The invention discloses a method for oxidizing and separating
manganese and
magnesium and preparing basic
magnesium carbonate by using
manganese dioxide as a catalyst. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, adding a
carbonization precipitator into a solution containing
manganese and
magnesium to preferentially precipitate and separate out manganese ions, and filtering to obtain manganese
carbonate and filtrate A rich in magnesium ions; an
oxidizing agent and a catalyst manganese dioxide are added into the filtrate A to catalyze
oxygen residual
divalent manganese ions and convert the
divalent manganese ions into insoluble manganese dioxide, so that efficient separation of manganese and magnesium in the filtrate is realized, the manganese dioxide generated in the
oxidation process forms self-enhanced circulation, catalytic activity is continuously provided, the oxidation efficiency is greatly improved, meanwhile, the dosage of the catalyst is reduced, and the cost is reduced. The oxidation
reaction rate is stable; adding a
carbonization precipitator and alkali into the treated filtrate, and carrying out staged reaction to enable magnesium ions to form high-purity basic magnesium
carbonate precipitate. The process provided by the invention realizes efficient selective separation of manganese and magnesium, and the recovered product has high additional value, and can be widely applied to the fields of battery materials, catalysts,
flame-retardant materials and the like.