A method of recycling
tellurium from
anode mud comprises the following steps: a)
roasting; b)
copper separation; c) gold separation; d)
bismuth separation; and e)
platinum and
palladium separation: mixing
bismuth separation residue in the step d) with
sulfuric acid, controlling liquid-
solid ratio to be 2:1-3:1 and the content of
sulfuric acid in the liquid to be 190-210 g / L, stirring the mixture, and adding
sodium chlorate to the
bismuth separation residue until the bismuth separation residue is white after the bismuth separation residue is pulped, performing
solid liquid separation to obtain a
platinum and
palladium separation residue and a
platinum and
palladium separation liquid, adding
potassium chloride to the platinum and palladium separation liquid, controlling the content of the
potassium chloride to be 45-55 g / L, and feeding
chlorine to generate
potassium chloroplatinate and potassium chloropalladite respectively from the platinum and palladium; and f)
tellurium recovery: mixing the platinum and palladium separation residue in the step e) with water, controlling liquid-
solid ratio to be 2:1-3:1, adding
sodium hydroxide until the pH is 10-11, filtering the liquid, adding diluted
sulfuric acid to a filtrate, controlling the pH to be 4.5-5.5 to generate
tellurium dioxide, and reducing the
tellurium dioxide to prepare tellurium. The method is simple and convenient, and is high in
recovery rate and
recovery purity of the tellurium.