TECHNOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE PROCESSES OF DECOMPOSITION OF SCHEELITE CONCENTRATES, COATING AND LEACHING OF TUNGSTEN CONCENTRATE

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Yusupov, U.S.
Khasanov, A.A.
https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9946-7123
Turobov, Sh.N.
Boymurodov, N.A.
https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7820-7799

Abstract

This article analyzes the processing stages of scheelite concentrates, including acid decomposition, roasting (sintering), and selective leaching. It is shown that direct precipitation of tungstic acid during hydrochloric acid decomposition simplifies the technological process. Roasting with soda and nitrate at 800–900 °C ensures the conversion of tungsten into sodium tungstate with an extraction rate of 98–99 %. Selective leaching at 80–90 °C allows nearly complete transfer of tungsten into the solution. The obtained results demonstrate that the proposed technological scheme is an efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally sound method for processing tungsten concentrates.

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Mining, Metallurgy, and Manufacturing Industry

Author Biographies

Yusupov, U.S., Ministry of Mining Industry and Geology of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Deputy Minister of Mining Industry and Geology of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Khasanov, A.A., Almalyk State Technical Institute

Almalyk State Technical Institute, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Mining”,  Almalyk, Uzbekistan

Turobov, Sh.N., Navoi State Mining and Technology University

Docent, Navoi State Mining and Technology University, Navoi, Uzbekistan

Boymurodov, N.A., Karshi State Technical University

Karshi State Technical University, Doctor of Philosophy in Technical Sciences, PhD, Karshi, Uzbekistan

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Yusupov, U. S., Khasanov, A. A., Turobov, S. N., & Boymurodov, N. A. (2025). TECHNOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE PROCESSES OF DECOMPOSITION OF SCHEELITE CONCENTRATES, COATING AND LEACHING OF TUNGSTEN CONCENTRATE. Digital Technologies in Industry, 3(4), 78-83. https://doi.org/10.70769/3030-3214.SRT.3.4.2025.9

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