“…(1) For aqueous SO 2 ‐MnO 2 ‐H 2 O reaction system, most studies were mainly focused on the mechanism and kinetics,,, or leaching characteristics of Mn extraction, during reaction of SO 2 with MnO 2 or the oxidation of S(IV) by MnO 2 in the absence of oxygen, which have confirmed that MnS 2 O 6 is a inevitable reaction products,, and the formation rates of and leaching rate of Mn are both closely related to SO 2 concentration, pH and reaction temperature ,,,,. (2) For aqueous SO 2 ‐O 2 system, SO 2 could be oxidized by dissolved O 2 , and the oxidation rate is accelerated by Mn 2+ , the concentration of which is increased with the increasing Mn extraction during pyrolusite leaching process with SO 2 . (3) For gaseous SO 2 ‐O 2 ‐MnO 2 ‐H 2 O system, mixture gas containing SO 2 and O 2 was bubbled into MnO 2 slurry, O 2 may be involved in the reaction and then influence the reaction products, which have been discussed by few published papers, but consensus results have not been reached.…”