It can be concluded that in the presence of dissolved aluminum the loss of nickel and lithium into the Fe-Al cake is quite significant (4% and 6%) at pH 4 and does not allow good separation between less valuable metals (Fe and Al) and the valuable metals of Ni, Co, and Li.
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Study on valuable metal incorporation in the Fe-Al precipitate during neutralization of LIB leach solution.
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