduced. There is this.
- Patent Document 1 Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2016-0002578
- An object of the present invention is to improve the problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing high-purity lithium hydroxide in high yield from a lithium-containing waste liquid without using a separate additive.
- the present invention comprises the steps of obtaining lithium sulfate from a lithium-containing waste liquid; and reacting the lithium sulfate with calcium hydroxide to obtain lithium hydroxide, wherein the lithium sulfate obtained from the lithium-containing waste liquid has a pH of 6 or less.
- the method for producing lithium hydroxide according to the present invention can produce high-purity lithium hydroxide in high yield from a lithium-containing waste solution without using a phosphorus-containing material, a pH adjuster, or a separate additive such as glycerin.
- a separate additive such as glycerin.
- the lithium-containing waste liquid of the present invention is a lithium-containing waste liquid from which valuable metals such as manganese, cobalt, nickel, etc. are separated and recovered by evaporation and concentration and then cooled and crystallized to a pH of 6 or less without a separate additive for pH adjustment.
- a controlled aqueous lithium sulfate solution can be obtained.
- an aqueous solution of lithium hydroxide is obtained by reacting the aqueous solution of lithium sulfate with calcium hydroxide, and lithium hydroxide powder can be obtained from the aqueous solution of lithium hydroxide by a low-temperature process using an alcohol precipitant such as isopropanol.
- the present invention is a method for obtaining high-purity lithium hydroxide in high yield from a waste lithium secondary battery, wherein lithium sulfate is obtained from a lithium-containing waste liquid of a waste lithium secondary battery, and the lithium sulfate is reacted with calcium hydroxide to obtain lithium hydroxide It relates to a method for producing lithium hydroxide comprising:
- high-purity lithium hydroxide can be produced in high yield from a lithium-containing waste liquid without using a phosphorus-containing material, a pH adjuster, or a separate additive such as glycerin, and the additive is removed. There is no separate process for the lithium hydroxide manufacturing process can be simplified.
- the lithium-containing waste liquid of the present invention is a lithium-containing waste liquid from which valuable metals such as manganese, cobalt, nickel, etc. are separated and recovered by evaporation and concentration and then cooled and crystallized to a pH of 6 or less without a separate additive for pH adjustment.
- a controlled aqueous lithium sulfate solution can be obtained.
- an aqueous solution of lithium hydroxide is obtained by reacting the aqueous solution of lithium sulfate with calcium hydroxide, and lithium hydroxide powder can be obtained from the aqueous solution of lithium hydroxide by a low-temperature process using an alcohol precipitant such as isopropanol.
- the method for producing lithium hydroxide of the present invention comprises the steps of obtaining lithium sulfate from a lithium-containing waste liquid; and reacting the lithium sulfate and calcium hydroxide to obtain lithium hydroxide, wherein the lithium sulfate obtained from the lithium-containing waste liquid has a pH of 6 or less.
- the method for producing lithium hydroxide of the present invention may further include obtaining the lithium-containing waste liquid from a waste lithium secondary battery, pre-treating the lithium-containing waste liquid, and preparing lithium hydroxide powder. .
- the method for producing lithium hydroxide of the present invention includes the step of obtaining lithium sulfate from a lithium-containing waste liquid.
- the method may further include recovering one or more metal salts selected from manganese, nickel, and cobalt from the lithium-containing waste liquid, wherein the lithium-containing waste liquid is obtained from the waste lithium secondary battery. It may mean that valuable metals such as manganese, cobalt, nickel, etc. are separated and recovered.
- the metal salt may be recovered by solvent extraction or precipitation, and the solvent extraction includes di-(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid, di-(2-ethylhexyl)phosphonic acid, bis A phosphoric acid-based material such as -(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphonic acid, or a carboxyl-based material such as neothecanic acid may be used, and for the precipitation, dimethylglyoxime, diethylglyoxime, dipropylgly An oxime-based material such as oxime or ethylmethylglyoxime may be used, but is not limited thereto.
- the lithium sulfate obtained through the above process may have a pH value of 6 or less without special treatment.
- the pH is artificially lowered, purity and yield decrease occur, and if the pH is artificially raised, the Na content increases, thereby causing impurities and problems of lowering purity/yield.
