The invention discloses a method for comprehensively recovering
copper and
indium from lead matte. The method comprises the following steps: A, crushing lead matte block materials and then ball-milling to obtain lead matte
powder; B, leaching the lead matte
powder obtained by ball-milling in an
autoclave by using
sulfuric acid and continuously introducing
oxygen in the leaching process; C, after leaching, carrying out
solid-liquid separation to obtain leaching residues and leachates containing
copper ions and
indium ions; D, selectively extracting the
copper ions in the leachates by using ZJ988, obtaining
copper sulfate enrichment liquid by using a
sulfuric acid-
copper sulfate solution to perform reverse extraction on loaded organic phase, taking the
copper sulfate enrichment liquid as an
electrolyte of electro-deposit copper and obtaining
cathode copper through a copper
sulfate electro-
deposition process; E, selectively extracting the
indium ions by using P204, then obtaining
indium chloride enrichment liquid by using a
hydrochloric acid solution to perform reverse extraction on the loaded organic phase and replacing the
indium chloride enrichment liquid by using a
zinc plate or an aluminum plate to obtain
sponge indium. The method has the benefits that the complete separation of the copper from the indium in the lead matte is realized,
recovery rate of the valuable
metal is high, and the environmental friendliness is realized.