Characterization and concentration by selective flocculation/magnetic separation of iron ore slimes from a dam of Quadrilátero Ferrífero – Brazil.
In this paper the results of size, chemical and mineralogical characterizations as well as the concentration tests performed with a slimes sample of iron ore from a dam at the Quadrilátero Ferrífero in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil are presented. The sample was constituted by 75 % of slimes (par...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP) |
| Repositorio: | Repositório Institucional da UFOP |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.ufop.br:123456789/13918 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://www.repositorio.ufop.br/jspui/handle/123456789/13918 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2019.12.034 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Iron ore Slimes Sodium silicate Corn starch Selective flocculation |
| Sumario: | In this paper the results of size, chemical and mineralogical characterizations as well as the concentration tests performed with a slimes sample of iron ore from a dam at the Quadrilátero Ferrífero in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil are presented. The sample was constituted by 75 % of slimes (particles –10m). The main minerals identified by X-ray diffractometry and thermal analysis were: goethite, hematite, quartz and kaolinite. The sample grades were: Fe (∼51.4 wt.%.), SiO2 (∼15.1 wt.%), Al2O3 (∼3.4 wt.%), P (0.097 wt.%) and LOI (∼7 wt.%). During the optimized bench testing condition of selective flocculation/magnetic separation (pH = 10.5, sodium silicate and corn starch =50 g/ton, magnetic strength =3575 G) by experimental statistical planning design, the mass recovery was of 48.4 %. There was an increase of 8 % in Fe grade and a decrease of 50 % in both SiO2 and Al2O3 grades when compared with the feed. Agglomeration studies with the obtained concentrate will be performed in future. |
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