This invention discloses a method for preparing battery-grade
nickel sulfate and
iron phosphate using
nickel pig iron and
ferric phosphate slag as raw materials. The preparation process involves first mixing the
ferric phosphate slag with cationic
alkyl polyacrylamide to form a uniform mixture. This mixture is then added to
dilute acid and stirred to disperse it.
Nickel pig iron powder is added, and the mixture is filtered to obtain a leaching solution. The leaching solution is then subjected to
nickel-iron separation using resin to obtain an iron-containing solution and a nickel-containing resin. The nickel-containing resin is desorbed to obtain a desorbed solution. A nickel-based pH adjuster is added to this desorbed solution, and the solution is filtered to obtain a nickel
sulfate solution. After
evaporation and concentration to precipitate crystals, the solution is dried and crushed to obtain battery-grade nickel
sulfate.
Hydrogen peroxide is added to the iron-containing solution to oxidize
ferrous iron to
ferric iron. A
phosphorus source is added, the pH is adjusted, and the solution is reacted, filtered, and dried to obtain
iron phosphate dihydrate. This is then calcined to obtain battery-grade
iron phosphate. This invention uses nickel
pig iron and ferrophosphate
slag as raw materials, and utilizes the ferrophosphate slag to promote the full leaching of iron from nickel pig iron, and nickel pig iron to promote the leaching of
phosphate and iron from ferrophosphate. With the addition of cationic
alkyl polyacrylamide, it achieves high leaching rates of iron and nickel in a short time, and simultaneously achieves the separation of non-
ferrous and nickel
metal ions during the acid leaching process, so as to finally obtain high-purity, qualified battery-grade nickel sulfate and ferrophosphate.