Leaching behavior of Li and Ga from granitic rocks and sorption on kaolinite: Implications for their enrichment in the Jungar Coalfield, Ordos Basin

The granite collected from the Yinshan Mountain and kaolinite has been selected for the leaching and adsorption experiment, respectively, aiming to clarify the enrichment processes of Li and Ga during the deposition. Results suggest both Li and Ga could be leached out from granite by using different...

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Main Authors: Bang-jun Liu, Guang-chen Chu, Cun-liang Zhao, Yu-zhuang Sun
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Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2022-01-01
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Guang-chen Chu
Cun-liang Zhao
Yu-zhuang Sun
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Cun-liang Zhao
Yu-zhuang Sun
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description The granite collected from the Yinshan Mountain and kaolinite has been selected for the leaching and adsorption experiment, respectively, aiming to clarify the enrichment processes of Li and Ga during the deposition. Results suggest both Li and Ga could be leached out from granite by using different acid solutions of different pH and kaolinite can adsorb Li and Ga with varying degrees. Lithium and Ga had the highest leaching ratio when pH = 1. Special geological events (e.g. volcanic eruptions and wildfires), which could result in very low pH values of water in peatland, may have accelerated the release of Li and Ga from the source rocks. Kaolinite has the highest adsorption fraction was obtained at pH = 8. The different characteristics of Li and Ga displayed in the leaching and adsorption experiments probably result from the different occurrences and enrichment processes of Li and Ga in the coals. Lithium was probably enriched before the Li carriers (e.g. kaolinite) had been transported into paleomires because of its high leaching ratio and high adsorption fraction under neutral and alkaline conditions, whereas Ga was more likely concentrated by kaolinite and other carriers after it had been transported into the peat mires.© 2022 China Geology Editorial Office.
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spelling doaj.art-50207aa7321b4967a029d96e26b6d4d62023-02-07T04:22:49ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.China Geology2096-51922022-01-01513445Leaching behavior of Li and Ga from granitic rocks and sorption on kaolinite: Implications for their enrichment in the Jungar Coalfield, Ordos BasinBang-jun Liu0Guang-chen Chu1Cun-liang Zhao2Yu-zhuang Sun3Key Laboratory of Resource Exploration Research of Hebei Province, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056038, China; Department of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main 60438, Germany; First author: E-mail address: liubangjun@hebeu.edu.cn (Bang-jun Liu).Key Laboratory of Resource Exploration Research of Hebei Province, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056038, China; Saifeite Engineering Technology Group Co. Ltd. Qingdao 266035, ChinaKey Laboratory of Resource Exploration Research of Hebei Province, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056038, China; Corresponding author: E-mail address: zhaocunliang@hebeu.edu.cn (Cun-liang Zhao).Key Laboratory of Resource Exploration Research of Hebei Province, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056038, ChinaThe granite collected from the Yinshan Mountain and kaolinite has been selected for the leaching and adsorption experiment, respectively, aiming to clarify the enrichment processes of Li and Ga during the deposition. Results suggest both Li and Ga could be leached out from granite by using different acid solutions of different pH and kaolinite can adsorb Li and Ga with varying degrees. Lithium and Ga had the highest leaching ratio when pH = 1. Special geological events (e.g. volcanic eruptions and wildfires), which could result in very low pH values of water in peatland, may have accelerated the release of Li and Ga from the source rocks. Kaolinite has the highest adsorption fraction was obtained at pH = 8. The different characteristics of Li and Ga displayed in the leaching and adsorption experiments probably result from the different occurrences and enrichment processes of Li and Ga in the coals. Lithium was probably enriched before the Li carriers (e.g. kaolinite) had been transported into paleomires because of its high leaching ratio and high adsorption fraction under neutral and alkaline conditions, whereas Ga was more likely concentrated by kaolinite and other carriers after it had been transported into the peat mires.© 2022 China Geology Editorial Office.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2096519222000842LeachingAdsorptionLithiumGalliumGraniteKaolinite
spellingShingle Bang-jun Liu
Guang-chen Chu
Cun-liang Zhao
Yu-zhuang Sun
Leaching behavior of Li and Ga from granitic rocks and sorption on kaolinite: Implications for their enrichment in the Jungar Coalfield, Ordos Basin
China Geology
Leaching
Adsorption
Lithium
Gallium
Granite
Kaolinite
title Leaching behavior of Li and Ga from granitic rocks and sorption on kaolinite: Implications for their enrichment in the Jungar Coalfield, Ordos Basin
title_full Leaching behavior of Li and Ga from granitic rocks and sorption on kaolinite: Implications for their enrichment in the Jungar Coalfield, Ordos Basin
title_fullStr Leaching behavior of Li and Ga from granitic rocks and sorption on kaolinite: Implications for their enrichment in the Jungar Coalfield, Ordos Basin
title_full_unstemmed Leaching behavior of Li and Ga from granitic rocks and sorption on kaolinite: Implications for their enrichment in the Jungar Coalfield, Ordos Basin
title_short Leaching behavior of Li and Ga from granitic rocks and sorption on kaolinite: Implications for their enrichment in the Jungar Coalfield, Ordos Basin
title_sort leaching behavior of li and ga from granitic rocks and sorption on kaolinite implications for their enrichment in the jungar coalfield ordos basin
topic Leaching
Adsorption
Lithium
Gallium
Granite
Kaolinite
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2096519222000842
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