Abstract
A large number of unexploited low-grade vanadium-titanium magnetite deposits have been found in the Chao-yang area of China in recent years. The reserves are estimated at more than 20 billion tons. A mineralogical study of raw sample indicated that it was a typical low-grade vanadium-titanium magnetite ore with weathering. Most of vanadium-titanium magnetite was replaced by martite and sphene, which would affect the recovery of valuable elements. The intergrowth relationship between vanadium-titanium magnetite and sphene was very complex, and the grain size of sphene was generally fine, and could not be completely liberated even by fine grinding, whereas the content of vanadium and titanium in sphene was higher than that in vanadium-titanium magnetite, resulting in vanadium-titanium magnetite concentrates with characteristics of high vanadium and titanium content. A magnetic separation process was investigated for the pre-concentration of low-grade vanadium-titanium magnetite ore. The results showed that 73.52% of feed ore were directly discarded for reducing the processing capacity of follow-up processing. A vanadium-titanium magnetite concentrate with 1.14% V2O5, 22.22% TiO2, 42.51% Fe and a rough concentrate of ilmenite with 16.05% TiO2, 20.77% Fe were obtained from low-grade vanadium-titanium magnetite ore which contains 0.050% V2O5, 1.67% TiO2 and 8.53% Fe.
Highlights
Vanadium and titanium are important industrial raw materials, which due to their properties have found applications in various fields [1,2]
This work focused on the application of a high efficiency, low cost and environmentally friendly magnetic separation technology to recover vanadium-titanium magnetite concentrate and pre-concentrate rough concentrate of ilmenite, which provides high quality raw materials for flotation from low-grade vanadium-titanium magnetite ore in the Chao-yang area of China based on a mineralogical study
Combined with the above conclusion, SEM-EDS analyses were conducted and the results indicate that the chemical composition of vanadium-titanium magnetite and ilmenite are Combined conclusion, SEM-EDS
Summary
Vanadium and titanium are important industrial raw materials, which due to their properties have found applications in various fields [1,2]. Because the grade of the valuable elements in vanadium-titanium magnetite ore from the Chao-yang area of China is very low, pre-concentration technology will face the problems of large ore processing capacity, high energy consumption of grinding, and production costs. Economical and efficient pre-concentration technology is the key to ensure a high efficiency comprehensive utilization of vanadium, titanium and iron in low-grade vanadium-titanium magnetite ore in the Chao-yang area of China. This work focused on the application of a high efficiency, low cost and environmentally friendly magnetic separation technology to recover vanadium-titanium magnetite concentrate and pre-concentrate rough concentrate of ilmenite, which provides high quality raw materials for flotation from low-grade vanadium-titanium magnetite ore in the Chao-yang area of China based on a mineralogical study. A new process is proposed, which will significantly reduce the cost of the comprehensive utilization of low-grade vanadium-titanium magnetite in the Chao-yang area of China
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