The columbite structure (Sp.gr. Pbcn) was formed for the samples with x = 0 and x(Cu) = 0.1 and 0.2, while Li-doping led to the formation of two-phase ceramics with Mg1–xLixNb2O6−δ and LiNbO3 ...

Although currently hypothetical resources, they are estimated to contain around 120 million tonnes of cobalt (USGS Metal Commodities Summary 2015). Your go-to resource for all …

Scientific Reports - Towards sustainable processing of columbite group minerals: elucidating the relation between dielectric properties and physico-chemical …

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The characteristics of all the sheared crystal structures after optimization are also given in Table 2 . The electronic and ionic constraints of 1.0×10 -6 and 1.0×10 -5 were applied,

The martensitic-type phase transition pathways between any two among rutile, columbite-type, and baddeleyite-type phase of TiO 2 are studied with linear interpolation and G-SSNEB methods within first-principles calculations. Our theoretical simulations reveal that the reverse transition from the rutile to the columbite-type phase …

where ε 0 represents the dielectric permittivity of vacuum, ε r represents the relative permittivity of the material, and E is the applied electric field. Larger dielectric constant and larger dielectric breakdown strength are the keys to obtain high energy density [].The Ba 0.85 Ca 0.15 Zr 0.1 Ti 0.9 O 3 ceramics exhibit excellent electrical properties …

Ta bearing minerals of the Bolivian placers are mainly from the columbite group minerals. In Penouta microlite is abundant and often it has a zoning characterised by a Nb-rich core followed by a ...

The Kolmozero rare metal (spodumene) deposit is situated in the south-eastern part of the Archean Kolmozero–Voronya (also referred to as –Voronja or –Voron'ya) greenstone belt in the Kola Peninsula (Fig. 1).The long tectonic history of this Archean suture zone (2930–2550 Ma; Pozhilenko et al., 2002) terminated in the formation of a …

columbite and Pca21, 4 × 4×4 for fluorite and pyrite, and 4 × 4 × 3k-mesh for P42/nmc generated by the Mon-khorst–Pack method. The internal coordinates and lattice parameters are fully relaxed throughout this work. The optimization will finish if the convergence criterion is satis-fied (maximum force between atoms is 0.01eVÅ−1,

Zaraisky et al. (2010) determined the solubility of Ta 2 O 5 and Ta-bearing columbite in F− -, Cl − -, HCO 3− -, and CO 32 − -bearing solutions at 300–550 °C. The presence of F − increased the solubility of both phases by several orders of magnitude, indicating formation of F- or OH–F-bearing aqueous complexes.

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We therefore attempted the optimization of process parameters in simple solid state reaction route viz. rate of cooling and heating during calcination and sintering in order to prepare the MgNb 2 O 6 in phase pure columbite structure keeping relatively low calcination temperature. The method avoided the optimization of excess amount of …

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The dielectric properties of the columbite concentrate and its mixture 1:1 with sodium bicarbonate ... C. Dodds and A. Jha contributed to the discussion of the results and coordination of the work.

The present work demonstrates the possibility of sustainable extraction in the metallurgy of Nb and Ta while the world is shifting toward the clean energy. Key words: Niobium, …

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This research deals with the synthesis and various characterizations of a couple of substituted columbite of MgNb 2 O 6 and CaNb 2 O 6 as well as making the solid solution of Mg 1¹x Ca x Nb 2 O 6 ...

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Some features of this site may not work without it. Show simple item record. Optimization of Niobium-Tantalum Recovery from Typical Rwanda and Nigerian Columbite-Tantalite Ores. dc.contributor.author: Habinshuti, Baptiste Jean: dc.date.accessioned:

This work presents a fluoride-free process for the recovery of niobium and tantalum oxides from columbite concentrate. Alkali microwave treatment of columbite …

High-pressure torsion (HPT) can facilitate phase transformations in titanium dioxide (TiO 2) and stabilize its high-pressure columbite phase, as an active …

High-pressure torsion (HPT) can facilitate phase transformations in titanium dioxide (TiO2) and stabilize its high-pressure columbite phase, as an active photocatalyst, by shear straining under high pressure. This study aims to understand the mechanism underlying the acceleration of the anatase-to-columbite phase transformation by shear …

Columbite is generally described as a low-grade complex oxide ore of majorly metal oxide compounds like niobium penta-oxide (Nb 2 O 5) of ~ 55–78% content and ~ 5–30% tantalum penta-oxide (Ta 2 O 5) as its main constituents in the ore composition with significantly associated oxide gangue minerals/elemental impurities …

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Columbite-tantalite, cassiterite and other Ta-Nb-Sn oxides in sediments from catchments that contain known LCT pegmatite occurrences show the same textural and chemical characteristics as these ...

Columbite is generally described as a low-grade complex oxide ore of majorly metal oxide compounds like niobium penta-oxide (Nb 2 O 5 ) of~55-78% content and5 -30% tantalum penta-oxide (Ta 2 O 5 ...

This work investigates crystal lattice, electronic structure, relative stability, and high pressure behavior of TiO 2 polymorphs (anatase, rutile, and columbite) using the density functional theory (DFT) improved by an on-site Coulomb self-interaction potential (DFT+U).For the latter the effect of the U parameter value (0 < U < 10 eV) is analyzed …

Columbite group minerals are represented by the general chemical formula AB 2 O 6, ... The present work proposes an alkali heating process that uses microwave energy to rapidly dissociate columbite minerals and performs the subsequent separation and recovery of Nb and Ta oxides with solvent extraction. ... Optimization of Microwave …

Optimization of Microwave Reductive Roasting Process of Bauxite Residue. In this study, microwave-assisted heating is presented as a suitable method to transform …

This study presents a fluoride-free, rapid, and energy-efficient process for niobium and tantalum extraction from columbite using microwave-assisted alkali …

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The chemical states and ions interaction were significant interest to understanding columbite mineral/acid solution interface dissolution and reaction. The present research work was focus to explore the specific cations (Nb5+, Fe2+, Fe3+) distribution near the ferrocolumbite mineral/acid solution interface, and determine these …

The test mineral sample (Rayfield-Jos columbite deposits), of which the work index is to be determined, was collected essentially from abandoned tailing dumps in Rayfield-Jos minefields, deposited in somewhat fine alluvial form and of a low-grade nature (with high degree of silica composition), and hence, to a certain degree, often referred to ...

This work index value obtained for the Gyel-Buruku columbite ore sample lies favourably within the work indexes of 3.94 - 10.81 kWh/ton for columbite minerals sighted in the literatures. View Show ...

optimization, collection of mathematical principles and methods used for solving quantitative problems in many disciplines, including physics, biology, engineering, economics, and business. The subject grew from a realization that quantitative problems in manifestly different disciplines have important mathematical elements in common.