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In the present study, recovery of lithium as lithium aluminate from Urmia Lake was investigated. A coprecipitation method was utilized by using an aluminum salt \( \left( {{\text{AlCl}}_{3} .6{\text{H}}_{2} {\text{O}}} \right) \). Lithium ions are adsorbed on aluminum hydroxide, which is prepared by adding NaOH and \( {\text{AlCl}}_{3} .6{\text{H}}_{2} {\text{O}} \) to the brines at \( {\raise0.7ex\hbox{${{\text{Al}}^{3 + } }$} \!\mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{{\text{Al}}^{3 + } } {{\text{Li}}^{ + } }}}\right.\kern-0pt} \!\lower0.7ex\hbox{${{\text{Li}}^{ + } }$}} \)molar ratio ≈5. The results showed that the maximum \( {\text{Li}}^{ + } \) ion adsorption was adsorbed at pH ~ 7. Also, by increasing the temperature from 30 °C to 40 °C, lithium ions adsorption was decreased. The maximum adsorption amount of \( {\text{Al}}\left( {\text{OH}} \right)3 \) was at 30 °C, pH = 7 and density 1.31. The obtained results from adsorption of \( {\text{Li}}^{ + } \) of Urmia Lake were compared with four isotherm models, Langmuir, Dubinin–Radushkevich, Freundlich and Temkin isotherms. In addition, sulfuric acid was used for \( {\text{Li}}^{ + } \) desorption from aluminum hydroxide.
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Heidari, N., Momeni, P. Selective adsorption of lithium ions from Urmia Lake onto aluminum hydroxide. Environ Earth Sci 76, 551 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-017-6885-1
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