The invention relates to a method for preparing
nano zinc oxide and
crystal whisker zinc oxide by using industrial
zinc sulfate as a
raw material, which belongs to the technical field of preparation of
inorganic chemical materials. The method uses a simulated industrial
zinc sulfate solution containing impurities of
manganese and
magnesium as the
raw material, and comprises the following steps: firstly, removing the
manganese by adopting an oxidation method, and separating the
magnesium and zinc by adopting a neutral complex
magnesium-dissolving and zinc-depositing mode so as to prepare a precursor of a nano zinc salt; and secondly, preparing the
crystal whisker zinc
oxide with a regular shape by using a hydrothermal orientated growth method, or preparing high-purity
nano zinc oxide by using a
roasting method. The method well meets the prior zinc wet method metallurgical process, and has the advantages of clean and simple process, good
impurity removing effect, high zinc total yield, low cost, excellent product performance, high added value and easy industrial popularization. The
nano zinc oxide and the
crystal whisker zinc
oxide prepared by the method have regular shapes and uniform grain size, and can be used as functional packing materials or reinforcing materials applied to the fields of
alloy, resin, rubber, ceramics, plastics, coatings,
electronics and the like.