scholarly journals Influence of Hydrofluoric Acid Leaching and Roasting on Mineralogical Phase Transformation of Pyrite in Sulfidic Mine Tailings

Minerals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Babak Koohestani ◽  
Ahmad Khodadadi Darban ◽  
Pozhhan Mokhtari ◽  
Esmaeel Darezereshki ◽  
Erol Yilmaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Phase Transformation ◽  
Iron Oxides ◽  
Mine Tailings ◽  
Hydrofluoric Acid ◽  
Surface Characterization ◽  
Acid Leaching ◽  
Roasting Process ◽  
Pyrite Content ◽  
Mineralogical Phase

Under the oxidative roasting process, pyrite, as a major mineral in sulfidic mine tailings, can transform to iron oxides. Generated iron oxides, if exhibiting enough magnetic properties, can be recovered via magnetic separation resulting in partial mine tailings valorization. However, due to the presence of various minerals and sintering possibility, it is advantageous to remove impurities and increase the pyrite content of mine tailings prior to the roasting procedure. In this case, hydrofluoric acid that has no influence on pyrite can be used to leach most inorganic minerals, including aluminosilicates. Therefore, this study investigated and compared the influence of the roasting process with and without hydrofluoric acid leaching pretreatment on mineralogical phase transformation of pyrite and magnetic properties of thermally generated minerals. Several tests and analyses were performed to study mineralogical phase transformation, morphology, elemental composition, surface characterization, and magnetic properties. Results of this study indicated that without acid leaching pretreatment, pyrite was mainly transformed to hematite. However, via acid leaching, fluorine, as a more electronegative element over oxygen, entered the compound and neglected the role of oxygen in thermal oxidation, instead reducing sulfur content of pyrite to only form pyrrhotite.

scholarly journals Optimization of Microwave Reductive Roasting Process of Bauxite Residue

Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1083
Author(s):  
Chiara Cardenia ◽  
Efthimios Balomenos ◽  
Dimitrios Panias
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Metallic Iron ◽  
Irradiation Time ◽  
Bauxite Residue ◽  
Mass Ratio ◽  
Short Processing Time ◽  
Roasting Process ◽  
Reductive Roasting ◽  
Mineralogical Phase ◽  
Residue Mass

In this study, microwave-assisted heating is presented as a suitable method to transform the hematite and goethite contained in bauxite residue into magnetite, wüstite, and metallic iron, with a short processing time. The final target was the production of a sinter with strong magnetic properties, allowing the magnetic separation of Fe from the residue. The influence of microwave energy on the sample, the effect of irradiation time, and the carbon/bauxite residue mass ratio (C/BR) were the parameters that have been analyzed to optimize the process. Their optimized combination allowed transforming 79% of the iron present in the sinter into metallic iron. However, hercynite was also formed, and the presence of this mineralogical phase could be considered a possible drawback for its magnetic properties.

scholarly journals Carbothermic Reduction and Nitridation Mechanism of Vanadium-Bearing Titanomagnetite Concentrate

Minerals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 730
Author(s):  
Wen Yu ◽  
Xiaojin Wen ◽  
Wei Liu ◽  
Jiangan Chen
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transformation ◽  
Carbothermic Reduction ◽  
Titanium Oxides ◽  
Distribution Characteristic ◽  
Reaction Behavior ◽  
Microstructure Transformation ◽  
Rate Limiting Step ◽  
Limiting Step ◽  
Roasting Process ◽  
Rate Limiting

In this study, the carbothermic reduction and nitridation mechanism of vanadium-bearing titanomagnetite concentrate are investigated in terms of phase transformation, microstructure transformation, and thermodynamic analyses. The differences in the reaction behavior of titanomagnetite and ilmenite in vanadium-bearing titanomagnetite concentrate, as well as the distribution characteristic of V in the roasted products, are emphatically studied. It is observed that the reaction sequences of titanomagnetite and ilmenite transformations into nitride are as follows: Fe3−xTixO4→Fe2TiO4→FeTiO3→M3O5→(Ti, V)(N, C); FeTiO3→M3O5→Ti(N, C). The reduction of M3O5 to TiN is the rate-limiting step of the entire reaction, and metal iron is an important medium for transferring C for the reduction of M3O5. Titanomagnetite is faster to convert into nitride than ilmenite is, and the reasons for this are discussed in detail. During the entire roasting process, V mainly coexists with Ti and seems to facilitate the conversion of titanium oxides into (Ti, V)(N, C).

A Study on The Phase Transformation and Exchange-Coupling of (Nd0 95La0 05)9 5FebalCo5Nb2B10.5 Nanocomposites

1999 ◽  
Vol 577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Q. Chen ◽  
B. M. Ma ◽  
B. Lu ◽  
M. Q. Huang ◽  
D. E. Laughlin
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Phase Transformation ◽  
Thermal Treatment ◽  
Grain Growth ◽  
Exchange Coupling ◽  
Phase Distribution ◽  
Maximum Energy ◽  
Treatment Temperature ◽  
Phase Identification

