This invention provides a method for efficiently removing
arsenic and separating and recovering
zinc and
cadmium from
arsenic-containing waste acid, comprising the following steps: filtering the
arsenic-containing waste acid solution to remove
suspended solids and particulate impurities, and then performing
diffusion dialysis to allow H₂ to form a solution. + The arsenic is separated from
metal ions to obtain recovered acid and residual acid containing
metal ions. The residual acid is added to an
autoclave along with an iron salt coagulant, and
oxygen or air is simultaneously introduced to carry out a high-
pressure oxidation precipitation reaction. After the reaction, liquid-
solid separation is performed to obtain arsenic-containing precipitate and arsenic-precipitated liquid. The arsenic-precipitated liquid is added to
carbide slag water for
neutralization treatment to obtain
gypsum slag and neutralized liquid.
Zinc powder is added to the neutralized liquid for displacement, and after liquid-
solid separation,
sponge cadmium and
zinc sulfate solution are obtained. This invention uses high-
pressure oxidation precipitation of arsenic, which has a better arsenic
precipitation effect. The arsenic content in the precipitated liquid is extremely low and a stable arsenic-containing precipitate is formed, which can be safely stored for a long time. At the same time,
zinc and
cadmium are recovered, realizing the high value of zinc and cadmium elements, and no
wastewater is generated in the whole process.