- the alkali material at least one selected from the group consisting of NaOH, KOH, Ca(OH) 2 , and NH 4 OH may be used, and NaOH is most preferred.
- a sulfuric acid solution and sodium hydroxide may react to produce sodium sulfate as an impurity.
- the step of obtaining lithium sulfate from the lithium-containing waste liquid may further include evaporating and concentrating the lithium-containing waste liquid from which the metal salt is recovered, followed by cooling and crystallization to remove sodium sulfate (Na 2 SO 4 ),
- the concentration may be preferably concentrated to 70%, but is not limited thereto.
- the cooling crystallization takes advantage of the difference in solubility between sodium sulfate and lithium sulfate, and may be performed without additional material treatment.
- the cooling crystallization for the removal of sodium sulfate may be carried out at a temperature range of 0 to 10 °C, and is preferably performed at a temperature range of 2 to 5 °C. If it exceeds 10 °C Na 2 SO 4 solubility (solubility) is increased by Na 2 SO 4 separation are difficult, because of Na through the sediment filter to lower the solubility (Solubility) of Na 2 SO 4 at a temperature not higher than 10 °C of It is preferable to remove 2 SO 4 .
- the method for producing lithium hydroxide of the present invention includes the step of reacting the lithium sulfate with calcium hydroxide to obtain lithium hydroxide.
- the lithium sulfate and the calcium hydroxide are added in the same number of moles and reacted at room temperature.
- the solubility of calcium hydroxide is reduced, so that a large amount of unreacted material due to undissolved calcium hydroxide is present, thereby reducing the final yield.
- the calcium hydroxide has better reactivity with lithium than barium hydroxide, so the reaction time is short, there is no unreacted calcium remaining after the reaction, and the produced lithium hydroxide also exhibits a high yield.
- the lithium sulfate obtained from the lithium-containing waste liquid may have a pH of 6 or less, preferably pH 4.5 to pH 6, and most preferably pH 5 to pH 6.
- a pH of 6 or less preferably pH 4.5 to pH 6, and most preferably pH 5 to pH 6.
- Calcium hydroxide has low solubility in water, but when the aqueous lithium sulfate solution has a pH of 6 or less, it can exhibit excellent solubility and reactivity without adding an additional solvent such as glycerin.
- the pH of the lithium sulfate exceeds 6
- the calcium hydroxide added for the reaction with the lithium sulfate is not dissolved, so that the reactivity with the sulfate ion is rapidly reduced, thereby reducing the yield and purity of the lithium hydroxide.
- the pH is artificially lowered, the purity and yield are lowered, and when the pH is artificially raised, the Na content increases, thereby causing impurities and lowering of purity/yield.
- the obtaining of the lithium hydroxide may further include a step of producing an aqueous solution of lithium hydroxide and calcium sulfate produced by reacting the lithium sulfate and calcium hydroxide, and removing the calcium sulfate by a filtration process.
- the method may further include the step of precipitating the lithium hydroxide with a precipitating agent to obtain lithium hydroxide powder.
- the lithium hydroxide powder may be obtained by adding a precipitating agent to an aqueous solution of lithium hydroxide for precipitation, followed by drying.
- the precipitation and drying may be carried out in a temperature range of 10 to 30 °C, preferably carried out in a temperature range of 15 to 25 °C, most preferably carried out at about 20 °C room temperature.
- the temperature exceeds 30° C., the solubility of calcium sulfate increases, which makes it difficult to separate calcium sulfate, which is not preferable.
- the temperature is less than 10° C., it is preferable because other substances other than calcium sulfate, for example, metal salts may precipitate together. don't
- the precipitating agent may be, for example, alcohol such as isopropanol, butanol, pentanol, and the like.
- the lithium-containing waste liquid may include one obtained from a waste lithium secondary battery, and a process of immediately crushing the waste lithium secondary battery and then heat-treating to obtain the lithium-containing waste liquid Additional may be included.
- the step of discharging the waste lithium secondary battery before crushing may be further included.
- the discharge is completed, the subsequent valuable metal recovery process can be safely performed in the atmosphere, not in an inert atmosphere.
