This invention discloses a method for
selective leaching of crude
cobalt hydroxide, comprising the following steps: S1, mixing crude
cobalt hydroxide,
ammonium leaching agent, and water, and adding an active additive to carry out an
ammonium leaching reaction; after the reaction, performing
solid-liquid separation to obtain a
leachate and a leaching residue; S2, adding a sulfiding agent to the
leachate to carry out a
precipitation reaction; after the reaction, performing
solid-liquid separation to obtain
metal sulfides and demetallization
wastewater; S3, mixing the leaching residue with water to form a
slurry, then adding an acid leaching agent and a
reducing agent to carry out an acid leaching reaction; after the reaction, performing
solid-liquid separation to obtain a
leachate rich in
cobalt and
manganese and a final residue; the method further includes a cyclic leaching step: using the demetallization
wastewater as a regenerated
ammonium leaching agent, reusing it for the ammonium leaching reaction in step S1; and repeating steps S1-S2 until the regenerated ammonium leaching agent reaches a predetermined number of regenerations. This invention achieves a total
leaching rate of ≥99% for both cobalt and
manganese through the selective complexation effect of the ammonium leaching agent.