The ferronickel slag tailings were physically activated by grinding in a ball mill for 2 h, 5 h, and 8 h, and the specific surface areas are 493.3 m 2 /kg, 530.7 m 2 /kg, and 721.2 m 2 /kg, correspondingly (abbreviated as AN, BN, and CN). And the particle size distributions of ferronickel slag powders with different grinding times are measured by the …