The invention belongs to the technical field of
metallurgy, and particularly relates to a method for recovering valuable metals from
smelting electric dust. The method comprises the following steps: S1, adding
sulfuric acid,
ferric sulfate and
hydrogen peroxide into the
smelting electric dust, and after reaction, carrying out
solid-liquid separation to obtain an acidic leaching solution and acidic leaching residues; s2,
sodium hydroxide is added into the acid leaching residues obtained in the step S1, the pH value of the acid leaching residues is adjusted to 13.5 or above, and alkaline leaching liquid and alkaline leaching residues are obtained after reaction; s3,
sulfuric acid is added into the alkaline
leachate obtained in the step S2, the pH value of the alkaline
leachate is adjusted to 10.0-12.5, and
neutralization liquid and lead
slag are obtained after reaction; and S4,
roasting the lead
slag obtained in the step S3 to obtain
lead oxide. According to the method,
ferric sulfate is added in the acid leaching process of the
smelting electric dust, leaching of
arsenic can be effectively inhibited, and efficient separation and
recovery of valuable
metal can be effectively achieved by subsequently changing the acid-base environment of the reaction.