The invention discloses a method for extracting
germanium and removing
chlorine in a
zinc sulfate solution. The method includes the following steps that firstly, complexing is conducted, wherein a complexing agent is added into the low-
germanium and high-
chlorine zinc sulfate solution, sufficient mixing is conducted, and a
mixed solution is obtained; secondly, a mixed extraction agent is prepared, wherein N235,
octanol and sulfonated
kerosene are evenly mixed to be prepared into the mixed extraction agent; thirdly, extracting is conducted, wherein the mixed extraction agent is added into the
mixed solution, sufficient mixing is conducted, extracting is conducted, and an organic phase and
raffinate are obtained through separation; and fourthly, washing and stripping are conducted, wherein the organic phase is washed through
dilute acid or
clean water, stripping is conducted through a stripping agent, strip liquid is obtained, then the strip liquid is neutralized and precipitated, and
germanium is recycled. The method for extracting and recycling the heavy
metal of germanium and removing the harmful element of
chloride ions at the same time from the
zinc sulfate solution in the production process for producing electrolytic zinc or zinc sulfate in a zinc sulfate
system is provided, the germanium element is extracted and recycled effectively, meanwhile, the harmful element of
chlorine in the zinc sulfate solution is removed, the technological method is simple, and efficiency is high.