The invention discloses a method for extracting
metal from
coal ash by a fused salt
electrolysis method, which belongs to the technical field of
metallurgy. The method I comprises the following steps: (1) mixing Na3AlF6 and AlF3 to prepare
cryolite-based fused salt; (2) putting the
cryolite-based fused salt into an electrolytic bath, and adding the
coal ash; and (3) heating the electrolytic bath to 910-985 DEG C, then electrifying for
electrolysis, depositing on a negative pole to form an
aluminium-based
alloy. The method II comprises the following steps: (1) mixing Na3AlF6 and AlF3 uniformly to prepare
cryolite-based fused salt; (2) putting the cryolite-based fused salt into an electrolytic bath, and adding the
coal ash and
aluminium oxide; and (3) heating the electrolytic bath to 930-985 DEG C, then electrifying for
electrolysis, and after the electrolysis is finished, depositing on a negative pole to form an
aluminium-based
alloy. The method disclosed by the invention has the beneficial effects that the coal ash is treated by the fused salt electrolysis method, oxides of aluminium,
silicon,
titanium, iron and the like are directly electrodeposited to prepare the
alloy, so that the green, high-efficiency and comprehensive utilization of the coal ash is realized. The method disclosed by the invention has the advantages that the process is simple, the production can be carried out in an existing industrial
aluminium electrolysis bath, the flow process is short and
continuous production can be achieved.