IMPROVEMENT OF THE TECHNO¬LOGY FOR OBTAINING MANGANESE(IV) OXIDE FROM SECONDARY RAW MATERIALS

Abstract

Today's level of integrated use of minerals and beneficiation wastes in Ukraine, in particular, at the Kryvbas GOK, is unsatisfactory, as it is generally allowing the production of additional types of construction products. The volume of mining is growing, but only a small percentage of the extracted volume is transferred to the finished product. The residue in the form of waste is returned to the environment, polluting it. The reason for this is the lack of technology for integrated mineral processing and waste disposal.
 The article presents the results of industrial tests of off-balance manganese ore processing technology of Ordzhonikidze GOK with a manganese content of 15–30%. It is shown that nitric acid leaching of manganese with subsequent precipitation of impurities with soda or alkali allows you to consistently purify manganese from transition and alkaline earth metals. The obtained manganese oxide has a high degree of purity, which allows obtaining pure compounds Mn (NO3)2∙6H2O, MnO2 and metallic manganese for chemical current sources. The use of columnar clarifiers with a fluidized bed with the application of pulsations allowed to eliminate time-consuming filtration processes. Concomitantly formed sodium nitrate serves as a raw material for mineral fertilizers. Experimental studies on the beneficiation of off-balance manganese ores allowed us to determine the main technological parameters of the extraction of components and to develop a technological scheme of beneficiation.
 According to the proposed technological scheme, it is possible to obtain high-quality concentrates of manganese (IV) oxide. The use of optimal technological parameters of enrichment allows up to 95% of Mn to be extracted from off-balance manganese raw materials. In the long run, this will reduce dependence on imports of manganese raw materials and significantly reduce the cost of domestic manganese products.