The invention relates to an efficient
copper removal and recycling process for
copper-
cyanogen complex
wastewater, which comprises the following steps: (1) critical acidification-selective
crystallization of the
copper-
cyanogen complex
wastewater: directionally recombining a copper-
cyanogen complex to generate insoluble CuCN crystals by accurately regulating and controlling the pH value of the
wastewater; (2)
rotational flow enhanced
crystallization: separating CuCN crystals from overflow liquid through a
hydrocyclone; (3) gradient activation of a composite vulcanizing agent for deep copper removal: enabling the fine CuCN particles and the dissolved-state low-coordination copper-cyanogen complex to react to generate insoluble CuS crystals by adjusting the pH value and adding the composite vulcanizing agent; and (4) magnetic seed enhanced separation: carrying out
magnetic separation by adopting modified magnetic seeds and a low-intensity
magnetic separator, separating CuS magnetic flocs from the wastewater, and finally obtaining purified
tail liquid. According to the closed-loop process, copper in the copper-cyanogen complex wastewater can be efficiently removed and recovered, the purified
tail liquid can be reused for cyanidation leaching operation, the unit consumption of
sodium cyanide is remarkably reduced, the
leaching rate of gold and silver is increased, and zero
discharge of wastewater and
full recovery of copper resources are truly achieved.