The application discloses a method for preparing
iron phosphate from
red mud, which comprises the following steps: A, after
drying,
grinding and sieving, the
red mud is stirred and leached with high-concentration strong acid under high-temperature conditions to obtain an acid leaching solution containing iron, aluminum and
sodium; B, cationic resin is added to the acid leaching solution for
ion exchange, and
solid-liquid separation is performed to obtain resin adsorbing aluminum ions and filtrate a; C,
desorption is performed on the resin to release aluminum ions from the resin, and
filtration is performed to obtain a
desorption solution and desorbed resin, and the
desorption solution is subjected to
polymerization to prepare aluminum
sulfate; D, the filtrate a is cooled and crystallized to obtain a
crystallization product
sodium salt and filtrate b; E, the content of iron ions in the filtrate b is detected, a
phosphorus-containing solution is added to the filtrate b, pH is adjusted, and
homogeneous precipitation reaction is performed, and
filtration is performed to obtain a precipitate which is
iron phosphate, and the filtrate is adjusted to have a pH of 1.0-2.5 and then is sent back to the step A to be used as high-concentration strong acid for recycling.