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Physical beneficiation of titanium plant solid wastes: recovery of titanium minerals and coke. Report of investigations 1982

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6183054

The Bureau of Mines studied methods for recovering unreacted titanium minerals and petroleum coke from titanium chlorination plant wastes prior to neutralization treatment with lime. The objective was to recover valuable raw materials and to reduce the amount of waste materials that must be treated for disposal. Samples of solid wastes were physically beneficiated by gravity concentration (tabling) to recover titanium minerals containing 69.0 to 92.4 wt-pct TiO2 and by selective carbon flotation to recover petroleum coke containing 94.0 to 96.8 wt-pct C. Laboratory data indicate that the recovered titanium mineral would decrease the amount of solid waste to be disposed of from 32.8 to 53.9 wt-pct. The recovery of coke would further decrease the amount by additional 32.9 wt-pct.

Research Organization:
Bureau of Mines, Albany, OR (USA). Albany Research Center
OSTI ID:
6183054
Report Number(s):
PB-83-175877
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English