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The separation of cobalt, nickel, and copper from manganese and iron is performed on chitosan columns in the presence of a reducing agent, preferably sulfite or ascorbic acid. The procedure is applied to recover valuable metals from manganese nodules after solubilization with sodium hydrogen sulfate at 215°C.
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Müzzarelli et al. (1978) studied this question.
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