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Extracting Lithium from Clays by Roast-leach Treatment.

May JT; Witkowsky DS; Seidel DC

MISSING :16 pages

10006860

The federal Bureau of Mines investigated the extraction of lithium from hectorite-type clay deposits found on the Nevada-Oregon border. Two clay samples were used in the investigation; one contained 0.36 pct li and the second contained 0.64 pct li. The purpose of this laboratory-scale research was to determine how these clays responded to different extraction techniques. Extraction techniques investigated were sulfuric acid leach, sulfuric acid bake-water leach, and roast-water leach procedures with cholorides, sulfates, carbonates, and combinations of these reagents. The processing characteristics of the clay samples showed significant variations, and no one technique was effective for both materials. Lithium extractions near 90 pct were achieved during these exploratory studies.

19800101

IH; Report of Investigation;

1980

RI 8432

SLRC;

MISSING

NV;