The present application relates to a kind of methods for recovering
tellurium from lead
anode slime, and the method is specifically: lead
anode slime is mixed with
reducing agent and slagging agent, the mixture is put into a horizontal converter for
smelting and
impurity removal, by controlling
smelting time and temperature, the output waste
slag is poured out, and a crude
antimony alloy containing gold, silver,
antimony,
tellurium, lead and other elements is produced; the crude
antimony alloy is added with a collector in a deslagging pot, so that the
tellurium element enters the antimony alkali
slag to separate from gold, silver, lead and other elements; the collected antimony alkali
slag is deeply deslagged, and the deslagged antimony alkali slag is put into a silver separation furnace for high-temperature
smelting, the
molten material is blown and slagged by adding a mixed slagging agent, and more than 40% tellurium slag is produced, which is transferred to a tellurium electrodeposition process for finished tellurium
ingot production. The present application improves the
recovery rate of tellurium in lead
anode slime, ensures the efficient
recovery of gold, silver and other precious metals, and has the advantages of clear process, simple process, low cost and the like.