The invention relates to a method for recovering
tellurium from
copper anode slime through cooperation of
ultrasound and
hydrogen peroxide, and belongs to the field of wet
metallurgy of scattered
metal. The method comprises the following steps:
drying and
grinding copper anode slime to obtain
copper anode slime
powder; the method comprises the following steps: adding
copper anode slime
powder into a
sulfuric acid solution, mixing to obtain
copper anode slime
slurry, adding
hydrogen peroxide into the
copper anode slime
slurry, carrying out ultrasonic enhanced leaching for 20-160min, and carrying out
solid-liquid separation to obtain a leaching solution containing copper and
tellurium and high-grade valuable
metal leaching residues. According to the method,
hydrogen peroxide is effectively promoted to be decomposed by
ultrasound to generate hydroxyl radicals, the oxidation potential of a
system is regulated and controlled, copper and
tellurium are selectively converted into copper ions,
tellurate radicals enter a solution, and valuable elements such as gold, silver and
selenium are enriched in
slag; necessary heat is provided for the reaction by utilizing the
heat effect of ultrasonic and heat released by
chemical reaction, and extra heating is not needed; strong
jet flow generated by
ultrasound effectively destroys
raw material inclusion and secondary wrapping, reaction
mass transfer is enhanced, and the
leaching rate of tellurium is increased. The method disclosed by the invention is simple in leaching
process operation, low in cost and high in
reaction speed.