The present invention belongs to the technical field of
hydrometallurgy, and in particular relates to a refining method for high-
impurity nickel sulfate, comprising the following steps: (1) dissolving: adding water to the high-
impurity nickel sulfate to dissolve it, thereby obtaining a high-
impurity nickel liquid; (2) removing
arsenic and iron: heating the high-impurity nickel liquid to 60-95° C., adding a neutralizing agent, adjusting the pH value of the
system to 3.0-3.5, and performing
solid-liquid separation to obtain
arsenic slag and
arsenic-removed iron liquid; (3) deep impurity removal: adding
zirconium hydroxide to the arsenic-removed iron liquid, adjusting the pH value of the
system to 4.5-6.0, and performing
solid-liquid separation to obtain impurity-removed
slag and impurity-removed liquid; (4) extracting and purifying: accurately filtering the impurity-removed liquid, adding P204, extracting and removing
manganese,
calcium and
zinc, and performing phase separation to obtain a P204
raffinate and a loaded organic phase I; and adding P507 or C272 to the P204
raffinate, extracting and removing
cobalt and
magnesium, and performing phase separation to obtain a refined nickel
sulfate solution and a loaded organic phase IV. The present invention can deeply remove impurities such as arsenic, iron, aluminum,
silicon,
fluorine,
chromium,
copper,
calcium,
manganese,
zinc,
cobalt and
magnesium in crude nickel sulfate without introducing impurities, and the removed
slag can be recycled and reused.