The invention discloses a method for acid-free leaching of a
cobalt intermediate product from
sulfate, and aims to solve the technical problems that inorganic acid and a
reducing agent need to be added in the leaching process of the
cobalt intermediate product, gas
pollution is easy to generate, acid leaching liquid needs to be neutralized subsequently to adjust the pH value, the acid and alkali consumption is large, pollutants of
ammonia nitrogen or
sodium are generated, meanwhile,
filtration is difficult, operation efficiency is low, production cost is high, and auxiliary
material consumption in the
iron removal process of the
cobalt leaching solution containing
ferrous sulfate is large. According to the method, a solution containing
ferrous sulfate is used for leaching the cobalt
intermediate product, then
solid-liquid separation is carried out, valuable elements such as cobalt and
copper are left in filtrate, and
impurity elements such as iron and
silicon are left in filter residues. According to the method, the cobalt intermediate product can be leached without using inorganic acid such as
sulfuric acid and a
reducing agent, so that the situation that
sulfur dioxide pollutes the environment is thoroughly eliminated, and meanwhile, the cobalt leaching liquid containing
ferrous sulfate is used for leaching, so that consumption of alkali is avoided, leaching of the cobalt intermediate product is achieved, and two purposes are achieved.