The invention provides low-
sulfur cobaltosic
oxide as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: mixing a
cobaltous sulfate solution and a composite precipitator, and carrying out
precipitation reaction to obtain a precursor precipitate; wherein the composite precipitant comprises
ammonium bicarbonate and triammonium citrate; and carrying out
calcination treatment on the precursor precipitate to obtain the low-
sulfur cobaltosic
oxide. According to the preparation method, a composite precipitator composed of
ammonium bicarbonate and triammonium citrate is adopted, the
precipitation process is effectively regulated and controlled through the complexing effect of citrate, and wrapping of
sulfate ions in a precursor is reduced, so that low-
sulfur cobaltosic
oxide with the
sulfur content being lower than 50 ppm is stably prepared, and deep removal of the
sulfate ions in a product is achieved; moreover, the process avoids the problem that equipment is seriously corroded by a
cobalt chloride system, the whole process flow is simple, the conditions are mild, expensive reagents or complex post-treatment are not needed, the cost is low, and industrial large-scale production is easy to realize.