The application discloses a method for recovering and purifying chloroiridic acid from an
iridium-containing waste catalyst, which comprises the following steps: firstly, mixing the
iridium-containing waste catalyst with a reaction aid and a
solid oxide, and then performing a melting reaction under the temperature condition of 250-400 DEG C to obtain an
iridium oxide melt which is hardly soluble in water; secondly, adding water to the melt to remove impurities, and then filtering to obtain the
iridium oxide; finally, adding acid to the
iridium oxide to obtain a chloroiridic acid solution. The method for recovering and purifying chloroiridic acid from the iridium-containing waste catalyst can obtain the
iridium oxide which is only soluble in acid but hardly soluble in water after the melting reaction under the temperature condition of 250-400 DEG C, and then the
metal impurities and the catalyst carrier in the catalyst can be removed by simple
water washing, and the chloroiridic acid can be obtained by acid leaching, so that the method is short in
route, low in cost, and suitable for industrial application; in addition, the purity of the chloroiridic acid is high (more than 99.95%), and the
recovery rate is also high (more than 98%).