Table 8 Observation data of test pond S10 and comparison pond S11 before brine discharge in cross-year brine mixing production test.

From: Study on the application of brine mixing method in lithium extraction from Zabuye salt lake, Tibet

Sample No

dp (cm)

ρb (g/cm3)

Tb (°C)

CLi+ (g/L)

CCO32− (g/L)

Sample No

dp (cm)

ρb (g/cm3)

Tb (°C)

CLi+ (g/L)

CCO32− (g/L)

S10-10

10

1.248

30.1

1.41

23.08

S11-10

10

1.232

29.4

1.60

18.81

S10-50

50

1.242

34.5

1.33

23.94

S11-50

50

1.234

32.0

1.59

16.67

S10-100

100

1.239

33.9

1.39

22.66

S11-100

100

1.229

32.9

1.64

15.88

S10-150

150

1.237

32.3

1.52

23.08

S11-150

150

1.224

32.1

1.72

17.10

S10-180

180

1.224

32.3

1.41

21.03

S11-180

180

1.224

33.7

1.87

15.90

S10-200

200

1.230

31.1

1.53

20.95

S11-200

200

1.221

30.0

1.71

17.44

S10-220

220

1.215

29.6

1.43

21.72

S11-220

220

1.217

31.5

1.67

20.01

S10-240

240

1.222

29.7

1.52

23.51

S11-240

240

1.194

27.8

1.42

14.53

S10-260

260

1.130

18.6

0.89

6.84

S11-260

260

1.136

20.1

1.09

9.58

S10-280

280

1.086

13.0

0.63

6.50

S11-280

280

1.086

13.1

0.70

7.27

  1. dp: height from the bottom of the solar pond, cm; ρb: brine density, g/cm3; Tb: brine temperature, °C; CLi+: concentration of Li+ in brine, g/L; C CO32-: concentration of CO32- in brine, g/L.