An integrated and efficient process for borax preparation and magnetite recovery from soda-ash roasted ludwigite ore under CO–CO_(2)–N_(2) atmosphere

To realize the comprehensive utilization of ludwigite ore,an integrated and efficient route for the boron and iron separation was proposed in this work,which via soda-ash roasting under CO–CO_(2)–N_(2) atmosphere followed by grind-leaching,magnetic separation,and CO_(2) carbonation.The effects of roasting temperature,roasting time,CO/(CO+CO_(2))composition,and Na_(2)CO_(3) dosage on the boron and iron separation indices were primarily investigated.Under the optimized conditions of the roasting temperature of 850℃,roasting time of 60 min,soda ash dosage of 20 wt%,and CO/(CO+CO_(2)) of 10 vol%,92%of boron was leached during wet grinding,and 88.6%of iron was recovered during the magnetic separation and magnetic concentrate with a total iron content of 61.51 wt%.Raman spectra and^(11)B NMR results indicated that boron exists asB(OH)_(4)^(-) in the leachate,from which high-purity borax pentahydrate could be prepared by CO_(2) carbonation.

Effect of Na_2CO_3 on reduction and melting separation of ludwigite/coal composite pellet and property of boron-rich slag

The effects of Na_2CO_3 on the reduction and melting separation behavior of ludwigite/coal composite pellet, the desulfurization ratio and the property of the separated boron-rich slag were investigated at laboratory scale in the present work. Na_2CO_3 could improve the reduction rate of the composite pellet to some extent. The melting separation of the composite pellet became increasingly difficult with the increase of Na_2CO_3 in the pellet due to the sharply increasing of the melting point of slag. The sulfur content of the iron nugget gradually decreased from 0.27% to 0.084%（mass fraction） with the Na_2CO_3 content in the pellet increasing from 0 to 6%. The efficiency of extraction of boron（EEB） of the slow cooled boron-rich slag decreased from 86.46% to 59.52% synchronously. Na_2CO_3 had obviously negative effect on melting separation of the composite pellet and boron extraction of the boron-rich slag.

Crystal Structure and Chemical Composition of Ludwigite from Vranovac Ore Deposit (Boranja Mountain,Serbia)

The crystal structure of ludwigite from Vranovac ore deposit （Boranja Mt., Serbia） was refined using the X-ray powder diffraction （XRPD） Rietveld method in the space group Pbam to a final RB=7.45% and RF=5.26%. It has the unit cell dimensions of： a=9.2515（2） A; b=12.3109（2） A; c=3.03712 （7） A; and V=345.91（1） A3. The calculated distances and angles are mostly in good agreement with the Mg2＋-Fe2＋ substitutions across the M（1） and M（3） sites, as well as with the Fe3＋-AI3＋ replacement in the M（4） site. However, the mean observed M（2）-O distance is considerably shorter than prescribed, due to a slight increase of the Fe3＋ content in the M（2） site. Such replacement was compensated by slight increase of the Fe2＋ content in the M（4） site, resulting in the （Mg1.4sFe2＋o.46Fe3＋o.osMno.o2）2.o1 （Fe3＋o.94Fe2＋0.04Al0.02）1.00B1.00Os composition. The formation temperature was estimated to be about 500- 600C. The influences of the various chemical compositions to the crystallographic parameters, M-O distances, M（3） and M（4） sites shift, distortion parameters and estimated valences, were also studied and compared with other reference samples.

Stepwise recovery of magnesium from low-grade ludwigite ore based on innovative and clean technological route

A novel and clean technological route for the comprehensive utilization of low-grade ludwigite ore was proposed, inwhich magnesium was extracted by metallizing reduction？magnetic separation, sulfuric acid leaching and ethanol precipitationoperation. Meanwhile, iron-rich product, silicon-rich product and boron-rich product were obtained, respectively. In the process ofmetallizing reduction-magnetic separation, 94.6% of magnesium was enriched in the non-magnetic substance from the ore reducedat 1250 ℃ for 60 min with the ore size of 0.50-2.00 mm and coal size of 0.50-1.50 mm. When the non-magnetic substance wasleached at 90 ℃ for 15 min with the liquid-to-solid ratio of 7：1, 87.4% of magnesium was leached into the liquor separated fromsilicon gathering in leaching residue. The ethanol precipitation was conducted for 30 min with the ethanol-to-original liquid volumeratio of 1.5：1 at room temperature. 97.2% of magnesium was precipitated out with the initial concentration of 0.8 mol/L in the formof MgSO4·7H2O.

