NDLI: The South African industry use of Mössbauer spectroscopy to solve operational problems

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Author	Waanders, Frans B. Mulaba Bafubiandi, Antoinne F. Lodya, Lonzeche
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	South Africa is a country that is very rich in mineral resources but the use of Mössbauer spectroscopy to solve operational industrial problems is however very limited. In the Bushveld Igneous Complex the main minerals extracted from the ore are the platinum group metals and chromium, but secondary recovery of base metals such as nickel, copper and cobalt forms an integral part of the process. Losses of nickel in the slag can amount to about 4 % and subsequent a slag cleaning furnace is used to reduce the loss to less than 0.5 % nickel oxide. The Fe2+/Fe3+ ratio and mineralogy was used to determine the partial oxygen pressure in the furnaces and also the efficiency of the nickel recovery. From the Mössbauer results, augmented with XRD, SEM, EMP-WDX and MLA analyses, optimum conditions were determined to ensure minimum metal losses. The use of Mössbauer spectroscopy in the coal industry, to investigate mineral changes that occur during its use, is also of importance. The main minerals present in coal were determined with the aid of various techniques, such as Mössbauer, XRD, SEM and HR-TEM, with the major iron minerals found to be pyrite, illite, ankerite and jarosite. A large quantity of coal is used to produce syngas via gasification plants for the production of synthetic fuels. The change of the mineral matter during gasification was studied and the changes occurring during the gasification process were followed. The syngas produced, is further treated by means of the Fischer–Tropsch process where an iron catalyst is incorporated in the process. The usefulness and fouling of the catalyst is being studied with the aid of Mössbauer spectroscopy. The calibration of equipment to determine work hardening in mining equipment was also investigated and found to be a useful tool in industry. From the above few examples it is evident that, although used on a limited base, Mössbauer spectroscopy, augmented by various other spectroscopic tools, still ensures optimal recovery and production of the vast resource base of South Africa.
Starting Page	721
Ending Page	735
Page Count	15
File Format	PDF
ISSN	03043843
Journal	Hyperfine Interactions
Volume Number	226
Issue Number	1-3
e-ISSN	15729540
Language	English
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Publisher Date	2013-11-13
Publisher Place	Cham
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Nickel FeFe2+/Fe3+ ratio Coal Syngas Iron minerals Mineral changes Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics Condensed Matter Physics Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Nuclear and High Energy Physics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Condensed Matter Physics

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