The invention belongs to the field of
nonferrous metal hydrometallurgy and discloses a process of efficiently recovering
copper from lead matte according to
oxygen pressure acid leaching and vortex
electrolysis techniques. The method includes: taking lead matte as a
raw material, crushing and
grinding the lead matte, screening through a 100-mesh
sieve, adding into a high-pressure
autoclave along with
sulfuric acid and a dispersing agent, feeding
oxygen for leaching, carrying out liquid-
solid separation to obtain solution containing
copper sulfate, subjecting the solution containing
copper sulfate to vortex electrolytic decopperation to obtain
cathode copper, and returning after-electrodeposition liquid to the leaching procedure to replace
sulfuric acid serving as the leaching agent. High efficiency in copper recycling can be realized, electrodeposition of copper can be selectively carried out according to the vortex
electrolysis techniques, and
high current level and current efficiency, low
reagent consumption, reduction of production cost and improvement of enterprise benefits are realized. In addition, due to closed cycle of solution, harmful gas emission is avoided, and current concepts of
circular economy and environment protection are met.