The invention discloses a method for recycling
indium from waste Hg-free alkaline
zinc manganese dioxide battery, which comprises the following steps: separating and extracting the
cathode material from waste Hg-free alkaline
zinc manganese dioxide battery, dissolving with an acid, adding a
reducing agent to replace
sponge indium, and
smelting the
sponge indium to obtain indium ingots, the filtrate being used for electrolytic
zinc process; or alternatively adjusting the pH value of the solution to 5 with a base solution after
acid dissolution to allow the
precipitation of In(OH)3, filtering to separate the filtrate used for electrolytic zinc process and the precipitate used as
electrolyte after
acid dissolution, and electrolyzing to obtain pure indium. Based on the existing state of indium in the waste Hg-free alkaline zinc
manganese dioxide battery and the practical
recovery of waste Hg-free alkaline zinc manganese dioxide battery, the invention realizes the recycle of indium and has the advantages of simple process, easy application, high and stable
recovery rate of indium, less use of chemical additives in the recycle process, no secondary
pollution, and high purity of extracted
metal indium. Therefore, the invention realizes the cyclic regeneration of
cathode material of waste alkaline zinc manganese dioxide battery and is better in economic benefit and environment-protection value.