Research on Adsorption Performance of Lithium in Gas Field Water with Aluminum-based, Titanium-based and Manganese-based Adsorbents

Research on Adsorption Performance of Lithium in Gas Field Water with Aluminum-based, Titanium-based and Manganese-based Adsorbents | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Article Research on Adsorption Performance of Lithium in Gas Field Water with Aluminum-based, Titanium-based and Manganese-based Adsorbents Yunyun Gao, Shaomu Wen, Xingsheng Jing, Li Chen, Yao Tan, Shihua Sang, and 2 more This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9287398/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Under Review Version 1 posted 7 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Although the method of lithium extraction through adsorption method from brine lake is mature, there are few researches on lithium extraction from gas field water with low lithium content. In this study, the scanning electron microscope (SEM), the specific surface area and pore size analyzer (BET) were adopted to characterize and analyze the structure of aluminum-based, titanium-based and manganese-based adsorbents. Furthermore, Weiyuan gas field water was taken as the research object, the evaluation studies on the adsorption and desorption performance of three types of adsorbents were conducted. The effects of initial pH value, adsorption time, adsorption solid-liquid ratio, initial lithium concentration and adsorption temperature on the adsorption performance of three types of adsorbents were mainly studied. The effects of acid concentration, solid-liquid ratio and desorption time on the desorption performance of three types of adsorbents were also investigated. Finally, through adsorption-desorption cycle experiments, the cycle stability and leaching rate of three types of adsorbents were compared. This study solved the technical problem of lithium separation and enrichment under the coexistence of trace lithium with alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, and metal cation solutions at low cost, and also laid a theoretical and technical foundation for further industrial applications of lithium extraction from gas field water. Physical sciences/Chemistry Physical sciences/Engineering Earth and environmental sciences/Environmental sciences Physical sciences/Materials science Gas field water aluminum-based adsorbent titanium-based adsorbent manganese-based adsorbent Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Under Review Version 1 posted Reviews received at journal 16 May, 2026 Reviewers agreed at journal 06 May, 2026 Reviewers invited by journal 16 Apr, 2026 Editor invited by journal 14 Apr, 2026 Editor assigned by journal 08 Apr, 2026 Submission checks completed at journal 08 Apr, 2026 First submitted to journal 01 Apr, 2026 You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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