The invention discloses a method for extracting
lithium from bittern and preparing a high-purity
lithium concentrate. The method is characterized by comprising the following steps: adding a 0.5-20kg / t magnetic
lithium ion sieve into a bittern conveying pipeline, and adjusting the pH value to be higher than or equal to 5.0; separating the magnetic lithium
ion sieve from the bittern by a
magnetic separation system; feeding the magnetic lithium
ion sieve into a
desorption activation link; performing
magnetic separation of the ion sieve and the
desorption liquid again; feeding the magnetic lithium ion sieve into the raw bittern, and extracting lithium again; circulating the
desorption liquid repeatedly until the lithium concentration is higher than or equal to 3g / l, and enabling the desorption liquid to pass through a
nanofiltration membrane, wherein the filtered part of the
nanofiltration membrane is the high-purity concentrate with purity of higher than or equal to 99%, and a
lithium carbonate product is directly prepared; repeatedly circulating the intercepted part of the
nanofiltration membrane by a nanofiltration link until the
manganese-lithium ratio is greater than 2:1; adding
sodium bicarbonate to prepare a
manganese carbonate product; separating with PP cotton; and returning the lithium liquid to feed water to the nanofiltration membrane. In the invention, high-purity lithium concentrate can be prepared by use of the magnetic lithium ion sieve and by combining the
magnetic separation and membrane
separation technology; and in the process, the lithium concentration links such as solarization and
reverse osmosis are not needed.