Thermally assisted liberation of high phosphorus oolitic iron ore: A comparison between microwave and conventional furnaces

Powder Technology

Volumn 269, Issue , 2015, Pages 7-14

  Omran, Mamdouh ^a,b   Fabritius, Timo ^a   Mattila, Riku ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b Central Metallurgical Research Development Institute   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Conventional heating; High phosphorus oolitic iron ore; Liberation; Microwave treatment

Indexed keywords

CHLORITE MINERALS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FRACTURE; HEMATITE; IRON ORES; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVES; PHOSPHORUS; TEXTURES;

CONVENTIONAL FURNACE; CONVENTIONAL HEATING; ENERGY CONSUMPTION MEASUREMENTS; GRINDABILITY TESTS; INTERGRANULAR FRACTURE; IRON-BEARING MINERALS; LIBERATION; MICROWAVE TREATMENT;

IRON ORE TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM SILICATE; CHAMOSITE; FERRIC OXIDE; FLUORAPATITE; PHOSPHORUS; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FURNACE; GRINDING; HEATING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRON ORE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MINE TAILINGS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ROCK; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84907487000     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2014.08.073     Document Type: Article

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