The invention relates to an
ion sieve for selectively extracting
lithium and the application thereof. The
ion sieve adopts one or the compound of more than one of the following components: Li4Ti5O12, LixMeyTi5O12, and Li4MemTinO12, wherein Me is one or the compound of more than one of the following components: V, Fe, Co, Mn, Al, Ba, Ag, Zr, and Nb, x is greater than 3 and smaller than 4, y is greater than 0 and smaller than 1, m is greater than 0 and smaller than 1, and n is greater than 4 and smaller than 5. The
ion sieve is particularly applicable to
magnesium and
lithium separation in brine with a
high magnesium /
lithium ratio, and has favorable intercalation and deintercalation performances to Li ions. The material for the
titanic acid lithium ion sieve provided by the invention is easy to get and low in cost, the ion sieve has
high selectivity and higher adsorptive capacity to the Li ions, as well as
long circulating life. The process adopting the
titanic acid lithium ion sieve to perform
magnesium and lithium separation has the advantages of short procedure, simplicity in operation, low manufacturing cost, and easiness in industrial application.