The invention provides a preparation method of high-purity
rhodium powder. The preparation method of the high-purity
rhodium powder comprises the following steps: 1. dissolving
platinum-
rhodium alloy in a
mixed solution of concentrated
hydrochloric acid and concentrated
nitric acid, then heating the solution and carrying out acid and
nitrate removal, and determining a
nitrate removal degree; 2, adding alkali into the solution obtained in the step 1 to adjust the pH value to be 17, and filtering; 3, adding a
reducing agent and a rhodium coordination agent into the filtrate obtained in the step 2, carrying out a heating reaction, and filtering to obtain a
filter cake of a rhodium compound; 4, adding water into the
filter cake obtained in the step 3 to carry out
slurry mixing, adding alkali to adjust the pH value to be 17, and carrying out suction
filtration after heating and stirring to obtain a high-purity
filter cake of the rhodium compound; 5, dissolving the filter cake obtained in the step 4 with
hydrochloric acid, then adjusting the pH value to 26 with
sodium hydroxide, and slowly adding hydrazine
hydrate for reduction to obtain rhodium black; and 6, introducing
hydrogen into the rhodium black obtained in the step 5 for reduction to obtain the high-purity rhodium
powder. According to the invention, the high-purity rhodium powder is prepared by rapidly purifying from the
precious metal platinum-rhodium
alloy, and the process is simple.