Characterization and flotation of low-grade boehmitic bauxite ore from Seydisehir (Konya, Turkey)

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dc.authoridBirinci, Mustafa/0000-0002-1954-7837
dc.authorwosidBirinci, Mustafa/ABG-8462-2020
dc.contributor.authorBirinci, Mustafa
dc.contributor.authorGok, Ramazan
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-04T20:49:08Z
dc.date.available2024-08-04T20:49:08Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBauxite is the main raw material in primary aluminum production and its reactive silica content and mass ratio of Al2O3 to SiO2 (A/S) has a critical role in the economic viability of Bayer process. As a major source of the reactive silica, clay impurities should be removed from the ore as much as possible by a beneficiation method such as froth flotation before the Bayer processing. The success of the beneficiation method largely depends on geological origin and mineralogical composition of the bauxites. In this study, low-grade bauxite ore from Seydishir (Konya, Turkey) containing 57.33% Al2O3 and 9.01% SiO2, (A/S = 6.36) was investigated to determine the modal mineralogy and mineral liberation with regard to the removal of reactive silica by flotation. Mineralogical studies showed that the principal bauxite mineral was boehmite interlocked with clay minerals (kaolinite and illite), ferruginous minerals (hematite and goethite) and titanium bearing minerals (e.g. rutile and ilmenite). By reverse flotation of the ore, a high-grade bauxite concentrate with A/S ratio 8.54 was obtained, however the Al2O3 recovery remained low at 42.87%. Although the A/S rate achieved by the flotation was adequate for the Bayer process, Al2O3 recovery was considered to be low for flotation process. It was deduced that the separation of reactive silica by flotation with plausible recovery was difficult, largely due to the complex mineralogy and poor mineral liberation.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipInonu University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit [2016/97]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was financially supported by the Inonu University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit (Project Number: 2016/97; M. B. was advisor, and R.G. was researcher as a graduate student of M.B. in this project). The authors would like to thank Mineral Research & Exploration General Directorate (MTA), Mineralogy and Petrography Laboratory (Ankara, Turkey) for MLA analysis; Seydisehir Eti Aluminum Facility (Konya, Turkey) for providing bauxite ore samples and XRF analysis, and BurakOzen and Meral Baygul for sharing their valuable plant experiences on the processing of high silica bauxites.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.mineng.2020.106714
dc.identifier.issn0892-6875
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85097786924en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2020.106714
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/99676
dc.identifier.volume161en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000605486600004en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPergamon-Elsevier Science Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofMinerals Engineeringen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectBoehmitic bauxiteen_US
dc.subjectMineralogical characterizationen_US
dc.subjectMineral liberation analysisen_US
dc.subjectReverse flotationen_US
dc.titleCharacterization and flotation of low-grade boehmitic bauxite ore from Seydisehir (Konya, Turkey)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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