This invention discloses a combined pyrometallurgical-hydrometallurgical
cascade separation method for
arsenic-containing
sludge from
copper smelting, relating to the field of
solid waste treatment technology. The method first involves low-temperature
roasting of the
arsenic-containing
sludge at 300-600℃ in a
reducing atmosphere to achieve preferential volatilization and
recovery of
arsenic, while
copper and
rhenium are retained in the roasted
sludge. Next, the roasted sludge is subjected to pressure oxidative leaching, with
copper and
rhenium entering the
leachate, and
sulfur being enriched and recovered as elemental. Subsequently, arsenic is precipitated as stable arsenic crystals through ternary
coupling control of
redox potential, pH, and temperature. After deep removal of residual arsenic using
barium / lead salts,
rhenium is extracted using a co-extraction
system to prepare
ammonium perrhenate. Finally, copper is recovered from the
raffinate by displacement or electrodeposition. This method can efficiently separate arsenic,
sulfur, copper, and rhenium, with a
sulfur recovery rate ≥92%, arsenic
resource recovery rate ≥99%, rhenium
recovery rate ≥92%, copper recovery rate ≥95%,
solid waste reduction ≥80%, and no secondary
pollution. It is suitable for the resource-based treatment of arsenic-containing sludge from copper
smelting.