The invention provides a method for recovering
germanium from
germanium-containing
flue dust. According to the invention,
germanium flue dust is crushed and sieved, and is well mixed with water by stirring; industrial
sulfuric acid is added, and continuous stirring is carried out under a temperature of 85-90 DEG C, until no more gas is produced in the material
slurry; under stirring and under a temperature of 50-70 DEG C, H2O2 is added, until H2O2 is completely decomposed and no bubble appears; the obtained material
slurry is filtered; industrial
hydrochloric acid is added; heating is carried out, and
distillation is carried out for 2-4h with
distilled water as an absorbent, such that a distillate liquid I is obtained; re-
distillation is carried out, such that a distillate liquid II is obtained; the distillate liquid II is hydrolyzed; and filtering and bake-
drying are carried out, such that high-purity
germanium dioxide powder is obtained. The
flue dust
processing method provided by the invention has the advantages of simple technology, easy operation, low investment, high
recovery rate, and the like. The method has high comprehensive
utilization rate upon germanium flue dust. Besides germanium, valuable metals such as
zinc, lead, and silver can be recycled.