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Leaching studies of low-grade manganese ore containing 31.77% Mn and 23.71% Fe from Nishikhal, India, were carried out using pyritiferous lignite as a reductant in sulfuric acid medium. The variables studied were quantity of lignite, sulfuric acid concentration and temperature. Regression equations for the extraction of manganese and potassium were determined from 23 full factorial design data. The experimental conditions for the extraction of manganese were optimized using the steepest-ascent method. It was found that 99.03% of the manganese could be extracted in three hours with an ore to lignite ratio of 1:1.8, a sulfuric acid concentration of 1.9 M and a temperature of 99°C.
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Naik, P.K., Das, S.C. & Sukla, L.B. Extraction of manganese from low-grade Nishikhal ore using pyritiferous lignite in acidic medium. Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration 19, 110–112 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03403264
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