The invention discloses a
manganese oxide mineral
sulfur-based fire reduction method, which comprises: crushing a
manganese oxide mineral and a
sulfur-based
reducer respectively till the
mass percentage content of 1.0-
millimeter particles is over 80 percent, and uniformly mixing the crushed
manganese oxide mineral and the crushed
sulfur-based
reducer in a
mass ratio of 1:(0.05-0.5); and placing in a closed environment and heating for
roasting, wherein the obtained product of the
roasting is a mixture of MnO and MnSO4. The method can realize the reduction of the
manganese oxide mineral at a lower temperature and has the advantages of low
energy consumption, high conversion efficiency, simple process and the like. The method overcomes the drawbacks of high temperature, low efficiency and
high energy consumption of the conventional reduction
roasting with the carbon-based
reducer, and is suitable for
processing manganese oxide minerals including
pyrolusite, psilomelane, hausmannite, braunite,
manganite, metamanganate and the like. In the invention, the process is simple, the operation is convenient, the roasting temperature is low, the
energy consumption is low, the rate of the conversion from high-valence manganese to
divalent manganese is high; the reduction roasting cost of the
manganese oxide minerals can be reduced obviously; and the method is suitable for industrial application. Particularly, the method is suitable for preparing manganese
sulfate and electrolytic manganese high-quality materials.