The objective of this study was to investigate the potential for extracting lithium and aluminum from coal fly ash in depth. The activation-sintering method was used to study how factors like activators, sintering agents, sintering time, leaching concentration, and temperature affect the leaching of lithium and aluminum. A 1:2 Na2CO3 activator was proportioned with coal fly ash for primary incineration at a temperature of 1000 °C for 30 min, after which a 3:1 Na2SO4 sintering agent was added to be proportioned with coal fly ash for secondary incineration at a temperature of 1000 °C for 30 min. The temperature was then increased to 400 °C for 60 min, after which the lithium and aluminum were leached with a 1% H2SO4 solution at 80 °C for 60 min. The leaching process was highly effective, with the lithium and aluminum leached out at rates of approximately 80%.
