Abstract
Manganese ore is an important mineral having a strategic role in the development of the national economy and society. In this study, the dielectric properties, heating curve, crystal structure, and reduction ratio of a low-grade pyrolusite were investigated. The dielectric constant, dielectric loss factor, and loss tangent coefficient of low-grade pyrolusite at room temperature were evaluated using the resonant cavity perturbation method, yielding values of 5.854, 0.146, and 0.0249, respectively. Owing to the excellent microwave absorption properties of low-grade pyrolusite with 10% coal (22 g), it could be heated to a temperature of 800°C within 200 s. X-ray diffraction results confirmed that MnO2 was partially transformed into MnO at 450°C, while, at 650°C, no diffraction peak of MnO2 was observed. At a reduction temperature of 550°C, a reduction ratio of MnO2 to MnO of 96.65% could be achieved within a holding time of 50 min. This study demonstrates that the microwave carbothermal reduction of a low-grade pyrolusite is efficient, and thus could promote the clean production and sustainable development of the manganese industry.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3909-3914 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | JOM |
Volume | 71 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Financial support from the National Scientific Foundation of China (No.: U1802255), the Key Projects in the National Science & Technology Pillar Program during the Twelfth Five-year Plan Period (No. 2015BAB17B00), the Hunan Provincial Science and Technology Plan Project, China (No. 2016TP1007), and Innovative Research Team (in Science and Technology) in University of Yunnan Province were sincerely acknowledged.
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