The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a
manganese sulphate component (24) from a
manganese-containing material (11) of
zinc electrolysis. In the method the
manganese-containing material is dissolved (101, 201, 402) in the presence of water (12), sulphuric acid (13) and at least one
reducing agent (14) to form a suspension (25); a process solution (15) is formed from the suspension by separating (102, 202, 403) there from a first precipitate (16) containing at least lead (17) and silver (18); metals and / or
metal compounds, including one or more of the following:
zinc (20),
copper (21), is precipitated (103, 203, 408) from the process solution by using at least one sulphide source (19), and a precipitate (23) containing
metal sulphides (22) is separated (104, 204, 409) from the process solution, after which the
manganese sulphate component formed is suitable for use as a fertiliser (24.1) in
agriculture or as an industrial
raw material (24.2). Furthermore, the invention also relates to the
manganese sulphate component, the use and the product thereof.