Upgrading schemes for boron minerals through calcination


Celik M., Batar T., Akin Y., Arslan F.

MINERALS & METALLURGICAL PROCESSING, cilt.15, sa.1, ss.53-56, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 1998
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/bf03402788
  • Dergi Adı: MINERALS & METALLURGICAL PROCESSING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.53-56
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Despite its importance in various diverse industries, research on beneficiation strategies of boron minerals has not received enough attention. Boron minerals are primarily upgraded by wet processing methods. However, severe environmental constrains have accelerated the development of dry processing techniques such as calcination. Interestingly, the boron minerals colemanite, ulexite and borax undergo decrepitation, shrinkage and expansion, respectively, upon heat treatment. Each mineral then requires a different beneficiation scheme. In this study, laboratory and pilot-plant studies conducted in our laboratories on the calcination of bet-on minerals ale briefly reviewed and their implications to commercial operations are discussed.