This invention discloses a eutectic
solvent and its preparation, a
metal leaching agent, and a
metal leaching method. The eutectic
solvent is prepared by mixing
choline chloride and a sulfonamide compound in a specific ratio; the sulfonamide compound is sulfonamide, 4-amino-N-(aminoiminomethyl)
benzenesulfonic acid, or p-aminobenzenesulfonamide. This invention provides a
metal leaching agent containing the aforementioned eutectic
solvent, which is a transparent liquid prepared from the eutectic solvent and an auxiliary agent. The auxiliary agent is at least one selected from 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin, 1,3-dichloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin, N-chlorosuccinimide, N-
bromosuccinimide,
chloramine T, and
sodium hypochlorite. The eutectic solvent of this invention is an
environmentally friendly compound, and the
metal leaching agent
system containing this eutectic solvent possesses both good oxidizing and coordinating abilities, enabling the leaching of gold and
palladium with rapid leaching speed and high extraction rate.