| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2023 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Light Elements Technology
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| Presentation Title |
High-grade Li2SO4 from a Local Montebrasite Ore as Industrial Raw Material for Managing Bipolar Disorder |
| Author(s) |
Alafara Abdullahi Baba, Daud T. Olaoluwa, Ayo F. Balogun, Oluwagbemiga M. Adebola |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Alafara Abdullahi Baba |
| Abstract Scope |
Montebrasite is an uncommon lithium phosphate mineral with about 10% Li2O composition which makes it an interesting source of lithium classified as critical metal with increasing demand due to its applications in high-technology products. A Nigerian montebrasite ore with Li2O assayed 12.47% was examined in this study. The initial sulphate roasting technique employed varying the mass concentration (w/w) of ore: salt between 1:1 and 1:4, temperature range of 500 to 1000oC, and roasting time up to 120 minutes. This was followed by an aqueous leaching reaction at a fixed temperature of 75oC for 120 minutes with moderate agitation. At optimal conditions, 83% of lithium was extracted by this process and beneficiated to obtain almost 90% pure Li2SO4, well characterized for use in the treatment of the bipolar disorder, as a potential component of conducting glasses, lithium-ion batteries, and in the synthesis of defined organic compounds. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Extraction and Processing, Hydrometallurgy, Characterization |