The invention discloses a method for extracting
potassium from sea water by using a continuous
ion exchange method and relates to a method for treating the sea water by using an
ion exchange method. The method comprises the following steps that a
simulation moving table is arranged by using 36 continuous
ion exchange devices consisting of
ion exchange columns which are provided with jackets and filled with
sodium type
clinoptilolite; the
simulation moving table is divided into an adsorption zone, an
elution zone and a regeneration zone; the adsorption process is operated in the adsorption zone by
layers and three
layers are carried out in parallel; the concentration of
potassium in the sea water as a
raw material is 0.61-1.52g / L; the concentration of
potassium in the drained sea water after adsorption is 0.01-0.15g / L; the
elution process is operated in the
elution zone by columns and three
layers are carried out in series to obtain a potassium-rich solution and the concentration of K<+> in the potassium-rich solution is 36.00-44.12g / L; and the regeneration process is operated in the regeneration zone by columns and three layers are carried out in series to obtain
ammonium-containing
salt water. The adsorption, elution and regeneration processes are simultaneously and continuously operated, and thus the operation period is shortened, the efficiency is increased, the cost is reduced and
economic benefits are improved.