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. 2026 Mar 14;16:21020. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-35873-z

Table 4.

Elemental composition of the leaching solutions obtained under the optimum leaching conditions (1 mol L- 1 acid concentration, 25 °C, S/L ratio of 0.25 g mL-1 and agitation rate of 400 rpm during 180- and 300-min residence time for HCl and citric acid).

mg/L
Mg Ca Mn Al Fe Ni Cr S
HCl 11344.88 776.90 126.95 150.08 1128.16 148.87 38.26 457.45
Citric acid 12469.84 804.28 118.78 145.31 1892.01 105.75 74.86 501.17