Kinetcis of silicothermic reduction of clacined dolomite in flowing argon atmosphere

Authors

Winny Wulandari
Geoff Brooks, Swinburne University of Technology
Akbar Rhamdhani, Swinburne University
Brian J. Monaghan, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

30428

Publication Details

Wulandari, W, Brooks, G, Rhamdhani, A & Monaghan, BJ, Kinetcis of silicothermic reduction of clacined dolomite in flowing argon atmosphere, High Temperature Processing Symposium 2010, p 77-79, Melbourne: Swinburne University of Technology.

Abstract

The Pidgeon process is currently the dominant silicothermic process route to produce magnesium. Calcined dolomite is briquetted with ferrosilicon and reduction is carried out at 1100 – 1200 ^oC.