The present invention relates to a method for preventing the generation of
silica gel in
red mud leachate. The
red mud is dried, crushed, ground, and sieved. The powdered
red mud is dissolved in water to produce a
slurry, which is allowed to stand and delaminated to obtain a lower layer of dealkalized red mud concentrated
slurry. The concentrated red mud
slurry is then reselected to obtain red mud concentrate and red mud
tailings. The red mud concentrate is further treated by bioflocculation and
precipitation to obtain a desiliconized red mud concentrate. The desiliconized red mud concentrate is then subjected to chemical leaching or
bioleaching. An H2O2 solution is added to the leaching
system. After leaching, the leached liquid is allowed to stand or be filtered to recover valuable
metal elements in the filtrate. The trace
silicon remaining in the desiliconized red mud concentrate dissolves and then forms a secondary mineralization to form a
crystalline quartz precipitate. The present invention effectively removes
silicon-containing minerals from the red mud before leaching, removing
silicon at the source. During the leaching process, the silicon remaining in the red mud dissolves and then forms a secondary mineralization to form a synchronous
crystalline quartz precipitate, thereby maximally suppressing or eliminating the negative
impact of
silica gel on red mud leaching.