Spodumene: the lithium market, resources and processes

C Dessemond, F Lajoie-Leroux, G Soucy, N Laroche… - Minerals, 2019 - mdpi.com
This literature review gives an overview of the lithium industry, including the lithium market,
global resources, and processes of lithium compounds production. It focuses on the …

Recovery of lithium from spodumene-bearing pegmatites: A comprehensive review on geological reserves, beneficiation, and extraction

T Kundu, SS Rath, SK Das, PK Parhi, SI Angadi - Powder Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
The demand for lithium has increased enormously for its application in the energy sector.
Pegmatites constitute the second major lithium resource. Spodumene is the key lithium …

Recovery of lithium from mineral resources: State-of-the-art and perspectives–A review

H Li, J Eksteen, G Kuang - Hydrometallurgy, 2019 - Elsevier
Lithium (Li), as a new energy metal, is becoming a “hot” topic in both academia and industry
due to the rapid vehicle electrification and grid storage. Although brines have been the …

A review on methods for liberating lithium from pegmatities

A Karrech, MR Azadi, M Elchalakani, MA Shahin… - Minerals …, 2020 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for smart devices and clean energy vehicles that use lithium-ion
batteries has sparked a considerable interest in lithium, which is becoming a strategic …

Production of lithium–A literature review. Part 2. Extraction from spodumene

NK Salakjani, P Singh, AN Nikoloski - Mineral Processing and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Spodumene is the main source of lithium among the lithium-containing minerals. A number
of studies have been done on the extraction of lithium from naturally occurring α-spodumene …

Extraction of low-dimensional structures of noble and rare metals from carbonaceous ores using low-temperature and energy impacts at succeeding stages of raw …

T Aleksandrova, N Nikolaeva, A Afanasova… - Minerals, 2023 - mdpi.com
The possibility of extraction of metals from ores of different genesis, containing low-
dimensional structures of rare and noble metals, increases their commodity value and, in a …

Lithium extraction and hydroxysodalite zeolite synthesis by hydrothermal conversion of α-spodumene

P Xing, C Wang, L Zeng, B Ma, L Wang… - ACS Sustainable …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The continuously increasing demand for lithium has made it one of the strategic metals,
rendering its exploitation of critical importance. Natural α-spodumene is still the primary …

Production of lithium–A literature review part 1: Pretreatment of spodumene

NK Salakjani, P Singh, AN Nikoloski - Mineral Processing and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Among lithium minerals, spodumene contains the highest value of lithium, and therefore
developing new or improving existing processes for extracting lithium from spodumene can …

Phase transformation mechanism of spodumene during its calcination

AA Abdullah, HC Oskierski, M Altarawneh… - Minerals …, 2019 - Elsevier
This contribution provides a detailed in-situ account of transformation reactions during
calcination of a typical high-grade α-spodumene (α-LiAlSi 2 O 6) concentrate, a pre …

Efficient extraction of lithium from β-spodumene by direct roasting with NaF and leaching

GD Rosales, ACJ Resentera, JA Gonzalez… - … Research and Design, 2019 - Elsevier
This research describes the study of a new process for the extraction of Li from β-
spodumene by direct roasting with NaF and leaching. Various parameters including roasting …