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Tungsten and its derivatives are extracted from their commercial raw materials, mainly wolframite [(Fe,Mn)WO4] and scheelite (CaWO4) ores. Subsequently to mining and mineral processing, the W ore is submitted to thermal treatment and hydrometallurgy under aggressive conditions (high pressure and temperature), which are usually applied for the extraction of tungsten compounds. This paper aims to investigate a thermal route for scheelite processing using various selected chemical agents, resulting in a W-bearing material that is capable of being leached under softer conditions. In this context, a thermodynamic study of the interaction between FeWO4, MnWO4 and CaWO4 and various chemical reagents is described. The thermochemical calculations and data modeling show that, among other considerations, the reaction of CaWO4 with magnesium chloride (MgCl2) can lead to the formation of magnesium tungsten oxide (MgWO4), which appears to be more easily leachable than CaWO4. Experimental tests of the reaction of scheelite with MgCl2 appear to validate the thermodynamic predictions with satisfactory process kinetics at temperatures from 725 to 775 \u00b0C.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ma18040899","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,19]],"date-time":"2025-02-19T05:34:26Z","timestamp":1739943266000},"page":"899","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Thermodynamic Modeling and Experimental Validation for Thermal Beneficiation of Tungsten-Bearing Materials"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"18","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8741-8092","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ndue","family":"Kanari","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Universit\u00e9 de Lorraine, CNRS, GeoRessources, F-54000 Nancy, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Frederic","family":"Diot","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universit\u00e9 de Lorraine, CNRS, GeoRessources, F-54000 Nancy, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chloe","family":"Korbel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universit\u00e9 de Lorraine, CNRS, GeoRessources, F-54000 Nancy, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Allen Yushark","family":"Fosu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universit\u00e9 de Lorraine, CNRS, GeoRessources, F-54000 Nancy, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Eric","family":"Allain","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universit\u00e9 de Lorraine, CNRS, GeoRessources, F-54000 Nancy, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sebastien","family":"Diliberto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universit\u00e9 de Lorraine, CNRS, IJL, F-54000 Nancy, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-8997-3026","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Eric","family":"Serris","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Mines Saint-\u00c9tienne, Univ Lyon, UMR 5307 LGF, Centre SPIN, F-42023 Saint-\u00c9tienne, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8181-867X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lo\u00efc","family":"Favergeon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Mines Saint-\u00c9tienne, Univ Lyon, UMR 5307 LGF, Centre SPIN, F-42023 Saint-\u00c9tienne, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8846-4218","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yann","family":"Foucaud","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universit\u00e9 de Lorraine, CNRS, GeoRessources, F-54000 Nancy, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"(2024, December 20). 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