The invention discloses a method for removing
zirconium,
zinc and
chromium in
red mud. The method includes the steps that
malic acid and
acetic acid are mixed at first to be prepared into mixed
organic acid, and then the mixed acid and the
red mud are mixed and stirred; qualified
tailings and waste liquor are obtained after filter pressing; and when heavy
metal of the waste liquor is removed through recycle leaching until the pH value of the liquor is larger than 6, quick
lime is added into the waste liquor for stirring, and a qualified solution can be obtained after filtering. The
zirconium content in the qualified
tailings is lower than 10 mg / kg, the
chromium content is smaller than 5 mg / kg, the
zinc content is smaller than 1 mg / kg, the residual
organic acid can achieve
biodegradation, harm to people,
livestock and plants is avoided, and thus the qualified
tailings can be used as a modifying agent for alkaline soil. The pH value of the qualified solution is 7-8.5, and the concentration of the
zirconium,
chromium and
zinc is lower than 0.02 mg / L. The mixed
organic acid is used for removing heavy
metal in the
red mud, and hence the method has the characteristics that chemical consumption is small, the removal rate of the heavy
metal is high, the tailings can be used directly
after treatment, the waste liquor can be recycled, the pH value of the waste liquor is high, the heavy metal content of the waste liquor is high and treatment and recycling of the waste liquor are easy.