Recovery of Iron from a High Phosphorus and Sulphur Iron Ore by Using Various Methods

Abstract:

In this study, an iron ore was investigated with high content of phosphorus and sulphur about 1.09% and 1.4%, respectively. The grade of Fe is about 30%, which is mainly composed of siderite, about 23.40% of iron is existed in the form of silicate, such as chlorite, canbyite, and a small amount of pyrite, magnetite. The phosphorous mainly occurred as apatite, which is close united with the phase of iron, and the sulphur mainly comes from pyrite. According to the mineralogy analysis of run-of-mine, acid leaching and reduction roasting with sodium carbonate is used for the high efficiently dephosphorization and desulfurization. Magnetic tube experiment after reduction roasting with sodium carbonate, an iron concentrate with 84.5%, Fe was produced with 69.7% relative recovery as a result of magnetic tube experiment carried out with 3A electric current.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 868)
• Pages: 437-441
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.868.437
• Online since: December 2013
• Authors: Chao Lv, Shu Ming Wen*, Shao Jun Bai, Qi Cheng Feng, Xu Bai
• Keywords: Flotation, Leaching, Magnetic Separation, Oxide Iron Ore, Reduction-Roasting

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