Production of lithium carbonate from brines has become the dominate trend in the world from the beginning of this century.Dangxiongcuo,a carbonate-type salt lake,is located in the interior of the Tibetan Plateau,China.As a salt lake deposit,rich in Li,B,K and other useful trace
NIE ZhenBU LingzhongWU QianWANG YunshengZHENG Mianping
1 Introduction Lithium was used widely in batteries,lubricants,aluminium smelting,ceramics,glass,polymers and other areas due to its unique electrochemical reactivity as well as other properties(Hykawy,2010).Production of lithium comes from both brine and mineral sources.The total resources of lithium estimated by the USGS in 2014 are to