%0 Journal Article %A Torres Albornoz, David Antonio %A Ayala Alcázar, Luis %A Saldaña Pino, Manuel %A Cánovas Vidal, Manuel %A Jeldres Valenzuela, Ricardo Iván %A Nieto Mejía, Steven %A Castillo Segura, Jonathan Alejandro %A Robles Vásquez, Pedro Adrián %A Toro Villarroel, Norman Rodrigo %T Leaching manganese nodules in an acid medium and room temperature comparing the use of different Fe reducing agent %D 2019 %@ 2075-4701 %U http://hdl.handle.net/10317/9274 %X The deposits of Fe-Mn, in the seabed of the planet, are a good alternative source for the extraction of elements of interest. Among these are marine nodules, which have approximately 24% manganese and may be a solution to the shortage of high-grade ores on the surface. In this investigation, an ANOVA analysis was performed to evaluate the time independent variables and MnO2/reducing agent in the leaching of manganese nodules with the use of different Fe reducing agents (FeS2, Fe2+, Fe-0 and Fe2O3). Tests were also carried out for the different reducing agents evaluating the MnO2/Fe ratio, in which the Fe-0 (FeC) proved to be the best reducing agent for the dissolution of Mn from marine nodules, achieving solutions of 97% in 20 min. In addition, it was discovered that at low MnO2/Fe ratios the acid concentration in the system is not very relevant and the potential and pH were in ranges of -0.4-1.4 V and -2-0.1 favoring the dissolution of Mn from MnO2. %K Ciencia de los Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica %K MnO2 %K Acid media %K ANOVA %K Dissolution %K 3312 Tecnología de Materiales %~ GOEDOC, SUB GOETTINGEN