Lithium chloride extraction by n-butanol

Lithium chloride extraction with n-butanol has been studied using synthetic solutions containing different quantities of lithium chloride, sodium chloride, potassium chloride and calcium chloride. Based on distribution coefficients, separation factors and McCabe-Thiele representation of the results, a process has been proposed for separation and recovery of lithium chloride. This process has been successfully applied for production of lithium chloride from leach solutions at the laboratory scale. The purity of this lithium chloride product was as high as 99.6%.