简介:<正>1IntroductionLithiumwasusedwidelyinbatteries,lubricants,aluminiumsmelting,ceramics,glass,polymersandotherareasduetoitsuniqueelectrochemicalreactivityaswellasotherproperties(Hykawy,2010).Productionoflithiumcomesfrombothbrineandmineralsources.ThetotalresourcesoflithiumestimatedbytheUSGSin2014areto