Table 9 The main physicochemical parameters of the liquid phase (brine temperature, concentration of Li+ and CO32-) and their changes 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

Tb, max (°C)

Tb, avL (°C)

Tb, av (°C)

△Tb (°C)

CLi+, maxL (g/L)

CLi+, minL (g/L)

CLi+, av (g/L)

â–³CLi+ (g/L)

CCO32-, maxL (g/L)

CCO32-, minL (g/L)

CCO32-, av (g/L)

△CCO32− (g/L)

S10

34.5

32.4

28.5

22.5

1.53

1.33

1.31

0.71

23.94

20.95

19.33

8.03

S11

33.7

31.6

28.3

27.3

1.87

1.59

1.50

0.78

20.01

14.53

15.32

6.91

  1. Tb, max: maximum brine temperature, °C; Tb, avL: average brine temperature in the LCZ, °C; Tb, av: average brine temperature, °C; △Tb: brine temperature change from brine irrigation to brine drainage, °C; CLi+, maxL: maximum concentration of Li+ in brine of the LCZ, g/L; CLi+, minL: minimum concentration of Li+ in brine of the LCZ, g/L; CLi+, av: average concentration of Li+ in brine, g/L; △CLi+: concentration change of Li+ in brine from brine irrigation to brine drainage, g/L; CCO32-, maxL: maximum concentration of CO32- in brine of the LCZ, g/L; CCO32-, minL: minimum concentration of CO32- in brine of the LCZ, g/L; CCO32-, av: average concentration of CO32- in brine, g/L; △CCO32-: concentration change of CO32- in brine from brine irrigation to brine drainage, g/L.