New process for treating boron-bearing iron ore by flash reduction coupled with magnetic separation

Boron is an important industrial raw material often sourced from minerals containing different compounds that cocrystallize,which makes it difficult to separate the mineral phases through conventional beneficiation.This study proposed a new treatment called flash reduction-melting separation(FRMS)for boron-bearing iron concentrates.In this method,the concentrates were first flash-reduced at the temperature under which the particles melt,and the slag and the reduced iron phases disengaged at the particle scale.Good reduc-tion and melting effects were achieved above 1550℃.The B_(2)O_(3) content in the separated slag was over 18wt%,and the B content in the iron was less than 0.03wt%.The proposed FRMS method was tested to investigate the effects of factors such as ore particle size and tem-perature on the reduction and melting steps with and without pre-reducing the raw concentrate.The mineral phase transformation and morphology evolution in the ore particles during FRMS were also comprehensively analyzed.

Comprehensive Utilization of Ludwigite Ore Based on Metallizing Reduction and Magnetic Separation

With the aim of high-efficiency utilization of Dandong ludwigite ore, a new process of metallizing reduction and mag- netic separation was proposed, and the effects of reduction temperature, reduction time, carbon ratio, ore size and coal size on the efficiency of the process were investigated in details, and relevant mechanisms were elucidated by SEM and EDS. The optimum technological parameters for metallizing reduction and magnetic separation on ludwigite ore were obtained as reduction tempera- ture of 1 250 ℃, reduction time of 60 min, carbon ratio of 1.4, ore size of 0.500-2.000 mm, and coal size of 0.50-1.50 mm. After adopting the optimum parameters, the iron content and recovery ratio of iron in magnetic substance are 87.78% and 88.02%, re- spectively, while the recovery ratios of boron, magnesium and silicon in non-magnetic substance are 88.86%, 94.60% and 98.66%, respectively. After metallizing reduction and magnetic separation, valuable elements of ludwigite ore could be separated and uti- lized in subsequent steelmaking process and hydrometallurgy process.

Growth of metallic iron particles during reductive roasting of boron-bearing magnetite concentrate

The growing characteristics of metallic iron particles during reductive roasting of boron-bearing magnetite concentrate under different conditions were investigated.The size of the metallic iron particles was quantitatively measured via optical image analysis with consideration of size calibration and weighted ratio of image numbers in the core,middle and periphery zones of cross-section of pellets.In order to guarantee the measurement accuracy,54 images were captured in total for each specimen,with a weighted ratio of 1:7:19 with respect to the core,middle and periphery section of the cross-section of pellets.Increasing reduction temperature and time is favorable to the growth of metallic iron particles.Based on the modification of particle size measurement,in terms of time(t)and temperature(T)a predicting model of metallic iron particle size(D),was established as:D=125−0.112t−0.2352T−5.355×10^−4t^2+2.032×10^−4t∙T+1.134×10^−4T^2.

Innovative method for boron extraction from iron ore containing boron

A novel process for boron enrichment and extraction from ludwigite based on iron nugget technology was proposed. The key steps of this novel process, which include boron and iron separation, crystallization of boron-rich slag, and elucidation of the boron extraction be- havior of boron-rich slag by acid leaching, were performed at the laboratory. The results indicated that 95.7% of the total boron could be en- riched into the slag phase, thereby forming a boron-rich slag during the iron and slag melting separation process. Suanite and kotoite were observed to be the boron-containing crystalline phases, and the boron extraction properties of the boron-rich slag depended on the amounts and grain sizes of these minerals. When the boron-rich slag was slowly cooled to 1100℃, the slag crystallized well and the efficiency of ex- traction of boron （EEB） of the slag was the highest observed in the present study. The boron extraction property of the slow-cooled bo- ron-rich slag obtained in this study was much better than that of szaibelyite ore under the conditions of 80% of theoretical sulfuric acid amount, leaching time of 30 min, leaching temperature of 40℃ ,and liquid-to-solid ratio of 8 mL/g.

Influence of Na_2CO_3 as Additive on Direct Reduction of Boron-bearing Magnetite Concentrate

Boron-bearing magnetite concentrate is typically characterized by low grade of iron and boron （wTFe = 51%- 54%, WB2O3 =6%-8%）, as well as the close intergrowth of ascharite phase and magnetite phase. A promising technology was proposed to separate iron and boron by coupling the direct reduction of iron oxides and Na activation of boron minerals together. The influence of Na2CO3 as additive on the direct reduction of boron-bearing magnetite was studied by chemical analysis, kinetic analysis, XRD analysis and SEM analysis. The results showed that the ad- dition of Na2CO3 not only activated boron minerals, but also reduced the activation energy of the reaction and pro- moted the reduction of iron oxides. Besides, the addition of Na2CO3 changed the composition and melting point of non-ferrous phase, and then promoted the growth and aggregation of iron grains, which was conducive to the subse- quent magnetic separation. Thus, the coupling of the two processes is advantageous,