Beneficiation of nickeliferous laterite by reduction roasting in the presence of sodium sulfate

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue , 2012, Pages 19-26

  Li, Guanghui ^a   Shi, Tangming ^a   Rao, Mingjun ^a   Jiang, Tao ^a   Zhang, Yuanbo ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ferronickel; Laterite; Magnetic separation; Reduction roasting; Sodium sulfate

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATING AGENTS; AVERAGE PARTICLE SIZE; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; FERRONICKEL; LATERITE; LOW MELTING POINT; MELT PHASE; NICKELIFEROUS LATERITE; REDUCTION ROASTING; SELECTIVE ENRICHMENT; TROILITE;

AGGLOMERATION; BENEFICIATION; CALCINATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); KAOLINITE; MAGNETIC SEPARATION; ORE ROASTING; SODIUM SULFATE; SOILS;

IRON ORE REDUCTION;

EID: 84861129154     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2012.03.012     Document Type: Article

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