The invention relates to the technical field of metallurgical
engineering and
resource recovery, and discloses a novel process for extracting valuable elements from iron
tailings, which comprises the following steps: S1, carrying out secondary crushing and ore
grinding on the iron
tailings, and blending into ore pulp with the concentration of 30-40%; s2, the ore pulp is subjected to
microwave heating through selective
microwave heating equipment; s3, the ore pulp subjected to
microwave heating is introduced into a
plasma reactor, and mineral compounds in the
tailings are decomposed through
plasma at high temperature; s4, the ore pulp obtained after
plasma decomposition is cooled and prepared into a solution with the proper concentration; s5, the prepared solution is subjected to electrochemical deposition, and
metal is recycled; and S6,
supercritical water oxidation treatment is conducted on the tailing waste residues obtained after electrochemical deposition. Through microwave heating, plasma high-temperature
decomposition and
supercritical water oxidation technologies, the problems of
high energy consumption, non-uniform heating, incomplete
decomposition and serious waste residue
pollution in a traditional method are solved, and efficient, accurate and environment-friendly iron tailing valuable element extraction is realized.