hand book of minerals and minerals based industries

HAND BOOK OF MINERALS AND MINERALS BASED INDUSTRIES


Role of Mineralogy, Mineral Chemistry & Geochemistry in Mineral Processing

• Introduction
• Mineralogy
• Manganese Minerals
• Opaque Gangue Minerals
• Silicate Gangue Minerals
• Mineral Chemistry
• Geochemistry
• Discussion and Conclusion

Research and Development in Mineral Processing

• Introduction
• Mineral Exploration
• Minerals in Ancient India
• Survey of Minerals and Ores
• Technology Development
• Ferrous Ores
• Non Ferrous Ores
• Non Metallic Minerals
• Strategic Minerals
• Coal
• equipment Development
• Scientific Research
• Characterization of Mineral Surface
• Grinding/Comminution
• Classification
• Synthesis and Characterization of Regents
• Bench Scale Benefication
• Flotation
• Flotation Practice
• Column Flotation
• Surface Phenomen/Chemistry
• Flotation
• Magnetic Separation
• Flocculation
• Bio Processing
• Simulation And Process Optimization
• Comminution Circuit
• Classification
• Benefication
• Flotation
• Coal Oil Agglomeration
• Dewatering of Mineral Fines
• Innovations in Mineral Processing in 21 Century
• Conclusion

Introduction

• Industrial Minerals
• Grade and Specification

Barytes

• Industrial Applications
• Oil well
• Paint
• Floor covering
• Rubber
• Asbestos compound
• Glass
• Chemical
• Specifications
• Drilling mud
• Paint
• Chemical Lithophone
• Manufacturing Process
• Blanc fixe (powder)
• Blanc fix (paste)
• Barium carbonate
• Barium Compounds
• Chemical Reaction
• Barium Sulphide
• Barium Carbonate
• Barium Chloride
• Barium Sulphate
• Material Requirements
• Barium Sulphide
• Barium Carbonate
• Barium Chloride
• Barium Sulphate
• By Product Sodium sulphide
• Process of Manufacture
• Barium Sulphide
• Barium Carbonate
• Barium Chloride
• Barium Sulphate
• By Product Sodium sulphide
• Properties
• Barium Sulphide
• Barium Carbonate
• Barium Chloride
• Barium Sulphate
• Uses
• Barium Sulphide
• Barium Carbonate
• Barium Chloride
• Barium Sulphate
• Detailed information regarding Barium Carbonate
• Product Details
• Applications
• Glass Industry
• Clay Products
• Oil Well Drilling
• Barium Ferrites
• Barium Titanate
• Miscellaneous Applications
• Production Details of Barium Carbonate
• Supply Scenario

Bentonite & Fuller's Earth

• Properties
• Industrial Applications
• Use as a Grouting Material
• Use in Drilling Muds
• Use as a decolouriser
• Use as Foundry Sands
• Use as Binding Material
• Use in Cosmetic and Pharmaceutical Preparations
• Synthetic Bentonite
• Evaluation of exchangeable Ca-ions
• Calculation
• Domestic Resources
• Gujarat
• Rajasthan
• Bihar
• Jammu & Kashmir
• Tamil Nadu

Activated Earth Project

Bauxite

• Industrial Applications
• Specifications
• Alumina
• Chemical
• Refractory
• Abrasive
• Activated bauxite
• Steel Industry
• Portland and other high aluminous cements
• Manufacturing  Process
• Bayer alumina
• Sulphate of alumina
• ammonia alum
• Sodium aluminate
• Activated bauxite
• Fused alumina
• Mining and Processing
• Domestic Resources
• Vanadium Values from Red Mud
• Vanadium Pentoxide

Asbestos

• Mode of Origin and Occurrence
• Chrysotile
• Amosite
• Actinolite
• Anthophyllite
• Crocidolite
• Tremolite
• Industrial Applications
• Manufacturing Process
• Asbestos cement Products
• Asbestos Textile
• Asbestos Jointings
• Asbestos Boards & Papers
• Brake Lining and clutch facing
• Marinite
• Mining
• Milling
• Domestic Resources
• Andhra Pradesh
• Bihar
• Karnataka
• Rajasthan

MICA

• Properties
• Preparation of Mica for Industrial Application & Marketing
• Grading
• Quality
• Processing
• Fabrication & Manufacture
• Micanite
• Mica
• Mica powder
• Industrial Applications
• Sheet mica
• Scrap mica
• Substitutes
• Industry
• Domestic Resources
• Muscovite
• Bihar belt

IL Menite & Rutile

• Industrial Applications
• Manufacturing Process
• Pigment
• Sulphate route
• Chloride route
• Synthetic rutile
• Domestic Resources

Limestone

• Industrial Applications
• Use of Limestore in Other Industries
• Sugar
• Bleaching Powder
• Calcium Carbide
• Glass
• Paper
• Alkali and Allied Chemicals Paints, Rubber and Cosmetics
• Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC)

Gypsum

• Industrial Applications
• Specifications
• By product system
• Phospho gypsum
• Marine gypsum
• Plaster of Paris
• Resources of Gypsum

