With the popularity of new energy, the price of lithium carbonate has also jumped to as much as 620,000 in 2022. However, with the balance between supply and demand, the price of lithium carbonate has also been falling since November 2022, to 2023. It fell below the 300,000 mark in March. Due to the plummeting price of lithium carbonate and the decline in profits, many investors are on the sidelines. If the price of lithium carbonate plummets towards the normal market price, it will force companies to reduce production costs to increase profits. So how to reduce production costs with current production equipment?

Production costs mainly include raw material prices, production energy consumption, output rate, equipment efficiency, labor efficiency, etc. Through analysis, many manufacturers' production methods in 2022 are relatively extensive and waste a lot of energy. Based on our company’s many years of experience in pyrometallurgical smelting, we put forward the following suggestions for reducing energy consumption in the pyrometallurgical smelting section of lithium carbonate production:

1. During the transformation and roasting process of spodumene concentrate, a cyclone preheater is added at the end of the transformation kiln, and a cylindrical heat exchanger is added in the kiln to increase the heat utilization rate;

2. Choose an efficient burner to fully burn the gas and reduce energy consumption;

3. Flue gas temperature heat exchange, comprehensive utilization to reduce heat loss;

4. Waste heat recovery boilers are installed on the upper part of the grate cooler and the kiln head to improve the heat recovery rate;

5. The grinding production line uses vertical mills to reduce overall operating energy consumption;

6. Choose a better design for the sealing measures of the acidification kiln, and do a good job of insulating the kiln jacket to reduce heat loss;

7. Optimize the production line process and replace cumbersome processes with the shortest process;

8. Improve the degree of automation and reduce labor;

9. Improve conversion rate and lithium extraction efficiency;

In summary, the design that improves efficiency and reduces costs can be improved in the original design and later modifications, reducing production costs, thereby improving the market competition rate of the product and helping customers operate stably in the fierce market competition. Customers who need this in the production of lithium carbonate can call our company to visit and communicate.