Ion pair extractant selective for LiCl and LiBr

Heo, Nam Jung; Oh, Ju Hyun; Li, Aimin; Lee, Kyounghoon; He, Qing; Sessler, Jonathan L.; Kim, Sung Kuk

doi:10.1039/D4SC03760J

Ion pair extractant selective for LiCl and LiBr

Journal Article · Mon Aug 12 00:00:00 EDT 2024 · Chemical Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/D4SC03760J· OSTI ID:2429074

Heo, Nam Jung ^[1]; Oh, Ju Hyun ^[1]; Li, Aimin ^[2]; Lee, Kyounghoon ^[1]; ^[2]; ^[3]; ^[1]

Gyeongsang National University, Jinju (Korea)
Hunan University, Changsha (China)
The University of Texas at Austin, TX (United States)

Improved methods for achieving the selective extraction of lithium salts from lithium sources, including rocky ores, salt-lake brines, and end-of-life lithium-ion batteries, could help address projected increases in the demand for lithium. Here, we report an ion pair receptor (2) capable of extracting LiCl and LiBr into an organic receiving phase both from the solid state and from aqueous solutions. Ion pair receptor 2 consists of a calix[4]pyrrole framework, which acts as an anion binding site, linked to a phenanthroline cation binding motif via ether linkages. Receptor 2 binds MgBr₂ and CaCl₂ with high selectivity over the corresponding lithium salts in a nonpolar aprotic solvent. The preference for Mg²⁺ and Ca²⁺ salts is reversed in polar protic media, allowing receptor 2 to complex LiCl and LiBr with high selectivity and affinity in organic media containing methanol or water. The effectiveness of receptor 2 as an extractant for LiCl and LiBr under liquid–liquid extraction (LLE) conditions was found to be enhanced by the presence of other potentially competitive salts in the aqueous source phase.

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Research Organization:: The University of Texas at Austin, TX (United States); Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF); Robert A. Welch Foundation; USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0024393

OSTI ID:: 2429074

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2472335
OSTI ID: 3008476

Journal Information:: Chemical Science, Journal Name: Chemical Science Journal Issue: 34 Vol. 15; ISSN 2041-6539; ISSN 2041-6520

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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