Applications of two electric arc plasma torches for the beneficiation of natural quartz

Yuri-Mikhailovich Grishin; Long Miao; Lev-Alekseevich Borisov; Nikolay-Mikhailovich Serykh; Alexey-Yurievich Kulagin

doi:10.1007/s12613-019-1734-8

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Yuri-Mikhailovich Grishin, Long Miao, Lev-Alekseevich Borisov, Nikolay-Mikhailovich Serykh, and Alexey-Yurievich Kulagin, Applications of two electric arc plasma torches for the beneficiation of natural quartz, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 26(2019), No. 3, pp. 267-273. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-019-1734-8

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Yuri-Mikhailovich Grishin, Long Miao, Lev-Alekseevich Borisov, Nikolay-Mikhailovich Serykh, and Alexey-Yurievich Kulagin, Applications of two electric arc plasma torches for the beneficiation of natural quartz, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 26(2019), No. 3, pp. 267-273. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-019-1734-8

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Applications of two electric arc plasma torches for the beneficiation of natural quartz

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Long Miao E-mail: miaolongbmstu@gmail.com
Received: 25 May 2018; Revised: 14 July 2018; Accepted: 30 July 2018

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Experimental beneficiation processes of quartz concentrate in arc plasma torches of two different types and electric powers were studied. An emission scanning electron microscope and a universal laser analyzer were used to investigate the structures as well as the size distributions of grains and microparticles. Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry was used to determine the chemical compositions of nonstructural solid-phase mineral impurities in quartz concentrate. Results related to the modified grains' structure and size distribution, the compositions of impurities, and the gas-liquid inclusions in the quartz concentrate were investigated. The total impurities concentrations in the processed grains were found to satisfy the IOTA-STD standard (industry standard for grading high quality fused quartz products). The optimal condition (i.e., the optimal specific plasma enthalpy) for the production of high-purity quartz in arc plasma torches was found to depend on the geological-genetic type and the structural and textural features (i.e., chemical composition and gas-liquid inclusions) of the quartz concentrate.
- low-temperature plasma;
- beneficiation;
- high purity quartz;
- arc plasma torch;
- IOTA-STD standard

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