The invention belongs to the technical field of purification, and particularly relates to a method and a device for removing
arsenic from
yellow phosphorus. The method comprises the following steps: mixing crude
yellow phosphorus, a first
solvent and a
rare earth oxide, dissolving, adding a second
solvent into the obtained
system, and carrying out anti-
dissolution treatment to obtain a dissolved solution; sequentially carrying out cooling
crystallization and separation on the dissolving solution to obtain crystals; melting the
crystal and then removing
rare earth oxide in the
crystal to obtain
yellow phosphorus after
arsenic removal; the first
solvent is a good solvent of yellow
phosphorus; the second solvent is a poor solvent of yellow
phosphorus. According to the method, a three-in-one technical
route of solvent assistance, cooling
crystallization and
grain boundary capture is adopted, a mixed
solvent system of a good solvent of yellow
phosphorus and a poor solvent of yellow phosphorus is utilized, directional
crystallization of yellow phosphorus is induced under a low-temperature condition in combination with the
grain boundary modification effect of
rare earth oxide,
arsenic is forcibly left in a crystallization mother solution through a crystallization-
impurity removal mechanism, and the yield of arsenic is increased. And thus, efficient removal of arsenic is realized.