Electromigration Separation of Lithium Isotopes: Variation of the Ph in Electrolyte and its Effect

Electromigration separation of lithium isotopes with B12C4, B15C5 and B18C6 systems

“…In addition to achieving a high separation factor at the forefront section of Li + flow, a relatively stable separation factor can also be obtained at the interface. 23 The advantage of this method is that it combines electromigration and extraction methods by introducing crown ethers into organic solutions, resulting in a relatively stable separation factor. Compared to the extraction method, it reduces the workload of treating feed liquid.…”

“…Huang et al 20 separated lithium isotopes using an electromigration method in an ''aqueous solution|organic solu-tion|aqueous solution'' system, and found that the migration of lithium ions was affected by the synergistic effects of electric field, diffusion, and crown ether chelation. Wang et al [21][22][23] found that crown ethers had multiple effects on the migration of lithium ions and isotope separation in the ''aqueous solution| organic solution|aqueous solution'' system, and a separation factor as high as 1.67 was obtained.…”