The invention relates to a method for extracting
alkaloid by utilizing waste water and
sludge of tobaccos, which can ensure that waste water and
sludge of the
tobacco industry, particularly waste water and
sludge of tobacco sheets can be reasonably utilized. According to basic group activation and
calcium group replacement principles, a pretreating agent is added to sludge, and the
alkaloid extraction is realized through a positive-reverse
cycling extraction process of alternately carrying out
solvent extraction and
dilute acid elution. The method mainly comprises the following steps of: pretreating sludge;
drying and pulverizing; extracting the
solvent; and eluting with dilute sulphuric acid, wherein the
alkaloid extraction ratio is 1-3 percent of the
dry weight of the sludge; and measured by a
high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), the main ingredient (occupies 80 percent) of the extractive is
nicotine sulfate, and the rest alkaloid ingredients are all
nicotine homologues and derivatives, which can be alkaloids such as isonicotine,
nornicotine, and the like. The
solvent used in the method of the invention has no color, taste and
toxicity, low flammability, relative safety, no influence on environment, extremely low
process loss rate and recycling capability.