The invention belongs to the technical field of extraction of
lithium from
lepidolite, and discloses an improved
fluorine chemical extraction method of
lithium from
lepidolite. The method comprises the following steps: S1, crushing
lepidolite and
fluoride together; adding a
solid material obtained after crushing into a
sulfuric acid solution with the concentration of 50-90wt%, heating to 80-95 DEG C, and stirring to react for 1-3 hours to obtain viscous
slurry; s2, the viscous
slurry is introduced into a
rotary kiln to be roasted for 1-6 h at the temperature of 800-900 DEG C; s3, crushing a
solid material obtained after
roasting, adding water for water leaching treatment, and filtering to obtain
silicon slag and brine; s4, adding
calcium oxide into the brine to adjust the pH value of the brine to 10-14, and filtering to realize primary
impurity removal; adding water-soluble
carbonate into the brine obtained after the first-time
impurity removal, and filtering to realize second-time
impurity removal, so as to obtain purified liquid; and S5, adding a
lithium precipitation agent into the purified liquid to carry out lithium
precipitation reaction, and filtering to obtain a lithium salt product.
Roasting of the
rotary kiln not only solves the problem of aluminum impurities in the water leaching process and eradicates the problem of treatment of the byproduct
alum, but also reduces the problem of subsequent brine impurity removal, and further improves the lithium
recovery rate.