The invention belongs to the technical field of waste
resource utilization, and particularly relates to a method for preparing crude
arsenic by recycling
arsenic-containing
hydrogen gas. The method comprises the following steps: in an
oxygen-
isolated environment, introducing
arsenic hydride-containing gas into a
sulfuric acid aqueous solution with the
mass fraction of 70%-98%, carrying out an oxidation-reduction reaction to obtain
slurry containing crude arsenic, and carrying out
solid-liquid separation to obtain a crude
arsenic product. According to the method, the arsenic
hydride gas can be directly converted into the arsenic elementary substance, so that the
recovery of arsenic in the arsenic-containing material is realized. Concentrated
sulfuric acid can fully oxidize arsenic
hydride in a specific concentration range, and the arsenic hydride is prevented from being excessively oxidized into
arsenic trioxide. Compared with other acidic or oxidizing solutions, the method has the advantages that the crude
arsenic product with the purity larger than or equal to 95% can be directly obtained under the normal-temperature and normal-pressure conditions, the generated by-product dilute sulphuric acid can be circularly used for absorbing arsenic hydride again or used for leaching materials such as
zinc arsenate-containing
smoke dust to generate new arsenic hydride-containing gas, and therefore a closed-loop circulation process is formed; and efficient
resource recovery and environment-friendly treatment are realized. The method is short in technological process, low in
equipment requirement and small in
energy consumption, the crude arsenic can be used as a precursor for preparing the high-purity arsenic, and a feasible scheme is provided for safety treatment and
resource utilization of arsenic hydride in the industrial processes of
metallurgy, wet refining and the like.