Extraction of lithium from the dead sea

J. A. Epstein*, E. M. Feist, J. Zmora, Y. Marcus

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Abstract

Present and future uses of lithium and its compounds are briefly reviewed. A method for the extraction of lithium from the Dead Sea involving its precipitation as lithium aluminate followed by solvent extraction to separate the lithium from aluminium is described. An economic evaluation of the method is given.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)269-275
Number of pages7
JournalHydrometallurgy
Volume6
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1981

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