Title:The Effect of Grain Size on Microwave Interaction of Magnetite Concentrate Mixed with Carbonized Biomass Waste
VOLUME: 10 ISSUE: 2
Author(s):Elif Aranci Öztürk*, Mustafa Boyrazli, Mehmet Deniz Turan and Murat Erdemoğlu
Affiliation:Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Firat University, Elazig, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Firat University, Elazig, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Firat University, Elazig, Department of Mining Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Inonu University, Malatya
Keywords:Carbonized biomass waste, cold bounded pellet, different grain sizes, magnetite ore concentrates,
microwave interaction, temperature measurements.
Abstract:
Aims: In this study, microwave interaction of magnetite ore concentrate which
was mixed with carbonized biomass waste and divided into different grain sizes, was
studied.
Materials and Methods: The mixture consisting of magnetite concentrate and carbonized
product was pelletized by the addition of molasses and jelly as binders. The pellets prepared
with various particle size powders were subjected to microwave treatment at different
times.
Results: Temperature of the pellet produced with powders between -212 +150 μm grain
sizes and -45 μm were measured as 837.5°C at 304th second and 945.9°C at 210th second
respectively.
Conclusion: Although there was a large temperature difference between the core and the
surface of the pellet, a high degree of metallization was observed in these samples.
