How Is Lithium Made?

Compact Class on Production, Uses and Recycling of Lithium

What you’ll learn
Lithium Production from Brines
Lithium Production from Rocks
Lithium Uses and Supply Chain
Recycling of Lithium in Batteries
Lithium Deposits, Resources and Reserves
Geochemistry and Minerals of Lithium
Lithium Metal and Alloys
Lithium Compounds and Salts
History of Lithium
Organo-Lithium
Chemical and Physical Properties of Lithium
Requirements
General Chemistry Knowledge
Basics in inorganic chemistry
Basis in organic chemistry
a bit knowledge about how a lithium-ion batteries works
Description
Have you ever wondered how the “lithium” finds its way into your lithium-ion batteries? Then this udemy-class is for you!The course gives you a complete overview of lithium and lithium technology.We will talk about the extraction of lithium from rocks and from brines. Here you will not only learn about the different minerals available and the formation of salars, but also all the process details for the production of lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide.Lithium recycling: You will also get an introduction to the possibilities of recycling lithium from used batteries.In addition, the uses of lithium in different industries, the supply chain and the market share of lithium are covered.A chapter is dedicated to the lithium resources and reserves of lithium deposits around the world.We will also learn more about the geochemistry of lithium and why lithium is mainly found in granitic rocks. And you will learn about the most important lithium minerals. We will learn about the production of metallic lithium from molten LiCl and what typical lithium alloys are and where they are used.A whole chapter is dedicated to organolithium, here we will talk about buthyllithium and its production as well as look at some safety related issues. And we will also take a closer look at different lithium compounds, how to make them and where to use them.The course is purely theoretical, no experiments or demonstrations.Beware: This course is not suitable for beginners in science!!! Good knowledge of general chemistry, knowledge of inorganic chemistry and basic knowledge of organic chemistry are required.There will be no introduction in basic topics such “what is an atom”, “how to read chemical formulas” or “what is an acid”.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Class trailer – Contents we will cover

Lecture 2 Introduction

Lecture 3 Textbooks

Section 2: History of Lithium

Lecture 4 History of Lithium

Section 3: Chemical and Physical Properties of Lithium

Lecture 5 Lithium in the Periodic Table and Abundance of Lithium

Lecture 6 Chemical Properties of Lithium

Lecture 7 Physical Properties of Lithium

Section 4: Lithium Uses and Supply Chain

Lecture 8 First Overview in Uses, Production and Supply Chain

Lecture 9 Where is Lithium used?

Lecture 10 Supply Chain

Lecture 11 Market Share

Section 5: Geochemistry and Minerals

Lecture 12 Basic Geologic Terminology

Lecture 13 Main Sources of Lithium

Lecture 14 Geochemistry of Lithium

Lecture 15 Abundance of Lithium in different Rocks

Lecture 16 Typical Lithium Minerals

Section 6: Lithium Deposits, Resources, Reserves

Lecture 17 Lithium Resources and Reserves

Lecture 18 Close-up: Brine Deposits

Lecture 19 Close-up: Rock Deposits

Section 7: Introduction Lithium Production: Overview of Flowsheets and Production Processes

Lecture 20 Lithium Production: Overview Flowsheets

Lecture 21 Production Processes: Introduction

Lecture 22 Production Processes: Crushing and Screening

Lecture 23 Production Processes: Hydrocyclone

Lecture 24 Production Processes: Froth Flotation

Lecture 25 Production Processes: Filtration

Lecture 26 Production Processes: Ion Exchange

Lecture 27 Production Processes: Precipitation

Lecture 28 Production Processes: Solvent Extraction

Lecture 29 Production Processes: Magnetic Separation

Section 8: Lithium Production from Rocks

Lecture 30 Introduction Mining Flowsheet

Lecture 31 Crushing and Screening

Lecture 32 Froth Floatation

Lecture 33 Washing, filtration and Drying

Lecture 34 Mineral Conversion Overview

Lecture 35 Acid-Roasting: Flowsheet

Lecture 36 Acid Roasting: Conversion Alpha to Beta-Spodumene

Lecture 37 Acid-Roasting: Sulfuric Acid Digestion

Lecture 38 Acid-Roasting: Leaching

Lecture 39 Acid-Roasting: Refining

Lecture 40 Acid-Roasting: Precipitation Li2CO3

Lecture 41 Lime Roasting: Flowsheet

Lecture 42 Lime Roasting: Calcination

Lecture 43 Lime Roasting: Leaching

Lecture 44 Lime Roasting: Refining and Crystallization

Lecture 45 Alternative Approach – Ion-Exchange Flowsheet

Section 9: Lithium Production from Brines

Lecture 46 Overview Flowsheet

Lecture 47 Solar Pond Evaporation

Lecture 48 Precipitation from Brine

Lecture 49 Conversion to LiOH

Section 10: Lithium Metals and Alloys

Lecture 50 Lithium Metal Production in General

Lecture 51 Electrolysis of LiCl

Lecture 52 Uses of Lithium Metals

Lecture 53 Lithium Alloys an Overview + example in aircrafts

Lecture 54 Lithium Alloys in Batterie Anode

Section 11: Lithium Salts and Compounds

Lecture 55 Short Video on a couple of Examples

Section 12: Organollithium

Lecture 56 What is Organollithium?

Lecture 57 Where is it used?

Lecture 58 Preparation

Lecture 59 Structure

Lecture 60 Problem with THF

Lecture 61 Safety Aspects

Section 13: Recycling Lithium

Lecture 62 Introduction

Lecture 63 Recycling: General Flowsheet

Lecture 64 Recupyl

Lecture 65 Acurec

Lecture 66 Toxco and AEA

Lecture 67 More about Recycling…

Chemistry Students,Material Scientist Students,Chemical Engineer,People interested in Lithium,People interested in Batteries