This invention provides a collector for recovering
platinum group metals (PGMs) from spent catalysts, its preparation method, and its application, belonging to the technical field of
precious metal recovery. The collector comprises a
copper matrix, a flux, a framework support, and a lattice activator: the
copper matrix, flux, and lattice activator are loaded on the surface of the framework support; the
copper matrix is elemental copper or a copper-based compound; the flux is
boric acid or a borate; the framework support is a porous inorganic material; and the lattice activator is
tin, a
tin alloy, or a
metal sulfide. The collector serves as a collector for the pyrometallurgical
recovery of PGMs from spent catalysts. This invention constructs a multi-component synergistic collector composed of a
copper matrix, flux, framework support, and lattice activator, which significantly improves the
recovery rate of PGMs, especially
rhodium, from spent
automotive exhaust purification catalysts in pyrometallurgical treatment, and reduces the
smelting temperature required for pyrometallurgical treatment, thus significantly reducing
energy consumption.