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Bench-Scale Electrowinning of Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide Using Ferruginous Mn Ores as Precursor

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Bench-scale electrowinning of electrolytic manganese dioxide was carried out using the manganese sulfate electrolyte generated through SO2 leaching of low-grade ferruginous manganese ore. The effect of different electrowinning process parameters on the current efficiency and specific energy consumption was studied. Results indicated that the current density, electrolyte temperature, and free acid concentration of electrolyte have a strong effect on the current efficiency and specific energy consumption. An electrolyte temperature of 90 ± 2 °C, current density of 9 mA/cm2, anode-to-cathode distance of 3 cm, electrolyte’s initial pH of 6, and free acid concentration at 15 to 20 g/L were found to be the optimum conditions for EMD electrowinning. Under the optimized electrowinning conditions, a current efficiency of 93 pct and specific energy consumption of 1.4 kWh/kg EMD were realized. The produced EMD deposit was found to have a purity of 92.4 pct and a γ crystal structure.

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We thank Mr Vinay V Mahashabde, Chief, R&D and Product Technology, Tata Steel for giving us the permission to publish this article. We thank Dr Saurabh Kundu, Chief, Process Research, R&D for his support and motivation. We thank Mr Ranjeet Singh, Mr Sanjeet Kumar Rajak, and Ms Samvedana for their support in the characterization of the test samples. We also thank Mr Binod Kumar Sharma and Mr Gour Chand Pal from R&D for their assistance while carrying out the experimental work.

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Reddy Kallam, V.K., Patel, M., Tripathy, S.K. et al. Bench-Scale Electrowinning of Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide Using Ferruginous Mn Ores as Precursor. Metall Mater Trans B 53, 3003–3012 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-022-02581-8

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