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After deactivation, due to the impurities content in the form of sulfur, carbon and heavy metals, they constitute hazardous waste and, at the same time, a valuable source of the Mo element, recognized as a critical raw material. The presented technology allows the recovery of molybdic acid with a yield of min. 81%, and the product contains min. 95% H2MoO4. The technology consisted of oxidizing roasting of the spent catalyst, then leaching molybdenum trioxide with aqueous NaOH to produce water-soluble sodium molybdate (Na2MoO4), and finally precipitation of molybdenum using aqueous HCl, as molybdic acid (H2MoO4). Industrial-scale testing proved that the technology could recover Mo from the catalyst and convert it into marketable molybdic acid. 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