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[*] posted on 14-6-2011 at 12:01
Manganese sulfate purification idea


Looking through the Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments, I found an experiment which involves heating manganese dioxide along with sodium bisulfate to produce manganese sulfate and sodium sulfate. This, of course, would be extremely contaminated with sodium, so I was thinking of ways to separate them.

I found another experiment which involved reacting the MnSO<sub>4</sub> with sodium carbonate to precipitate manganese carbonate. I was wondering if I could filter this carbonate and then react it with sulfuric acid:

MnCO<sub>3</sub> + H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> --> MnSO<sub>4</sub> + CO<sub>2</sub> + H<sub>2</sub>O

Would this reaction work? It seems to me that it would, but I just want to confirm before I start experimenting.
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[*] posted on 14-6-2011 at 16:17


Everything what you said is correct.
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[*] posted on 14-6-2011 at 17:00


Excessive exposure of the carbonate to air may cause it to oxidize.



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