The present invention relates to a preparation method for high purity
magnesium oxide powder, and belongs to the field of
hydrometallurgy. The preparation method comprises the following steps: dissolving
magnesium chloride by deionized water to prepare a
magnesium chloride solution; according to the
dissolution equilibrium principle, calculating
precipitation starting pH values of various
impurity ions, and determining the
precipitation pH value ranges of the
impurity ions of Fe, Al, and Si; adding an alkaline
reagent, adjusting the pH value, neutralizing the
precipitation, and filtering to remove the impurities such as Fe, Al, Si, and the like, wherein the filtrate is provided for a spare use; adding an alkaline
reagent to the filtrate, neutralizing the precipitation of Mg, filtering andseparating to obtain the
filter cake; placing the
filter cake in an oven, holding a constant temperature of 120 DEG C, and carrying out
drying to obtain Mg (OH) 2; carrying out
calcination for 3 hours at the constant temperature of 920 DEG C, and carrying out crushing and screening to obtain the MgO
powder. According to the present invention, the method of the present invention has characteristics of simpleness, easy
batch production and low cost; the
metal impurity ions in the prepared MgO
powder meet the requirements of the PDP medium layer to the purity of the MgO material, and the high purity magnesium
oxide powder of the present invention can be used for preparation of the MgO
optical coating material.