The production and use of citric acid for the removal of potassium from the iron ore concentrate of the Sishen Iron Ore Mine, South Africa

The depletion of the richer iron ore worldwide has made it necessary to process lower quality iron ore. Certain substances, such as potassium, contained within the lower quality iron ore, have a detrimental effect on the smelting process during steel manufacturing. Therefore, international steel-mak...

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Main Authors: Peter Williams, Thomas Cloete
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2010-04-01
Series:South African Journal of Science
Online Access:http://192.168.0.108/index.php/sajs/article/view/9978