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High-efficiency trace Na extraction from crystal quartz ore used for fused silica — A pretreatment technology

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Trace Na sources, extraction dynamics of trace Na, and influences of calcination temperature on quartz lattice, fluid inclusions, and muscovite were studied in detail herein for trace Na extraction from the quartz ore with water leaching at 90°C. Experimental results suggested that the trace Na sources included quartz lattice, fluid inclusions, and muscovite. The extraction rate of the trace Na in quartz ores can reach 31.0wt% after calcination at 900°C for 5 h and water leaching at 90°C for 24 h. The extraction process consisting of the dissolution of unfree Na and diffusion of free Na was dominated by calcination temperature. Calcination at 900°C for 5 h was effective for extraction of the trace Na in fluid inclusions and muscovite. The extraction of the trace Na was mainly affected by the decrepitation of fluid inclusions when the calcination temperature ranged from 400 to 600°C and by the damage of muscovite when the calcination temperature ranged from 600 to 900°C. Based on the extraction rates at different calcination temperatures, approximately 20.1wt% of the trace Na occurred in fluid inclusions, approximately 10.9wt% existed in muscovite, and 69.0wt% mainly occurred in quartz lattice.

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This work was financially supported by the Open Foundation of Engineering Center of Avionics Electrical and Information Network of Guizhou Province Colleges and Universities (No. HKDZ201404).

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    Min Lin, Zhen-yu Pei, Yuan-yuan Liu, Zhang-jie Xia, Kang Xiong, Shao-min Lei & En-wen Wang

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    En-wen Wang

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Lin, M., Pei, Zy., Liu, Yy. et al. High-efficiency trace Na extraction from crystal quartz ore used for fused silica — A pretreatment technology. Int J Miner Metall Mater 24, 1075–1086 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-017-1498-y

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