An overview of the Namakwa Sands Ilmenite Smelting …

The DC-arc ilmenite-smelting technology was developed and tested to pilot scale, in conjunction with Mintek, between 1992 and 1994. The first furnace, a ... and provides enough energy to pre-heat the ilmenite to 880°C. Both pre-heat plants were shut down in June 2003, due to the severe destabilising effects they had on the furnaces. The ...

Producing Synthetic Rutile from Ilmenite by Pyrometallurgy. Pilot-Plant …

In pilot testing conducted to obtain data for a cost estimation, a synthesized product containing about 88 wt-pct TiO2 and less than 2 pct FeO was extracted from a rock-type ilmenite concentrate containing about 45 wt-pct TiO2. The estimated fixed capital cost (on a mid-1975 basis) of a plant producing 500 tpd of synthetic rutile is $28,290,100.

Chemical looping combustion of hard coal in a 1MWth pilot plant …

DOI: 10.1016/J.APENERGY.2015.06.035 Corpus ID: 97302378; Chemical looping combustion of hard coal in a 1MWth pilot plant using ilmenite as oxygen carrier @article{Strhle2015ChemicalLC, title={Chemical looping combustion of hard coal in a 1MWth pilot plant using ilmenite as oxygen carrier}, author={Jochen Str{"o}hle and Matthias Orth …

Commissioning of the Barrytown Ilmenite Pilot Plant

The Barrytown ilmenite pilot plant was commissioned in two stages using Westport Titanium Project heavy mineral concentrate. The wet concentrator was commissioned on the 17th of December 1989 and produced magnetic concentrate from this date._x000D_ The Drymill was commissioned on the 27th of January 1990 and produced product grade ilmenite successfully …

Producing chlorination-grade feedstock from domestic ilmenite

Semantic Scholar extracted view of "Producing chlorination-grade feedstock from domestic ilmenite--laboratory and pilot plant studies" by G. Elger. Skip to search form Skip to main content Skip to account menu. Semantic Scholar's Logo. Search 221,089,368 papers from all fields of science. Search ...

Ilmenite: A promising oxygen carrier for the scale-up of …

This review collects relevant information about the status of CLC technology. A table related to the operational experience with ilmenite in CLC (1524 h) including pilot plants locations and fuels may be found herein. Likewise, the experience of 12000 h of oxygen carrier aided combustion (OCAC) mode with ilmenite is described.

Chemical looping combustion of hard coal and torrefied …

DOI: 10.1016/J.IJGGC.2017.08.013 Corpus ID: 102956877; Chemical looping combustion of hard coal and torrefied biomass in a 1 MW th pilot plant @article{Ohlemller2017ChemicalLC, title={Chemical looping combustion of hard coal and torrefied biomass in a 1 MW th pilot plant}, author={Peter Ohlem{"u}ller and Jochen Str{"o}hle and Bernd Epple}, journal={International …

ILMENITE SMELTING IN A PILOT SCALE DC FURNACE

Electric arc furnace smelting is one of the main processing routes used to upgrade ilmenite into a suitable titanium feedstock for pigment and sponge producers. During the ilmenite smelting process the iron oxides present in the ilmenite concentrate matrix are reduced to metallic form by using carbon as the reductant. A slag rich in TiO2 and low in FeO content remains, together …

Pilot-Scale Kiln Processing of New Zealand Ilmenite

As an extension to investigations into methods of upgrading the Iitania content of ilmenite concentrate from beach sands using 100 g/day, a small pilot plant treating 23 kg/ day of ilmenite was used.In the pilot plant the iron oxide in the ilmenite was reduced to iron at 1200C using carbon (coal/char) without melting the material, using a tunnel kiln heating cycle, the charges …

Producing Chlorination-Grade Feedstock from Domestic Ilmenite …

The Bureau of Mines investigated the conversion, at both laboratory and pilot plant scale, of a low-grade ilmenite to chlorination-grade feedstock that could substitute for imported rutile used to produce titanium tetrachloride. The concentrate was derived from the Tahawus, NY, lode deposit of ilmenite-magnetite in rock that contains ...

Chemical looping combustion of hard coal and torrefied …

Ilmenite from former tests (Ströhle et al., 2014, Ströhle et al., 2015) is used as the first oxygen carrier. This material has been classified during many cycles in the pilot plant, so …

Pilot-Scale Demonstration of Ilmenite Processing …

Pilot-Scale Demonstration of Ilmenite Processing Technology Submitted by: Matthew Mlinar, Program Manager, Mineral Processing Shashi Rao, ... an organic mixture was tested to prepare isotherms for pilot plant operation. ... The world's largest Benilite-type plant, operated by Kerr-McGee at Mobile, Alabama, closed in 2003 (Comyns, 2014). ...

Chemical Looping Combustion of Petcoke Using …

Two minerals, ilmenite T1 and LY Mn ore, with high potential for a well-performing oxygen carrier were tested in a 10 kW th continuous pilot unit. The collected fines were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy and X-ray …

Experimental demonstration of 80 kWth chemical looping combustion of

Ilmenite Smelting at Ticor SA

ilmenite-smelting campaigns on the 3 MVA pilot furnace at Kumba Resources' Research and Development facilities. These campaigns varied in length from one week to six weeks, with the majority being of the order of two weeks. The objectives of these campaigns included the following: • Testing of different feedstocks for ilmenite smelting.