- Discharge may be performed in a discharge solution. Distilled water may be used as the discharge solution. The degree of completion of the discharge can be confirmed by decreasing the voltage over time. Most of the electrolyte in the spent lithium secondary battery is removed during the discharging process.
- the crushing may be made by milling, and the milling may be mechanical milling, specifically, a roll-mill, a ball-mill, a jet-mill, and a planetary mill. -mill) and may be made by at least one selected from the group consisting of an attrition-mill.
- the crushed material may have a particle diameter of 1 to 15 ⁇ m, preferably 1 to 7 ⁇ m, and more preferably 2 to 5 ⁇ m.
- the pretreatment process may further include a classification step after the crushing, and the crushed material is a large amount of fine electrode composite powder and other components (positive electrode, negative electrode, separator) by a classification process, preferably by a sieve. Separated into fractions, the electrode composite powder is recovered from the crushed material.
- the separation membrane in the crushed material is removed by specific gravity separation of the crushed material, preferably using a rinse tank equipped with a water level, after the classification.
- An electrode composite, a separator, a current collector, etc. can be separated.
- pretreatment process it may further include a magnetic separation step after the gravity separation, and when stainless steel (SUS) is additionally included in the waste lithium secondary battery, stainless steel (SUS) by magnetic separation from the crushed material This selection is eliminated.
- SUS stainless steel
- heat treatment may be performed after the magnetic separation.
- the heat treatment is to remove impurities other than the positive electrode active material, such as a positive electrode binder, a positive electrode conductive agent, a negative electrode active material, a negative electrode binder, a negative electrode conductive agent, a pouch, etc. included in the waste lithium secondary battery, the temperature of 600 ° C to less than 1000 ° C. It may be carried out in the range, preferably, it may be carried out in a temperature range of 700 °C to 900 °C, more preferably, it is preferable that the heat treatment is performed in a temperature range of 800 °C to 900 °C. When the heat treatment temperature is 1000° C. or higher, even lithium of the positive electrode active material may be removed.
- the method may include a step of further removing impurities such as carbon material (cathode active material) and copper remaining after the heat treatment by mixing sulfuric acid with the pretreatment material.
- impurities such as carbon material (cathode active material) and copper remaining after the heat treatment by mixing sulfuric acid with the pretreatment material.
- the waste lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and an electrolyte, and may further include a pouch.
- the waste lithium secondary battery includes a separator interposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode, and an electrolyte including an electrolyte is supplied thereto.
- the above-described waste lithium secondary battery is, for example, sequentially stacking the negative electrode, the separator, and the positive electrode, and then winding or folding it and putting it in a cylindrical or prismatic battery case or pouch, and then It may be prepared by injecting an organic electrolyte into a battery case or pouch.
- the positive electrode of the waste lithium secondary battery may include lithium metal or lithium transition metal oxide, and may be manufactured by a conventional method known in the art.
- the positive electrode active material may be prepared by mixing and stirring a solvent, a binder, a conductive agent, and a dispersing agent as necessary to prepare a slurry, then applying (coating) it to the positive electrode current collector, compressing it, and drying it.
- the solvent of the positive electrode may be N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), acetone, water, or a mixture thereof, and the conductive agent of the positive electrode is polyacrylic acid, acetylene black, furnace black, graphite, carbon fiber. , or a conductive auxiliary material such as fullerene may be used.
- NMP N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone
- acetone water
- water or a mixture thereof
- the conductive agent of the positive electrode is polyacrylic acid, acetylene black, furnace black, graphite, carbon fiber.
- a conductive auxiliary material such as fullerene may be used.
- the binder of the positive electrode serves to adhere the positive electrode active material particles well to each other and also to the positive electrode current collector well.
- the binder includes polyacrylic acid, polyvinylidene fluoride, polyvinyl alcohol, and carboxymethyl.
- Cellulose (CMC), starch, hydroxypropyl cellulose, regenerated cellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone, tetrafluoroethylene, polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer (EPDM), sulfonated EPDM, styrene butyrene rubber, fluororubber, or various copolymers may be used.
