| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2024 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Rare Metal Extraction & Processing
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| Presentation Title |
Purification of an Indigenous Molybdenite for Enhanced Steel Production |
| Author(s) |
Alafara Abdullahi Baba, Mamata Mohapatra, Christianah O. Adeyemi, Abdul Ganiyu F. Alabi, Rasheed A. Agava, Jimoh M. Abdul, Bernard O. Ozigi |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Alafara Abdullahi Baba |
| Abstract Scope |
Due to their high thermal and mechanical stability, increasing demands for high-grade molybdenum compounds for improved steel properties, warrant continuous extraction for defined industrial applications. In this study, molybdenum-cum-silica compounds preparation from indigenous molybdenite was examined via oxidative roasting and chemical leaching. The influence of pertinent parameters such as leachant concentration, reaction temperature, and particle size on the extent of molybdenite ore reacted was thoroughly investigated. The degree of molybdenite dissolution rate increased from 52% to 90% at optimal conditions. The leach liquor obtained at optimal conditions was purified through solvent extraction technique and beneficiated to obtain Industrial Sodium Aluminosilicate (ISA)/Industrial Sodium Molybdate Dihydrate (ISMD) compound. This prepared compound as characterized is recommended as industrial raw material in some defined steel operations. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Hydrometallurgy, Iron and Steel, Characterization |