Recovery of molybdenum from molybdenum disulfide

摘要

Ammonium molybdate is produced from molybdenum disulfide concentrate by contacting the concentrate with an aqueous solution of ammonium chloride and chlorine at suitable concentrations and for a sufficient period of time to solubilize molybdenum disulfide present in said concentrate as molybdate ions and form a solution of ammonium molybdate.