The invention discloses a process for recycling alkali and synchronously producing
cement by
roasting red mud, belonging to the field of
aluminum industry production. 1.2-2.1 tons of
red mud as a byproduct is produced while 1
ton of aluminum
oxide is produced, wherein the
red mud contains 5-7% of alkali which is large in amount and harmful to the environment; and the alkali is a significant environmental
pollution source for restraining the development of the
aluminum industry and the comprehensive utilization of the red mud and damaging the
ecological environment. At present, removing and recycling of the alkali in the red mud is still a difficult problem in the world. The invention solves the problem on removing and recycling the alkali in the red mud, and realizes that the
cement is synchronously produced while the alkali is removed and recycled; therefore, the
zero emission of
solid waste residuals is realized for aluminum
oxide production enterprises. The process is crucially characterized in that a condition of
oxygen-free strong reduction is created for separating the alkali in the red mud, thereby a reducing / decomposing reaction of Na2O(
solid)+C(
solid)=2Na(gas)+CO(gas) can be performed successfully. According to the process provided by the invention, the red mud is indirectly heated and is decomposed under an air-insulated and
oxygen-free strong reduction condition to generate Na
metal atoms; and the Na
metal atoms are led to the outside of the furnace together with a byproduct CO, and enter a recycling
tower to synthesize alkali (NaOH) with water. After the alkali is separated and recycled, the residues are synchronously sintered into
cement.