Ilmenite, also known as manaccanite, is a titaniumiron oxide mineral with the idealized formula FeTiO 3. It is a weakly magnetic black or steelgray solid. From a commercial perspective, ilmenite is the most important ore of titanium. Ilmenite is the main source of titanium dioxide, which is used in paints, printing inks , fabrics, plastics, paper, sunscreen, food and cosmetics.
In the present processing flowsheet, the ore is first processed with wet lowintensity drum magnetic separator to concentrate strongly magnetic vanadic titanomagnetite, with its tailings classified into coarse and fine fractions; and then the ilmenite is respectively recovered from the two fractions, by highgradient magnetic separationreverse flotation flowsheet.
Mineral Separation and Characterization of the Ilmenite Ore Phases Optimization of the TiO 2 Pigment Process M. Contreras a,*, M.J. G225;zquez a,b, J.P. Bol237;var a a Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Huelva, Huelva, Spain
Rutile may be separated from ilmenite or ilmenite ores by agitating a mixture of ilmenite and rutile in particle form in an aqueous solution containing a collection agent to which hydrogen peroxide has been added. The slurry in agitated form is treated with air to produce a froth.
Triboelectric separation of ilmenite ore According to the optimal results of triboelectric separation on the mixture of ilmenite and quartz, the separation experiment of ilmenite ore was conducted at the parameters of 40m 3 /h airflow rate, 6g/s feed rate, and 20kV voltage.
May 07, 20150183;32;A typically lowgrade titanium sand was first ground and then processed by lowintensity magnetic separation (LMS) and high gradient magnetic separation (HGMS) to recover titanomagnetite and ilmenite, respectively; as the TiO 2 grade of the sand is low, the primary treatment of the sand by magnetic separations is effective, with 78.45% by mass weight of the sand discarded as tailings.
A discussion of magnetic separation techniques for concentrating ilmenite and chromite ores. The 6th International Heavy Minerals Conference Back to Basics, The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2007. A discussion of magnetic separation techniques for concentrating ilmenite and chromite ores
Mineral processing can involve four general types of unit operation comminution particle size reduction; sizing separation of particle sizes by screening or classification; concentration by taking advantage of physical and surface chemical properties; and dewatering solid/liquid separation. In all of these processes, the most important considerations are the economics of the processes and this is dictated by the grade and recovery of the final product. To do this, the mineralogy of the ore needs to be considere