The invention discloses a high temperature
calcination method of electrolytic aluminum
cathode scrap residue. The method is characterized by comprising the following steps of: crushing and ball milling the electrolytic aluminum
cathode scrap residue; separating powdered carbon through floatation; then removing iron-containing impurities from the powdered carbon through
magnetic separation; and calcining the powdered carbon by a calcining furnace to remove
fluoride salt and
sulfur from the powdered carbon, thus obtaining high-purity powdered carbon. According to the invention, through direct high temperature
calcination of the powdered carbon recovered from the electrolytic aluminum
cathode scrap residue, the processes of
asphalt blending,
tar kneading and profiling are reduced, so that the method is simpler; and compared with calcined carbon blocks, the powdered carbon grains are small and quick in temperature rise, and can rapidly reach a high temperature over 1700 DEG C in the calcining furnace, so that
sulfur and
fluoride salt are gasified and released. Therefore, the
calcination time is greatly reduced, and the calcination can be finished in 10-20 minutes, thus saving a large amount of
heating time and
electric energy. The calcined powdered carbon has the advantages of low volatile component, low
sulfur, high purity and more balanced quality, and can be used as a high-quality carbon
raw material.