ABSTRACTThe phase transformation and the exchange coupling in (Ndo095Lao005)9.5FebaICOsNb 2BI05 have been investigated. Nanocomposites were obtained by treating amorphous precursors at temperatures ranging from 650TC to 9500C for 10 minutes. The magnetic properties were characterized via the vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermomagnetic analysis (TMA), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to perform phase identification, measure grain size, and analyze phase distribution. The strength of the exchange coupling between the magnetically hard and soft phases in the corresponding nanocomposite was analyzed via the AM-versus-H plot. It was found that the remanence (Br), coercivity (Hci), and maximum energy product (BHmax) obtained were affected by the magnetic phases present as well as the grain size of constituent phases and their distribution. The optimal magnetic performance, BHm, occurred between 700°C to 750°C, where the crystallization has completed without excessive grain growth. TMA and TEM indicated that the system was composed of three phases at this point, Nd2(Fe Co) 14B, ca-Fe, and Fe3B. The exchange coupling interaction among these phases was consistently described via the AM-versus-H plot up to 750°C. The Br, Hci, and BHmax degraded severely when the thermal treatment temperature increased from 750°C. This degradation may be attributed to the grain growth of the main phases, from 45 to 68nm, and the development of precipitates, which grew from 5nm at 750°C to 12nm at 850°C. Moreover, the amount of the precipitates was found to increase with the thermal treatment temperatures. The precipitates, presumably borides, may cause a decrease in the amount of the a-Fe and Fe 3B and result in a redistribution of the Co in the nanocomposites. The increase of the Co content in the Nd 2(Fe Co) 14B may explain the increase of its Curie temperature with the thermal treatment temperatures. In this paper, we examine the impacts of these factors on the magnetic properties of (Ndo 95Lao 05)9 5FebaICosNb2B10.5 nanocomposite.

Phase transformation, grain refinement and magnetic properties in melt-spun SmCo7−x(Cr3C2)x (x=0–0.25) ribbons

2009 ◽  
Vol 479 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 78-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.Y. Li ◽  
A. Yan ◽  
J.H. Yi ◽  
G.T. Zhang ◽  
W. Xie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Phase Transformation ◽  
Grain Refinement ◽  
Melt Spun

scholarly journals Morphology and Magnetic Properties of Ferriferous Two-Phase Sodium Borosilicate Glasses

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Naberezhnov ◽  
Nadezda Porechnaya ◽  
Viktor Nizhankovskii ◽  
Alexey Filimonov ◽  
Bernard Nacke
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Iron Oxides ◽  
Channel Structure ◽  
Borosilicate Glasses ◽  
Melt Quenching ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Furnace Charge ◽  
Self Assembling ◽  
Quenching Method ◽  
Drop Structure

This contribution is devoted to the study of morphology and magnetic properties of sodium borosilicate glasses with different concentrations (15, 20, and 25 wt.%) ofα-Fe2O3in an initial furnace charge. These glasses were prepared by a melt-quenching method. For all glasses a coexistence of drop-like and two-phase interpenetrative structures is observed. The most part of a drop structure is formed by self-assembling iron oxides particles. All types of glasses demonstrate the magnetic properties and can be used for preparation of porous magnetic matrices with nanometer through dendrite channel structure.

Phase transformation of crystalline iron oxides and their adsorption abilities for Pb and Cd

2016 ◽  
Vol 284 ◽  
pp. 247-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang Zhang ◽  
Zhigang Yu ◽  
Guangming Zeng ◽  
Binbin Huang ◽  
Haoran Dong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transformation ◽  
Iron Oxides

scholarly journals PURIFICATION OF INDONESIAN NATURAL GRAPHITE AS CANDIDATE FOR NUCLEAR FUEL MATRIX BY ACID LEACHING METHOD: CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Deni Mustika ◽  
Torowati Torowati ◽  
Arbi Dimyati ◽  
Sudirman Sudirman ◽  
Adel Fisli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sulphuric Acid ◽  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Hydrofluoric Acid ◽  
Acid Leaching ◽  
Chemical Characterization ◽  
Ash Content ◽  
Natural Graphite ◽  
Nuclear Graphite ◽  
Purity Level ◽  
Graphite Matrix

PURIFICATION OF INDONESIAN NATURAL GRAPHITE AS CANDIDATE FOR NUCLEAR FUEL MATRIX BY ACID LEACHING METHOD: CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION. Graphite matrix in Pebble Bed Reactor (PBR) – High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor (HTGR) has an important role as heat transfer medium, neutron moderator and structural material to protect fuel. Thus, graphite matrix must fulfill chemical and physical characteristics for PBR-HTGR fuel. Indonesia has graphite sources in several regions that can potentially be purified. This research aimed to purify Indonesian natural graphite by several variation of acids and to perform chemical characterizations. Natural graphite from flotation process was purified by several variations of acid, i. e., hydrofluoric acid (HF), sulphuric acid + nitric acid (H2SO4 + HNO3) and hydrofluoric acid + hydrochloric acid + sulphuric acid (HF + HCl + H2SO4) and subsequently followed by chemical characterizations such as purity level, ash content, and boron quivalent. The highest purity was obtained in the purification process by HF with carbon content up to 99.52%; this purity level fulfills the specification of nuclear graphite (>99%). Ash content analysis shows a value in compliance with the specification requirement, i.e., < 100 ppm, and boron equivalent value also fulfills the specification value of < 1 ppm. It can be concluded from this study that the graphite purified by acid leaching with HF can be used as fuel matrix candidate but is qualified as low quality. Futher research is required to produce high quality nuclear graphite, particularly research in the minimization of the impurity by evaporation at temperatures over 950 oC to by far lower the ash content.Keywords:  Indonesian natural graphite, purification, nuclear fuel matrix, acid leaching, chemical characterization.

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