The invention discloses a method and a
system for co-producing high-purity iron through a
Bayer process and high-purity
iron powder, and belongs to the field of metallurgical recycling and green
chemical engineering. According to the method, residual alkali liquor and process
waste heat in the
Bayer process red mud are utilized, the
ultrasonic cavitation effect is cooperated with
sodium thiosulfate to serve as a Fe < 3 + > stabilizer,
iron oxide in the
red mud is selectively dissolved at the temperature of 80-100 DEG C, and meanwhile
dissolution of Al2O3 is inhibited. And filtering the
dissolved iron alkali liquor through a
ceramic membrane, complexing and purifying the iron alkali liquor through EDTA (
Ethylene Diamine Tetraacetic Acid), introducing the iron alkali liquor into a diaphragm
electrolytic cell, directly electrolyzing to generate Fe (OH) 2 under the conditions that the pH is 10-11 and the
current density is 3000-5000 A / m, and dehydrating and reducing to obtain
iron powder with the purity of more than or equal to 99.5%. And the electrolytic residual liquid is returned to a reaction process after alkali is supplemented, and filter residues are recycled to a
Bayer process dissolution section, so that full circulation of resources is realized. According to the method, the technical bottlenecks of high acid consumption and alkaline
electrolytic iron of a traditional acid leaching method are broken through, and the
energy consumption per
ton of iron is only 2100 kWh and is reduced by 38% compared with that of a traditional process.