Improvement of Low-grade rutile using chemical and physical processes | ||||
| Arab Journal of Nuclear Sciences and Applications | ||||
| Article 9, Volume 52, Issue 1, January 2019, Page 89-107 PDF (1.76 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ajnsa.2018.2406.1029 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
Ashraf el shennawy 
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| Geology | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| This paper describe improvement of Low-grade rutile Rutile is very important mineral for several industrial applications . So, in this work we will discuss the physical and chemical methods which are used to beneficiation of low grade rutile sample (10 Kg ) was collected from Abu Khashaba beach area at the Mediterranean cost ( Fig. 1 ) . The leach process whereby iron coatings around rutile particles is removed by the addition of sulphuric acid at 20 wt% to mineral at 160°C .Then the sample is sent for the physical processes which include up-current classifiers, gravimetric separation, hydraulic separation and magnetic separation . Stereo microscope and XRF analyses were used to study heavy and light mineral fraction .Rutile identification is established and the results at optimum conditions gave a high grade of rutile product which analyzed 95.8 % Ti with 0.8 % Fe, 1.8 % Zr and 0.80 % Nb. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Up-current classifiers; Gravimetric separation; Hydraulic separation | ||||
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