A method for volatilizing and enriching
molybdenum from
molybdenum tailings relates to a process for utilizing the
molybdenum tailings for enriching and recovering the molybdenum. The molybdenum
tailings are firstly ground, and the
water content thereof is regulated to 30-40%WT to lead the molybdenum tailings to form
slurry of the molybdenum tailings. Then,
hydrofluoric acid is added in the
slurry of the molybdenum tailings,
hydrochloric acid is further added after the bubbles disappear and the reaction is complete; after that, the
slurry of the molybdenum tailings is heated to 200-250 DEG C, a cover is used for
thermal insulation for 30-50min to promote the formation of
chloride of the molybdenum, then the cover is removed, and the
drying is carried out at 65 DEG C. Finally, the
thermal treatment of the molybdenum tailings after the pretreatment with the acid is carried out at 900 DEG C, thereby generating
flue gas containing the molybdenum and
silicon tetrafluoride and the residues of the
thermal treatment, and the residues are used as road-building materials; the collected
flue gas is condensed; when the temperature is lower than 250 DEG C, substances containing the molybdenum or
molybdenum compounds are recovered; the
silicon tetrafluoride in the
flue gas is absorbed and hydrolyzed by using water, the
filtration is carried out, and filtrate is
fluorosilicic acid solution. The process of the invention is simple and easy to control, the products during the process can be recovered, the cost is low, the method has no environmental
pollution, and the high temperature volatilization rate of the molybdenum achieves 70 percent-98.6 percent.