Overcoming the Core Technological Bottleneck in Continuous Carbonation for Lithium Hydroxide to Produce Lithium Carbonate: Hebei Yanming’s High-End Continuous Carbonation Unit Shipped Successfully
Recently, Hebei Yanming Chemical Equipment Co., Ltd. customized for a large domestic lithium-ion battery materials project 1 Ten thousand tons / Complete Set of Battery-Grade Lithium Carbonate Carbonation Towers With manufacturing, inspection, and factory acceptance now complete, the three core pieces of equipment for the train have been fully assembled and officially shipped, further bolstering the drive toward high-end development in China’s domestic new-energy industry.
The carbonation tower is the core unit in the battery-grade lithium carbonate production process that features the highest technological barriers and exerts the most critical influence on product quality. For a long time, the industry has generally faced insufficient carbonation efficiency, CO Key pain points such as high energy loss, severe scaling, and low levels of automation directly constrain the stability, cost-effectiveness, and product purity of lithium salt production.
To address common challenges across the industry, Yanming Equipment takes process innovation, structural optimization, and intelligent control as its breakthroughs to develop a new generation of high-efficiency carbonization systems:
High efficiency and stability, ensuring battery-grade quality.
The unit's processing capacity reaches 25t/h , operational flexibility 70%~110% This results in a more complete and uniform reaction, with stable lithium carbonate concentrations in the product that consistently meet specifications, effectively addressing issues such as batch-to-batch variability and insufficient purity, thereby satisfying the stringent requirements for high-end lithium-ion battery materials.
Low consumption and energy efficiency, reducing production costs.
Innovative design of gas–liquid contact and reaction pathways, CO ₂ loss rate is controlled at 10% Within this range, raw material utilization has increased substantially; the system exhibits strong wide-load adaptability and delivers remarkable energy-saving and consumption-reduction benefits, thereby helping enterprises enhance their profitability.
Long-term operation with reduced downtime for maintenance
The equipment regeneration cycle shall be no less than 20 Sky, design life 30 Year, year of stable operation 7200 Over time, it significantly reduces the frequency of tower cleaning and maintenance, thereby resolving the industry’s longstanding challenges of frequent maintenance and substantial downtime losses associated with conventional equipment.
High-end materials, suitable for highly corrosive operating conditions.
All material-contact parts are made of 304 Made of stainless steel and rigorously compliant with copper- and zinc-free requirements, it offers superior corrosion resistance and cleanliness, effectively preventing media contamination and equipment wear.
Fully intelligent self-control—safe, reliable, and hassle-free.
Equipped with high-end Programmable Logic Controller The control system enables end-to-end online monitoring, automatic regulation, and safety interlocks for temperature, pressure, flow rate, and liquid level, while supporting seamless switching between remote operation and on-site operation to enhance production stability and intrinsic safety.
Industry Commentary
Currently, the lithium carbonate industry has shifted from resource expansion to competition based on technology, cost, and product quality, with the carbonization stage playing a decisive role in determining the core competitiveness of the product. Industry experts state:
“Against the backdrop of mounting cost pressures across the industry and continuously rising product standards, carbonation equipment that can simultaneously address the five core challenges of conversion rate, yield loss, operational cycle, and automation is a critical ‘bottleneck’ technology in lithium salt production. The complete plant package delivered this time by Hebei Yanming represents the cutting-edge engineering capabilities of China’s lithium hydroxide–based route for producing battery-grade lithium carbonate, and holds significant demonstrative value in driving the industry toward greater efficiency, lower energy consumption, longer operational cycles, and higher purity.”
Industry veterans point out that, as the power battery and energy storage markets place increasingly stringent demands on lithium carbonate purity and consistency, efficient carbonization + Intelligent control has become the mainstream technological approach among leading lithium salt producers. The successful implementation of this system not only enhances product quality and consistency but also helps companies establish sustainable cost advantages and robust technological barriers.
The complete carbonation tower package shipped this time encompasses the carbonation tower, heat exchangers, pumps and valves, instrumentation, control systems, piping, and steel structural platforms—forming a fully integrated system. Prior to shipment, the equipment underwent comprehensive factory acceptance testing, with all performance indicators meeting or exceeding the project’s technical specifications.
Going forward, Hebei Yanming will continue to provide on-site installation guidance, system commissioning, operational training, and full-lifecycle after-sales service, fully ensuring the successful first-time startup and stable attainment of design capacity. As a manufacturer specializing in high-end equipment for new chemical materials, Hebei Yanming will remain deeply committed to the lithium-ion battery materials equipment sector, leveraging technological innovation to strengthen the new-energy industry chain and delivering more reliable, advanced, and competitive equipment solutions to support the industry’s high-quality development.

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