The invention discloses a method for recovering
germanium,
gallium and
zinc from
zinc oxide smoke dust rich in
germanium and
gallium, and belongs to the technical field of
recovery of scattered metals. The
smoke dust and the high-acid leaching liquid are subjected to size mixing according to the liquid-
solid ratio of (6-8): 1 and react for 1-2 h at the temperature of 60-80 DEG C, and the final
acid concentration is 5-20 g / L; ore pulp and supernate are separated in sequence, concentrated
sulfuric acid and waste
electrolyte are added into underflow and filter pressing residues according to the liquid-
solid ratio of (2-4): 1, high-acid leaching is conducted, reaction is conducted for 2-3 h at the temperature of 80-90 DEG C, and the final
acid concentration is 20-30 g / L; and separating ore pulp, carrying out underflow filter pressing to obtain lead
slag, and returning supernate and filtrate to the low-acid leaching section. A
germanium precipitation agent is added after the low-acid leaching solution is dechlorinated, a reaction is conducted for 5-6 h at the temperature of 50-70 DEG C, the pH value of the solution obtained after germanium
precipitation is 4.5-4.8, the germanium content is smaller than 0.5 mg / L, and germanium-rich
slag is obtained after ore pulp is subjected to filter pressing. A neutralizer is added into the germanium-deposited liquid, the pH of the end point of first-section
neutralization is 5-5.2, and
gallium-rich
slag is obtained after ore pulp is subjected to filter pressing; after the first-stage
neutralization, liquid is subjected to second-stage
neutralization, the pH value of the end point of the second-stage neutralization is 5.4-6, filter residues are returned to the first-stage neutralization section after ore pulp filter pressing, and
zinc ingots are produced from liquid after the second-stage neutralization. The method can efficiently separate germanium, gallium and zinc, and is short in process flow and simple to operate.