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This invention belongs to the field of isotope separation technology, specifically disclosing a method for lithium isotope separation. Addressing the significant risks to the ecological environment and occupational health posed by existing lithium amalgam methods due to the use of large quantities of highly toxic metallic mercury, and the limitation of insufficient mercury availability hindering large-scale production to meet the increasing demand for lithium isotope products, this invention proposes a safe, efficient, and industrially viable non-mercury-based lithium isotope separation method. This method is a liquid-liquid extraction method based on isotope exchange reactions between molten salt and liquid metal. The basic principle utilizes two stable isotopes of lithium. 6 Li and 7 The difference in the partition coefficient of Li between the liquid metal phase and the molten salt phase. The single-stage separation coefficient α of this method can meet the requirements of the single-stage separation factor for the industrialization of chemical exchange method (α≥1.02), and can be realized by laboratory heating furnace or scaled up by high-temperature extraction tower, providing a new technical route for lithium isotope separation.