The invention relates to a method for producing
lithium hydroxide (4), in particular highly pure
lithium hydroxide, for use in batteries and / or accumulators, from
lithium-containing ore and / or mineraland / or from lithium-containing earths (1) by means of a chlor-alkali process. The aim of the invention is to create a solution which, in the case of such a method, increases the extraction rate of highly pure
lithium hydroxide in the application of a chlor-alkali process. This aim is achieved in that, in a calcining and leaching step (A), a
lithium chloride solution (2) is produced, the lithium-containing ores and / or minerals and / or earths (1) first being roasted, one or more
metal chlorides (5) and / or a mixture of
metal chlorides (5) being used, and then leached out, water being used, then ahighly pure
lithium chloride solution (3) being produced in a subsequent purification step (B), the
lithium chloride solution (2) being purified in particular by removing cations, such as
sodium,
potassium,
calcium,
magnesium, and / or iron, from the lithium
chloride solution (2), and then
lithium hydroxide (4), in particular highly pure
lithium hydroxide, being produced in a subsequent
electrolysis step (C), the highly pure lithium
chloride solution (3) being subjected to a membrane
electrolysis process, which produces
chlorine gas and
hydrogen as byproducts.