The invention relates to the technical field of
gallium extraction, in particular to a method for extracting
gallium from
gallium-containing substances, which comprises the following steps: S1, adding a
glycine-
sodium citrate composite coordination agent into the gallium-containing materials to selectively leach out gallium, and adjusting the pH value to 8.8-9.2; s2, performing electrochemical deposition on a three-dimensional
porous titanium-based PbO2
anode and a stainless steel
cathode, and reducing the heavy
metal into a
metal elementary substance in situ by utilizing the characteristic that the
reduction potential of Pb < 2 + > and Cd < 2 + > is higher than that of Ga < 3 + >, so that the concentration of the
metal elementary substance is reduced to 1t; 0.1 mg / L; s3, gallium ions are specifically recognized through a Ga-IIP adsorption column, and a high-purity
desorption solution is obtained through dilute sulphuric acid
desorption; and S4, metal gallium is obtained through electrolytic deposition, and liquid obtained after
electrolysis flows back to S1 to be recycled. Through the synergistic effect of selective complexing of the coordination agent, electrochemical in-situ heavy metal removal,
ion imprinting
specific adsorption and
electrolyte closed-loop circulation, alkali consumption is reduced, the gallium
recovery rate is high, the product purity is high, no heavy metal dangerous waste residues are generated, and the method is suitable for various gallium-containing materials such as
bauxite mother liquor, lead-
zinc smelting slag and
coal ash.