Graphite

• Industrial Applications
• Domestic Resources

Dolomite

Industrial Applications

Resinous Concrete Products

• Mineral Filler Drying
• Mixing and Casting
• Demoulding
• Cleaning and Spraying

Beneficiation of Low Grade Graphite Ore

• Introduction
• Mineralogical and Chemical Characteristics of Ore Sample
• Studies with Mechanical Flotation Cell
• Effect of frother concentration on graphite flotation
• Effect of pH on graphite flotation
• Effect of depressant on graphite flotation
• Effect of collector on graphite flotation
• Effect of granulometry on graphite flotation
• Improvement in concentrate grade by clearing flotation
• Bulk Oil Flotation
• Column Flotation
• Effect of pulp density on column flotation
• Effect of depressant(lactic acid) concentration
• Effect of air flow rate
• Conslusions

Benefication of Iron Ore Fines from Large Deposits of Waste Dumps

• Introduction
• Process Development for Iron Ore Fines from Dalli Mines
• Selectrion of Benefication Process Route
• Scrubbing Classification Test
• Jigging of Classifier Sand
• Desliming of Classifier Overflow by Hydro cycloning
• Spiralling of Cyclone Under Flow
• Process Development for Iron Ore Fines from Gua Mines of M/s. Sail
• Experimental Work
• Scrubbing Classification Test
• Jigging Test
• Single Stage hydrocycloning of classifier overflow
• Two stage Hydrocycloning
• Testing of Dalli Fines
• Conclusions

Processing of Fine Size Minerals

• Introduction
• Gravity Separation
• Magnetic Separation
• Wet High Intensity Magnetic Separation
• High Gradient Magnetic Separator
• Super conducting High Graduent Magnetic Separation
• Physico Chemical Separation
• Conclusion

New Reagent for Fine Gold Recovery During Copper Ores Processing

• Introduction
• Investigation
• Results and Discusion

Recovery of Coal Fines From Rejects by Column Flotation

• Introduction
• Experimental
• Materials
• Reagents
• Apparatus
• Procedure
• Washability Characteristics
• Batch Flotation Studies
• Column Flotation Studies
• Determination of Carrying Capacity
• Results and Discussions

Flotation of Barite from Complex Iron Ore

• Introduction
• Characterization of Raw Materials in Ore Deposite Kremikovtzi
• Markets, Quality and Prices of Barite
• Technology for Production of Barite Concentrate
• Environmental Protection

Utilisation of Iron Oxide Waste Through Cold Bonded Pelletisation

• Introduction
• New Iron Making Technologies New Requirements
• Cold Bonded Ore-Coal Composite Pellets
• Development of Composite Pellets
• Dry Compression Strength Consideration
• Reduction Behaviour Consideration
• Results of Laboratory Tests
• Use of Composite Pellets in Rotary Kiln Plant
• Results of Plant Trials
• Discussion
• Conclusion

Minerological Aspects of Lead Sintering

• Introduction
• Background Information
• Experimental Details
• Results and Discussion
• Sinter Chemistry
• Physical Characteristics of the Sinter
• Microstructure and Phases
• Role of Lime
• Conclusion

Recovery of Gold from Plant/Dump Liquors


Extraction of Manganese from Ferro Manganese Slag

• Introduction
• Experimental
• Material
• Techniques
• Results and Discussion
• Effect of Concentration of FeCl2 Solution
• Effect of Percent Solids
• Effect of Particle Size
• Effect of Temperature and Time
• Effect of Sucrose in Leaching  Medium
• Conclusion

Computer Aided Design & Optimization of Mineral Processing Plants By a State of the Art Simulator

• Introduction
• Modeling Simulation Tools
• Case Studies
• Plant Audit & Diagnostics
• Grinding and Classification
• Flotation circuit
• O-th level simulation
• Solid Liquid Separation

Design and Construction Aspects of Minicoal Flotation Plant

• Introduction
• Process
• Equipment
• Construction Aspect
• Raw Coal Yard
• Main building
• Tailing Pond
• Clarified Water Well
• Over head Tank
• Laboratory Building
• Office Building
• Clean Coal Yard
• Conveyor Belt
• Construction
• Conclusion

Recycling an Treatment of Settling Pond Fines

• Introduction
• Quality Trend in Slurry Ponds
• Process
• Laboratory Studies
• Results and Discussion
• Novelty

Utilisation of Iron Ore Fines in Alternative Iron Making Process

• Introduction
• Processes for Utilization of Iron Oxide Fines
• Direct Reduction Process
• Smelting Reduction process
• Conclusions

Recovery of Iron Values from Slimes & Dewatering of the Concentrate

• Introduction
• The Process
• Hydrocycloning
• Dewatering of Hydrocyclone Underflow
• Wet High Intensity Magnetic Separation (Whims)
• Water Reclamation
• Conclusions

