This invention discloses a process for recovering
germanium from
germanium-
silicon alloy waste, belonging to the field of
germanium recovery technology. The process includes the following steps: S1. Oxidizing and
roasting the germanium-
silicon alloy waste to obtain roasted clinker; S2. Sulfidating and fixing the roasted clinker and
pyrite to obtain activated clinker; S3. Leaching the activated clinker with
sulfuric acid, followed by
solid-liquid separation, and collecting the germanium-containing
leachate; S4. Performing multi-stage countercurrent extraction on the germanium-containing
leachate using an amine extractant to obtain a loaded organic phase; then back-extracting the loaded organic phase with an alkaline back-extraction solution to obtain a
germanate solution; S5. Hydrolyzing and precipitating the
germanate solution to obtain pure
germanium dioxide. The
roasting process of this invention fixes impurities and activates elemental germanium into soluble
germanium dioxide. The purification stage efficiently separates germanium from other
impurity ions, and the final
hydrolysis precipitation controls product consistency. This invention's
recovery process has high
recovery efficiency and purity, is more
environmentally friendly, and is expected to achieve large-scale production.