The invention discloses a method for recovering valuable metals from a waste hydrogenation catalyst, and relates to the technical field of waste catalyst
recovery, and the method comprises the following steps: carrying out oxidizing
roasting and
oxygen pressure alkaline leaching on the waste hydrogenation catalyst to obtain an alkaline leaching solution and alkaline leaching residues; aluminum,
vanadium and
molybdenum are recycled from the alkaline leaching solution, wherein
carbon dioxide is introduced into the alkaline leaching solution for aluminum
precipitation;
ammonium sulfate and
magnesium sulfate are added into the filtrate subjected to aluminum
precipitation to remove
phosphorus,
silicon and
arsenic,
molybdenum and
vanadium are adsorbed through resin, and
vanadium precipitation and
molybdenum precipitation are carried out; and aluminum and
nickel are recycled from alkaline leaching residues, specifically, aluminum is precipitated through
oxygen pressure acid leaching, then alkali is added into filtrate to further recycle aluminum, and then
sodium carbonate is added for
nickel precipitation. By means of the method, molybdenum, vanadium,
nickel, aluminum and other elements in the waste catalyst can be effectively recycled, the recycling rate is high, the molybdenum recycling rate can reach 97%, the vanadium recycling rate can reach 95%, the nickel recycling rate can reach 92%, comprehensive utilization of the waste catalyst is achieved, and good social value and economic value are achieved.