The invention discloses a method for preparing battery-grade
nickel sulfate and
cobalt sulfate from mixed
nickel cobalt hydroxide, and belongs to the technical field of
nickel cobalt hydrometallurgy.The method comprises the following steps that the mixed nickel
cobalt hydroxide is leached by using
sulfuric acid, iron and aluminum in the solution are removed by using a nickel / cobalt /
manganese-based neutralizer, liquid-
solid separation is carried out to obtain iron-removed
slag, nickel and cobalt are recycled through
acid dissolution, a precipitator (one or more of
nickel fluoride, and cobalt
fluoride and
manganese fluoride) is added into iron-removed liquid to remove
calcium and
magnesium ions in the
system. Impurities such as Mn, Cu and Zn are removed from the
calcium and
magnesium removed liquid by using a saponified P204 extractant, nickel and cobalt are separated from the P204
raffinate by using a saponified P507 extractant to obtain battery-grade nickel
sulfate and a
cobalt sulfate solution, and evaporative
crystallization is carried out to obtain a product. According to the method, the use amount of
calcium oxide is greatly reduced, the amount of calcium ions introduced intothe
system and the corresponding nickel-cobalt loss are greatly reduced, the influence of calcium sulfate
crystallization on extraction is avoided, the P507 extraction operation amount is reduced, andthe purification cost is reduced.