Temas Resources Successfully Produces High

Michael Dehn, CEO of Temas Resources states, "We are satisfied that the pilot plant results have confirmed the ability to produce a high purity TiO 2 product from ilmenite rich anorthosites ...

Chemical looping combustion of hard coal and torrefied biomass …

This material has been classified during many cycles in the pilot plant, so that the probability of agglomeration and blockages is low. Another advantage is that highly cycled ilmenite is known to be more reactive than fresh material (Abad et al., 2011). The average diameter of the particles is d p(av,ilmenite) = 154 μm. Furthermore, an iron ...

Design and operation of a 1 MWth chemical looping plant

This paper presents the layout of the 1 MW th pilot plant and first operational results using ilmenite and hard coal as fuel. The fuel reactor was fluidized with a mixture of air …

Chemical-Looping Combustion of Hard Coal: Autothermal

Recent studies show promising results for ilmenite in continuous units [11], and operating experience with ilmenite in the pilot plant exists [49, 50]. Moreover, ilmenite has been shown to ...

Pilot Plant Smelting Ilmenite Electric Furnace

Pilot-plant smelting of ilmenite in the electric furnace / by C. Kerby Stoddard . [et al.] (1950) [Leatherbound] Publication Date: 2022. Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, India Seller Rating: Contact seller. Print on Demand. New - Hardcover Condition: NEW. …

Producing Synthetic Rutile from Ilmenite by Pyrometallurgy.

This report describes pilot plant studies and an economic evaluation of a process developed by the Federal Bureau of Mines to produce synthetic rutile from a rock-type ilmenite concentrate.

PILOT PLANT STUDIES OF THE FLOTATION OF AN …

A study was made on the flotation of ilmenite in a three stage pilot plant at the Tahawus mill of the National Lead Company. ... The pilot plant consisted of a 6-cell rougher bank, a 4-cell cleaner bank, and a 2-cell receleaner bank. Initially tracer tests

A discussion of magnetic separation techniques for …

The early tests shaped the larger pilot testing flowsheet, with the essential elements as follows: •Scalping by low-intensity drum magnet to remove ferromagnetic materials. This magnetic stream was combined with the primary ilmenite product Figure 3. Typical chromite flowsheet Figure 2b. Ilmenite flowsheet using dry magnetic separation (Elder ...

Commissioning of the Barrytown Ilmenite Pilot Plant

The Barrytown ilmenite pilot plant was commissioned in two stages using Westport Titanium Project heavy mineral concentrate. The wet concentrator was commissioned on the 17 December 1989 and produced magnetic concentrate from this date._x000D_ The Drymill was commissioned on the 27 January 1990 and produced product grade ilmenite successfully from the …

Tasnee starts trial operation at titanium ilmenite …

National Industrialization Co. announced today, Dec. 5, the start of trial operation of its ilmenite smelter project to produce titanium slag and the first batch of pig iron, according to a bourse filing.On Oct. 30, 2021, the …

ILMENITE SMELTING IN A PILOT SCALE DC FURNACE

match ever increasing electrical power tariffs. The EOSP consists of a prereduction plant upstream a modern EAF smel-ter facility. In the early 2014 a pilot scale DC furnace test trial was carried out at Outotec Research Centre, Pori, Finland. During this campaign raw ilmenite as well as prereduced ilmenite was used as smelting feed material.

Design and operation of a 1 MWth chemical looping plant

The largest CLC pilot plant worldwide with a nominal power of 1 MW th has been erected at Technische Universität Darmstadt. This paper presents the layout of the 1 MW th pilot plant and first operational results using ilmenite and hard coal as fuel. The fuel reactor was fluidized with a mixture of air and steam, so that partial CLC operation ...

Canada's Largo Resources Approves Construction of New Ilmenite …

The company started an ilmenite pilot plant in October 2019. Based on the promising results, the board approved construction of a full-scale plant. The advanced engineering and construction of the ilmenite concentration plant is expected to cost approximately $25.2 million with the majority of these costs being incurred in 2022.

Chlorination-grade feedstock from domestic ilmenite

A rock ilmenite containing about 46 wt % TiO2 was smelted in an electric arc furnace with coke, wood-chips, and Na2CO3 to separate most of the iron as pig iron and to form a low-iron, titanium-enriched slag. ... Elger, G.W., Kirby, D.E., and Rhoads, S.C., 1976, "Producing Synthetic Rutile From Ilmenite by Pyrometallurgy. Pilot-Plant Studies ...

Ilmenite(Titanium) Mining Process

About Ilmenite & Titanium. Ilmenite is a common accessory mineral in igneous rocks, sediments, and sedimentary rocks in many parts of the world. It is an oxide mineral of iron and titanium, also known as titanium magnetite, and its composition is FeTiO3. Ilmenite is a heavy (specific gravity 4.7), moderately hard (Mohs hardness 5.6 to 6), opaque black mineral with a submetallic luster.