The invention discloses a method for recovering
silicon and
germanium from
germanium-containing
optical fiber waste. The method comprises the following steps: 1, the crushed
germanium-containing
optical fiber waste is screened, and
powder is obtained; 2, the
powder and water are mixed to be beaten, soluble alkali is added, under the vacuum condition, after
microwave heating, the temperature keepsconstant, and
leachate containing the
silicon and the germanium is obtained; 3, an
alkali metal salt is added into the
leachate containing the
silicon and the germanium, the pH is regulated, stirring,aging and
solid-liquid separation are conducted, and a
solid and liquid are obtained; 4, the
solid is dried, and
amorphous silicon dioxide is obtained; 5, a
magnesium salt is added into the liquid, stirring for germanium
sedimentation, aging and filtering are conducted, and residue and filtrate are obtained; 6,
ferric chloride is added into the filtrate,
precipitation adsorption reaction, aging and filtering are conducted, and
precipitation is obtained; and 7, the residue and the
precipitation are mixed with water to be beaten, the mixture is mixed with
hydrochloric acid to be distilled,
germanium tetrachloride is obtained and hydrolyzed, and
germanium dioxide is obtained. According to the method, the silicon and the germanium in the waste can be effectively recovered, and the silicon andthe germanium are separated.