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PROCESSING OF A NIGERIAN COLUMBITE-RICH ILMENITE ORE FOR IMPROVED INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION BY SULPHURIC ACID SOLUTION Alafara Abdullahi Baba; Sunday O. Jacob; Daud T. Olaoluwa; Abdulrahman Abubakar; Adeola O. Womiloju; Fausat T. Olasinde; Aishat Y. Abdulkareem
Indonesian Mining Journal Vol 21, No 1 (2018): INDONESIAN MINING JOURNAL, Vol. 21 No. 1, April 2018
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (1280.605 KB) | DOI: 10.30556/imj.Vol21.No1.2018.674

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Due to increasing technological advancements, the demand for pure niobium products emanated from columbite ore processing has led to the wide array of its application in capacitors, nuclear uses, superconducting RF cavities, an electromagnetic radiation detector, medical devices, and aerospace among others. Therefore, this paper focuses on the kinetics of dissolution of a Nigerian Columbite mineral in sulphuric acid solution for improved industrial applications. The effects of acid concentration, reaction temperature and particle size on the ore dissolution rate were examined. Experimental results showed that the ore dissolution increases with increasing acid concentration and temperature and decreases with increasing particle size fraction. With 2 mol/L H2SO4 solution, 60.2% of the ore dissolved within 120 minutes using <90µm particle size at a temperature of 75°C with moderate stirring (300 rpm). The unleached products were analyzed and found to contain siliceous compounds applicable as industrial by-products. The calculated activation energy (Ea) deduced to be 30.3 kJ/mol supported the proposed diffusion reaction mechanism for the first order dissolution process with a collision factor of 0.12 per minute. Hence, the dissolution data obtained in this study is an indication of thermodynamic feasibility for Nigeria Columbite ore fitness in improving science and technology for economic growth and development.
PROCESSING OF A NIGERIAN COLUMBITE-RICH ILMENITE ORE FOR IMPROVED INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION BY SULPHURIC ACID SOLUTION Alafara Abdullahi Baba; Sunday O. Jacob; Daud T. Olaoluwa; Abdulrahman Abubakar; Adeola O. Womiloju; Fausat T. Olasinde; Aishat Y. Abdulkareem
Indonesian Mining Journal Vol 21 No 1 (2018): INDONESIAN MINING JOURNAL, Vol. 21 No. 1, April 2018
Publisher : Balai Besar Pengujian Mineral dan Batubara tekMIRA

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30556/imj.Vol21.No1.2018.674

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Due to increasing technological advancements, the demand for pure niobium products emanated from columbite ore processing has led to the wide array of its application in capacitors, nuclear uses, superconducting RF cavities, an electromagnetic radiation detector, medical devices, and aerospace among others. Therefore, this paper focuses on the kinetics of dissolution of a Nigerian Columbite mineral in sulphuric acid solution for improved industrial applications. The effects of acid concentration, reaction temperature and particle size on the ore dissolution rate were examined. Experimental results showed that the ore dissolution increases with increasing acid concentration and temperature and decreases with increasing particle size fraction. With 2 mol/L H2SO4 solution, 60.2% of the ore dissolved within 120 minutes using <90µm particle size at a temperature of 75°C with moderate stirring (300 rpm). The unleached products were analyzed and found to contain siliceous compounds applicable as industrial by-products. The calculated activation energy (Ea) deduced to be 30.3 kJ/mol supported the proposed diffusion reaction mechanism for the first order dissolution process with a collision factor of 0.12 per minute. Hence, the dissolution data obtained in this study is an indication of thermodynamic feasibility for Nigeria Columbite ore fitness in improving science and technology for economic growth and development.
Co-Authors Abdulrahman Abubakar Adeola O. Womiloju Aishat Y. Abdulkareem Daud T. Olaoluwa Fausat T. Olasinde Sunday O. Jacob