Fine Particle Processing

• Introduction
• Limits of present concentration process and equipment
• Wet screen
• West classifier
• Hydrocyclones
• DMS drums
• Jigs
• Wet tables
• spirals
• Cones
• wet tables
• titing gframes
• mozley tables
• liwet magnets
• hiwet magnets
• matrix magnets
• agglom flotation
• forth flotation
• dry cyclones
• pneumaticing
• air tables
• lidry magnets
• hidry magnets
• electrostatic
• elect rodynanic
• Fine Particles Problems & Application of Some Unit Process
• Magnetic Separation
• Gravity Separation
• Magneto Hydrostatic Separation (MHS)
• New Methods of Slime Treatment
• Challenges

Waste Reduction at the sources and waste Recycle Through Briquetting of the Reduction Charge in the Black as Process

• Introduction
• Prevention of Avoidable Wastes of Natural Mineral Resources
• Experimental
• Results and Discussion
• Recovery/Recycle of Natural Resources from Unavoidable Wastes
• Experimental
• Results and Discussion
• Conclusions

Utilisation of Waste

• Introduction
• Sample
• Pelletising Principles
• Experimental
• Experiment in Disc Pelletiser
• Experiments in Drum Pelletiser
• Variation of Binders
• Bentonite
• Starch
• Sodium Silicate
• Results

Control of Pollution Created by Suspended Particulate Matters (SPM) from Small and Medium Scale Iron and Steel  and  Refractory Industries: The Dry & Wet Options

• Introduction
• Factors for Selecting Pollution Control Systems
• Gas Conditioning
• Critical Issues in Selection of Dry and Wet Gas Cleaning Options
• Conclusions

Autoclave Technology for Mineral Processing

• Introduction
• Research and Development at Gintsvetmet
• Processing of Ores and Concentrates
• Production of Metallic Powers
• Concluding Remark

Refractories for the Aluminium Industry

• Introduction
• Refractories for aluminium production
• General trends in aluminium industry
• Pot Lining
• Carbon Baking Furnace
• Characteristics of refractory in carbon baking furnace
• Trends in Anode baking Refractories
• Cast House Refractories for primary and Secondary Aluminium production
• Melting furnace
• General Requirements of Aluminium Furnaces Refractories
• Non metal Contact Area roof and Upper Side wall
• Holding furnace
• Metal contact Area
• Non metal contact area
• Future Trends in refractories for Aluminium Industries
• Melting Furnace
• Holding Furnace

Processing of Kaolin

• Introduction
• Experimental
• Results and discussion
• Physical Processing
• Gravity Separation by Tabling
• Magnetic separation followed by vanning of 44 micron size fraction
• Chemical Processing
• Leaching/Curing of Kaolin Sample at Room Temperature
• Leaching/Curring of Kaolin Sample at Elevated Temperature
• Leaching of Beneficiated kaolin Sample
• Conclusion

Mining, Extraction & Refining of Gold

• Introduction
• Deposits of Gold in Ancient India
• Alluvial Placer Deposit
• Vein Deposit
• Liquid Ore of Gold
• Mining of Gold
• Extraction of Gold
• Refining of Gold
• Recovery of a Novel Variety of Gold Powder From Auriferous Soil The Ants Gold of the Mahabharata
• Conclusions

Refractories

• What are Refractories
• Classification of Refractories
• Chemical Classification
• Classification Based on Refractoriness
• Properties of  Refractories
• Fusion Point
• Chemical Properties
• Porosity
• Spalling
• Strength
• Thermal Conductivity
• Resistance to Rapid Temperature Changes
• Heat Capacity
• Manufacture of Refractories
• Crushing
• Grinding
• Screening
• Mineral Dressing
• Storage
• Mixing
• Moulding
• Drying
• Firing
• Fire Clay Bricks
• Manufacture
• Properties of Fire Clay Refractories
• Uses of Fire Clay Refractories
• High Alumina Refractories
• Properties of Bauxite Refractories
• Uses of High Alumina Bricks
• Silica Bricks
• Properties of Silica Bricks
• Uses of Silica Bricks
• Silimanite Refractories
• Properties of Silimanite Bricks
• Uses of Sillimanite
• Refractories
• Magnesite Refractories
• Properties of Magnesite Refractories
• Uses of Magnesite Refractories
• Forsterite bricks
• Uses of Forsterite Bricks
• Dolomite Bricks
• Properties of Dolomite Bricks
• Lime Refractories
• Chromite Bricks
• Properties of Chromite Bricks
• Uses of Chromite Bricks

Activated Fullers Earth

Asbestos Cement Pressure Pipes and Fittings

Baryte Powder

Benefication of Chromite or Processing Charge Chrome


Bentonite Powder

Bricks from Fly Ash


Calcination of Bauxite to Produce High Grade Alumina

Ferro Manganese

Fire Bricks

Gypsum Plaster Boards

Iron Oxide for Making Ferrites

Lime Stone Crushing, Grinding and Pulverising

Mining Iron Ore and Sponge Iron Plant

Plant Economics Mining & Grading of Sand and Aggregate Bajri

Plaster of Paris

R.C.C. Bricks

Smokeless Coal

Sponge Iron from Iron Ore


Wet Ground Mica


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