The invention discloses a method for separating and recovering valuable metals from
industrial waste containing
zirconium and
yttrium, which comprises the following steps: mixing the
industrial waste containing
zirconium with a flux, and
roasting at high temperature to obtain an alkali fusion material; the alkali fusion material is crushed and levigated, water is added for stirring and leaching, and a water leaching material and a water leaching solution are obtained; adding water and
hydrochloric acid into the water leaching material, controlling the pH value, stirring and leaching to obtain a transformation material and transformation liquid; mixing the transformed material with
hydrochloric acid, heating, stirring and leaching to obtain acid leaching liquid and acid leaching residues; adding a
zirconium precipitating agent into the pickle liquor, preserving heat, precipitating, filtering and separating to obtain basic zirconium
sulfate and a
yttrium-containing solution;
roasting the basic zirconium
sulfate at high temperature to obtain a
zirconium oxide product; adding an
oxalic acid solution into the
yttrium-containing solution, preserving heat and
settling to obtain yttrium
oxalate and yttrium-deposited liquid;
roasting yttrium
oxalate at high temperature to obtain a yttrium
oxide product; according to the method, valuable
metal resources of zirconium and yttrium in the zirconium-yttrium
industrial waste are separated and recycled, and high-value recycling treatment of the zirconium-yttrium waste is achieved.