A method and equipment for recycling
alumina red mud. First, the
alumina red mud is added to a mixed acid of
hydrochloric acid and
sulfuric acid for reaction to dissolve metals such as iron, aluminum,
calcium,
sodium, and a small amount of
zinc,
copper,
magnesium, etc., and the
solid silicon dioxide is left to be separated as building materials or glass raw materials; after the solution is collected,
ammonium bicarbonate is added to obtain aluminum,
calcium, and some
metal precipitates and separated. Iron and
sodium remain in the solution and continue to react with
sodium hydroxide to obtain iron
hydroxide precipitate and separate out sodium salts. After
evaporation of the concentrated solution,
iron oxide is obtained as a
raw material for steel production; the aluminum,
calcium, and other
metal precipitates are added to
sulfuric acid with a concentration of 90-98% for reaction. After all are dissolved, the solution is subjected to membrane separation and then carbonates are added to obtain
calcium carbonate precipitate as a
raw material for
cement production; after
evaporation of the concentrated solution, high-purity
alumina is obtained and sent to an aluminum
processing plant to produce pure aluminum or aluminum
alloy products; the separated
sodium salt solution is evaporated to be used as industrial and agricultural salt; the acid mist and harmful gases in the reactor process are treated by an absorption
tower and then discharged. The present invention can make full use of the
iron oxide, alumina, and effective components of alumina
red mud, solves the problem of environmental
pollution caused by the large amount of piled-up alumina red mud at present, has a low cost, and is suitable for the current alumina production plants.