Alkali Reductive Roasting of Ilmenite Ore: Canadian ...
AbstractReductive roasting of ilmenite ore by carbon in the presence of sodium carbonate was carried out at 1000–1200°C for periods of up to 180 min. Additions of sodium carbonate of up to 30 wt% of the ore enhanced the reduction efficiency. The maximum metallization obtained at 1200°C was about 85%, and the rest of the iron exists in the form of sodium-iron-titanates.