- the positive electrode current collector has a thickness of about 3 ⁇ m to about 500 ⁇ m, and is not particularly limited as long as it has high conductivity without causing chemical change in the battery, for example, stainless steel, aluminum, nickel, titanium, One selected from the group consisting of carbon, nickel, titanium, silver, and combinations thereof on the surface of heat-treated carbon, aluminum or stainless steel may be used.
- the current collector may increase the adhesion of the positive electrode active material by forming fine concavities and convexities on its surface, and various forms of film, sheet, foil, net, porous body, foam, or nonwoven body are possible.
- the negative electrode of the waste lithium secondary battery may be manufactured by a conventional method known in the art.
- the negative electrode active material may be prepared by mixing and stirring a solvent, a binder, a conductive agent, and a dispersing agent as necessary to prepare a slurry, then applying (coating) it to the negative electrode current collector, compressing it, and drying it.
- the anode active material may be a carbon material, lithium metal, silicon, or tin in which lithium ions can be occluded and released.
- it may be a carbon material, and examples of the carbon material include low crystalline carbon and high crystalline carbon.
- Soft carbon and hard carbon are representative as low crystalline carbon, and natural graphite, kish graphite, pyrolytic carbon, liquid crystal pitch-based carbon fiber as high crystalline carbon. (mesophase pitch based carbon fiber), carbon microspheres (meso-carbon microbeads), liquid crystal pitches (mesophase pitches), and high-temperature calcined carbon such as petroleum and coal tar pitch derived cokes are representative.
- the solvent of the negative electrode may be N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), acetone, water, or a mixture thereof, and the conductive material of the negative electrode is polyacrylic acid, acetylene black, furnace black, graphite, carbon fiber, Alternatively, a conductive auxiliary material such as fullerene may be used.
- NMP N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone
- acetone water
- water or a mixture thereof
- the conductive material of the negative electrode is polyacrylic acid, acetylene black, furnace black, graphite, carbon fiber, Alternatively, a conductive auxiliary material such as fullerene may be used.
- the binder of the negative electrode serves to adhere the negative active material particles well to each other and also to the negative electrode active material to the current collector.
- the binder is polyacrylic acid, polyvinylidene fluoride, polyvinyl alcohol, carboxymethyl. Cellulose (CMC), starch, hydroxypropyl cellulose, regenerated cellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone, tetrafluoroethylene, polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer (EPDM), sulfonated EPDM, styrene butyrene rubber, fluororubber, or various copolymers may be used.
- the negative electrode current collector is generally made to have a thickness of about 3 ⁇ m to about 500 ⁇ m.
- the negative current collector is not particularly limited as long as it has conductivity without causing chemical change in the battery, and for example, copper, stainless steel, aluminum, nickel, titanium, heat-treated carbon, copper or stainless steel. It may include a surface treated with carbon, nickel, titanium, or silver on the surface, or an aluminum-cadmium alloy.
- the bonding strength of the negative electrode active material may be strengthened by forming fine irregularities on the surface, and may be used in various forms of films, sheets, foils, nets, porous materials, foams, or nonwovens.
- the separator of the waste lithium secondary battery is not limited in its type, but includes, for example, an ethylene homopolymer, a propylene homopolymer, an ethylene-butene copolymer, an ethylene-hexene copolymer, and an ethylene-methacrylate copolymer.
- the polyester, polyacetal, polyamide, polycarbonate, polyimide, polyetheretherketone, polyethersulfone, polyphenylene oxide, polyphenylenesulfone It is preferable to use a separator made of a nonwoven fabric corresponding to a porous substrate made of a polymer selected from the group consisting of pyrite, polyethylene naphthalene, and combinations thereof.
- the separator has a pore size of about 0.01 ⁇ m to about 10 ⁇ m, and a thickness of generally about 5 ⁇ m to about 300 ⁇ m.
- a gel-type polymer electrolyte using PEO, PVdF, PVdF-HFP, PMMA, PAN, or PVAC for example, a gel-type polymer electrolyte using PEO, PVdF, PVdF-HFP, PMMA, PAN, or PVAC;
- a solid electrolyte using PEO, polypropylene oxide (PPO), polyethylene imine (PEI), polyethylene sulphide (PES), or polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) may be used.
