The invention discloses a method for reducing the grade of lead in crude
bismuth. The method comprises the following steps: 1) melting the crude
bismuth; 2) oxidizing and refining to remove
arsenic and
antimony; 3) adding alkali to remove
tellurium; and 4) removing lead by using
quartz sand, namely controlling the temperature of the
bismuth pot to be 350-400 DEG C, introducing
compressed air, positively and negatively stirring for 8-9 hours in different directions by using a stirrer, adding the
quartz sand while stirring to enable the generated
lead silicate to float on the surface, and removing
slag manually to obtain the lead-removed bismuth. According to the method, no
waste gas is produced in the lead removal process, the field operation environment is friendly, the
energy consumption is greatly reduced, and the lead removal cost is greatly reduced; according to the method,
quartz sand is adopted to remove lead, and a proper
reaction temperature is matched, so that not only can the formation of
lead silicate be effectively promoted, but also the formation of bismuth
silicate can be effectively inhibited, further the lead removal effect can be effectively improved, the lead grade is reduced, and the bismuth grade is improved; the quartz sand is not easy to decompose in the reaction process, the
utilization rate of the quartz sand is high, the cost of removing lead from crude bismuth is reduced, and the method is suitable for large-scale production.