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Response Surface Method Optimization of Mixed Acid Leaching Parameters for Scheelite Concentrate

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The scheelite concentrate was leached with a mixture of sulfuric and oxalic acids. Chemical compositions, mineral phases, and morphology were characterized by XRF, XRD, and SEM–EDS. Based on the results of the single-factor experiments, the response surface methodology (RSM) was chosen to optimize the leaching parameters: temperature, time, and concentrations of sulfuric and oxalic acids. The RSM results indicate that the optimum values for those parameters are as follows: temperature 72 ℃, sulfuric acid concentration 1.48 mol/L, oxalic acid concentration 0.96 mol/L, and reaction time 2 h. Under the optimal leaching conditions, the model predicts a maximum leaching yield of 99.5%, compared to the value of 99.1% obtained experimentally, that is, a discrepancy of only 0.04%. This good correlation shows that the quadratic polynomial equation obtained by the RSM optimization is reliable. The importance on leaching parameters of scheelite is, in decreasing order, temperature, time, sulfuric acid concentration, and oxalic acid concentration.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation (Grant Nos. 51564019 and 51674125) and the Science and Technology Project of Jiangxi Province Education Department (Grant No. GJJ181501).

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  1. Faculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou, 341000, Jiangxi, China

    Tao Tu, Qingsheng Liu & Xuezhong Wang

  2. Gannan University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou, 341000, Jiangxi, China

    Tao Tu

  3. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China

    Hao Guo

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Tu, T., Guo, H., Liu, Q. et al. Response Surface Method Optimization of Mixed Acid Leaching Parameters for Scheelite Concentrate. Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration 38, 2537–2546 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-021-00484-x

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