The invention relates to the technical field of extraction and utilization of electrolytic aluminum
lithium-containing waste, in particular to a method for extracting
lithium from electrolytic aluminum waste through ultrasonic strengthening. The method comprises the following steps: (1) coarsely crushing the electrolytic aluminum waste; (2) after the carbon is removed, the electrolytic aluminum waste is subjected to ultrasonic strengthening to strengthen the leaching of
lithium, and the lithium is selectively leached by controlling the leaching acidity; (3) performing two-stage
impurity removal on the lithium leaching solution; and (4) concentrating and denitrifying the
impurity-removed liquid, precipitating lithium, carbonizing and crystallizing to prepare the battery-grade
lithium carbonate. According to the method, carbon in the electrolytic aluminum waste is removed through a
calcination or
combustion method, leaching of lithium is strengthened through an ultrasonic strengthening method, meanwhile, the leaching condition is controlled to enable lithium in the waste aluminum
slag to be dissolved out into a leaching solution, and aluminum, iron,
sodium and most
fluorine in the waste aluminum
slag are not dissolved out and left in the leaching
slag. And performing simple
impurity removal, concentration and denitration on the
leachate to prepare the battery-grade
lithium carbonate. The method is simple in process and high in lithium extraction rate, and
cryolite is mainly contained in leaching residues and can be utilized subsequently.