- electrolytes include ethylene carbonate (EC), propylene carbonate (PC), butylene carbonate (BC), vinylene carbonate (VC), diethyl carbonate (DEC), dimethyl carbonate (DMC), ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC) , methyl formate (MF), gamma-butyrolactone ( ⁇ -BL; ⁇ -butyrolactone), sulfolane, methyl acetate (MA; methylacetate), or methyl propionate (MP; methylpropionate) using A non-aqueous electrolyte may also be used.
- the electrolyte may further include a lithium salt, such as, for example, LiCl, LiBr, LiI, LiClO 4 , LiBF 4 , LiB 10 Cl 10 , LiPF 6 , LiCF 3 SO 3 , LiCF 3 CO 2, LiAsF 6, LiSbF 6 , LiAlCl 4, CH 3 SO 3 Li, CF 3 SO 3 Li, such as (CF 3 SO 2) 2 NLi , chloroborane lithium, lower aliphatic carboxylic acid lithium, or tetraphenyl lithium borate is can be used
- a lithium salt such as, for example, LiCl, LiBr, LiI, LiClO 4 , LiBF 4 , LiB 10 Cl 10 , LiPF 6 , LiCF 3 SO 3 , LiCF 3 CO 2, LiAsF 6, LiSbF 6 , LiAlCl 4, CH 3 SO 3 Li, CF 3 SO 3 Li, such as (CF 3 SO 2) 2 NLi , chloroborane lithium, lower
- the spent lithium secondary battery may use an organic solid electrolyte and/or an inorganic solid electrolyte in addition to the separator, but is not limited thereto.
- the solid electrolyte may also serve as a separator in some cases, so that the aforementioned separator may not be used.
- the organic solid electrolyte may include, for example, a polyethylene derivative, a polyethylene oxide derivative, a polypropylene oxide derivative, a phosphoric acid ester polymer, polyvinyl alcohol, or polyvinylidene fluoride, but is not limited thereto.
- the inorganic solid electrolyte is, for example, Li 3 N, LiI, Li 5 NI 2 , Li 3 N-LiI-LiOH, Li 2 SiS 3 , Li 4 SiO 4 , Li 4 SiO 4 -LiI-LiOH, Li 3 PO 4 -Li 2 S-SiS 2 , and a combination thereof may be included, but is not limited thereto.
- the cathode material separated from the waste lithium secondary battery was crushed and pulverized. After reacting the obtained powder with a sulfuric acid solution for 6 hours or more, a leachate containing Li was obtained. Manganese, cobalt, and nickel were separated and recovered from the Li-containing leachate through solvent extraction and precipitation, and then a lithium-containing waste liquid was obtained.
- the optimal extraction conditions were found at ⁇ pH 4 for Mn, the optimal extraction conditions were confirmed at ⁇ pH 5 for Co, and the optimal extraction conditions were found at ⁇ pH 6 for Ni. extraction conditions. Accordingly, during solvent extraction, manganese, cobalt, or nickel was extracted according to the above pH conditions, and the lithium-containing waste solution obtained at this time was adjusted to pH 5.5, pH 4.5, and pH 4 by sulfuric acid solution used for metal salt extraction, respectively. was regulated.
- the obtained lithium-containing waste liquid was evaporated to 70 w/v%, and then cooled and crystallized at 5° C. to precipitate Na 2 SO 4 , and then filtered to remove an aqueous solution of lithium sulfate (LiSO 4 ⁇ H 2 O). obtained.
- the case of the obtained lithium sulfate aqueous solution having a pH of 5.5 was used as Example 1, the case of pH 4.5 as Example 2, and the case of pH 4 as Example 3.
- aqueous lithium sulfate aqueous solution as a starting material, 4.0 g of calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH) 2 ) powder as an additive was added to 1000 mL of lithium sulfate aqueous solution and reacted at room temperature, and by the reaction, calcium sulfate (CaSO 4 ⁇ H 2 ) O) a precipitate and a lithium hydroxide (LiOH) solution were obtained. The precipitated calcium sulfate was removed by filtration, and lithium hydroxide was precipitated by adding isopropanol at room temperature, followed by drying to obtain lithium hydroxide powder.
