Lithium metatitanate (Li2TiO3) type lithium-ion sieve is a high-performance lithium -ion adsorbent, but the synthesized Li2TiO3 is a powder material, which has problems such as difficult filtration and high dissolution in industrial applications. The use of suspension granulation technology to shape the powder can solve these problems.This article utilizes styrene and divinylbenzene as polymerization monomers, with toluene as a porogen, to synthesize a porous, Li2TiO3 lithium-ion sieve from silane-modified powder. The study thoroughly examined the adsorption performance of this lithium-ion sieve under various conditions and analyzed the adsorption process through kinetic and thermodynamic models. The findings revealed that the optimal pH for adsorption using this lithium-ion sieve is 11, achieving an equilibrium adsorption capacity of 5.47 mg/g under ideal conditions. The adsorption kinetics were best described by a pseudo-second-order model, while the isothermal adsorption process aligned with the Langmuir model, suggesting that lithium-ion adsorption occurs via monolayer chemical adsorption. In cyclic adsorption tests using brine from Bolivia's salt lakes, the sieve demonstrated strong selectivity for Li+, with selectivity coefficients of and being 97.43 and 179.45, respectively, and maintained stable adsorption capacity across multiple cycles.
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