Abstract: Purification of ilmenite from chromite impurities by a two step magnetic separation wherein magnetically susceptible chromite is magnetically removed, followed by an oxidizing roasting of the ilmenite and a subsequent magnetic separation of ilmenite from the remaining chromite impurities to obtain an ilmenite with 1% or less chromite.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 10, 1974
Date of Patent:
January 27, 1976
Assignee:
Quebec Iron and Titanium Corporation - Fer et Titane du Quebec, Incorporated
Inventors:
Michel Bergeron, Stephen Frederick Prest