The invention provides a method for extracting and separating
lithium from a solution with a
high sodium-
lithium ratio, and relates to the field of
hydrometallurgy. The method for extracting and separating the
lithium from the solution with the
high sodium-lithium ratio comprises the following steps: mixing a water phase containing lithium and
sodium with an organic phase, extracting, standing and splitting phases to obtain a lithium-loaded organic phase and
raffinate; wherein the organic phase comprises an extraction agent, a synergistic extraction agent and a
diluent, the extraction agent comprises PMBP, the synergistic extraction agent comprises TRPO, the
diluent comprises at least one of sulfonated
kerosene and
light white oil, and the
mass ratio of
sodium to lithium in the lithium-containing
sodium water phase is greater than or equal to 80; mixing the lithium-loaded organic phase with a washing solution, and washing to remove co-extracted sodium; and mixing the washed organic phase with the strip liquor, carrying out reverse extraction, and carrying out standing and
phase splitting to obtain a lithium-rich strip liquor and a regenerated organic phase. The method provided by the invention can realize efficient separation of lithium and sodium from the solution with
high sodium-to-lithium ratio, and has the advantages of high lithium extraction rate,
low sodium co-extraction rate, rapid phase separation and complete reverse extraction.