This application belongs to the field of hydrometallurgical technology, specifically relating to an efficient method for recovering
molybdenum during the
sulfuric acid-enhanced
decomposition of
tungsten ore. The method includes the following steps: S1, obtaining
tungsten ore, mixing it with concentrated
sulfuric acid, and
roasting it to obtain a
roasting product. The
roasting product, by
mass percentage, includes: WO3: 10%-60%, Mo: 0.01%-5%; S2, mixing the roasting product with acidic washing liquid to obtain a first mixture. Under stirring conditions, a selective complexing agent is added to the first mixture to induce a complexation reaction, resulting in a second mixture. The second mixture is then subjected to
solid-liquid separation to obtain a
solid slag and a complexing liquid. The selective complexing agent includes at least one of
thiourea and its derivatives or
sulfur-containing organic compounds; S3, recovering
molybdenum from the complexing liquid. This application, by introducing selective complexation during the washing stage, enriches the complexing liquid with over 98.5% of the
molybdenum, while the residual rate of
tungsten in the complexing liquid is ≤0.01%, thus solving the problem of molybdenum dispersion and loss in the
slag phase and washing water.