Extraction of Cesium from Lithium-Containing Freezing–Crystallization Liquor and Preparation of High-Purity Cesium Salts
摘要
Cesium and rubidium exhibit immense potential in high-tech industries, rendering the efficient extraction of cesium a matter of paramount importance. Nevertheless, the pronounced chemical resemblances between alkali metals present a formidable obstacle in their separation. This study successfully recovers cesium from the freezing–crystallization liquid of lepidolite ore through solvent extraction, employing t-BAMBP and kerosene, and refines cesium salts by scrutinizing extractant concentration, alkalinity, and O/A ratio. Four-stage countercurrent extraction attains 99.20% Cs+ recovery, albeit with 11.70% Rb+ co-extraction. Subsequent scrubbing with 0.1 mol/L HI/HBr in a five-stage process (O/A 5:1) eliminates over 99.5% Rb+, 97.85% Na+, and > 99.5% K+. Stripping produces high-purity (99.9%) CsI/CsBr solutions and products. Self-prepared CsI demonstrates comparable performance to commercial counterparts in perovskite solar cell doping. This research furnishes a holistic approach, facilitating cesium's utilization in advanced technological applications.