Effect of crystal phases of titanium dioxide on adsorption performance of H2TiO3-lithium adsorbent

Different crystal phases of TiO2 were produced by calcinations of metatitanic acid at various temperatures. H2TiO3-lithium adsorbent was obtained from the acid-modified adsorbent precursor Li2TiO3 which was synthesized by a solid-phase reaction between TiO2 and LiOH·H2O. Effects of crystal phases of TiO2 on the pull-out rate of Li+ from Li2TiO3 and adsorption properties of lithium adsorbent were studied. The results indicate that anatase structure rather than rutile reacted with LiOH·H2O aids the extraction of Li+ and the adsorption performance of lithium adsorbent. The maximum Li+ drawn out ratio from Li2TiO3 reaches 98.69%, and the maximum saturated adsorptive capacity comes up to 39.2 mg g−1.