- Ca(OH) 2 calcium hydroxide
- a lithium sulfate aqueous solution was obtained by stirring lithium sulfate monohydrate and deionized water (deionized water). After adding 13.8 g of barium hydroxide as an additive to 1000 mL of the lithium sulfate aqueous solution, the mixture was stirred and reacted, and this was filtered. At this time, barium hydroxide was added by the same number of moles as lithium sulfate. After filtration, the filtrate was spray-dried at 150 to 200° C. to obtain lithium hydroxide powder.
- a lithium sulfate aqueous solution was obtained by stirring lithium sulfate monohydrate and deionized water (deionized water). After glycerin was added to 1000 mL of the lithium sulfate aqueous solution to improve the solubility of calcium hydroxide, 4.0 g of calcium hydroxide powder was added as an additive and stirred, and the resulting precipitate was separated. Lithium hydroxide powder was obtained by spray-drying at a temperature of 290° C. or higher to remove glycerin from the filtrate from which the precipitate was removed.
- Lithium hydroxide powder was prepared under the same conditions as in Examples except for using an aqueous lithium sulfate solution having a pH of 6.5 in the above Examples.
- the evaluation criteria for purity, yield and reactivity in Tables 1 and 2 are as follows.
- the purity means that the content of Ca, which is an impurity, is excluded from the total content.
- lithium sulfate aqueous solution when the pH of the lithium sulfate aqueous solution was 6 or less and calcium hydroxide was used as an additive, lithium sulfate and calcium hydroxide showed excellent reactivity even without an additive material such as glycerin. However, the purity did not decrease due to the residual additives, and there was no side reaction, indicating a high yield. In particular, when an aqueous solution of lithium sulfate having a pH of 5.5 was used, the purity and yield were the best.
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| 첨가제 | 순도(%) | 수율(%) | 순도 | 수율 | 반응성 | |
| 비교예 1 | Ba(OH)2 | 94.9 | 64.1 | △ | △ | △ |
| 비교예 2 | Ca(OH)2 | 97.4 | 90.6 | △ | ○ | ○ |
| 실시예 1 | Ca(OH)2 | 99.9 | 95.1 | ◎ | ◎ | ◎ |
| 첨가제 | pH | 순도(%) | 수율(%) | 순도 | 수율 | 반응성 | |
| 비교예 3 | Ca(OH)2 | 6.5 | 97.3 | 62.8 | △ | △ | △ |
| 실시예 1 | 5.5 | 99.9 | 95.1 | ◎ | ◎ | ◎ | |
| 실시예 2 | 4.5 | 98.2 | 76.9 | ○ | ○ | ○ | |
| 실시예 3 | 4 | 98.0 | 75.4 | ○ | ○ | ○ |
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- 리튬-함유 폐액으로부터 황산리튬을 수득하는 단계; 및상기 황산리튬과 수산화칼슘을 반응시켜 수산화리튬을 수득하는 단계를 포함하며,상기 리튬-함유 폐액으로부터 수득된 황산리튬은 pH 6 이하인, 수산화리튬의 제조 방법.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 수산화리튬을 수득하는 단계에서, 용매를 첨가하지 않는 것을 특징으로 하는, 수산화리튬의 제조 방법.
- 청구항 2에 있어서,상기 용매는 글리세린을 포함하는 것인, 수산화리튬의 제조 방법.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 수득된 수산화리튬을 침전제에 의해 침전시켜 수산화리튬 분말을 수득하는 단계를 추가 포함하는, 수산화리튬의 제조 방법.
- 청구항 4에 있어서,상기 침전제는 알코올인 것을 특징으로 하는, 수산화리튬의 제조 방법.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 황산리튬을 수득하는 단계 전, 상기 리튬-함유 폐액으로부터 망간, 니켈, 및 코발트 중에서 선택된 1종 이상의 금속 염을 회수하는 하나 이상의 단계를 추가 포함하는, 수산화리튬의 제조 방법.
- 청구항 6에 있어서,상기 금속 염이 회수된 리튬-함유 폐액을 증발 농축한 후 냉각 결정화하여 황산나트륨(Na2SO4)을 제거하는 단계를 추가 포함하는, 수산화리튬의 제조 방법.
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