Junjie Zhao , Songjiang Guo , Guangying Zhang , Guangtong Ai , Kuixian Wei , Wenhui Ma
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When the roasting temperature was below 523 K, iron oxides impurities reacted with H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> to form water-soluble Fe<sub>2</sub>(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>. However, increasing the temperature above 523 K resulted in the decomposition of Fe<sub>2</sub>(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub> into sparingly soluble Fe<sub>12</sub>O<sub>3</sub>(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>15</sub>. Thermal motion of H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> facilitated the enrichment of the product Fe<sub>2</sub>(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub> on the surface of quartz during the roasting process. Under conditions of roasting at 523 K and water leaching at 353 K, the content of Fe decreased from 980 μg·g<sup>−1</sup> to 12.51 μg·g<sup>−1</sup>, thereby achieving a removal rate of up to 98.72 %. This study provides a clean and efficient method for preparing high-purity quartz sand using vein quartz.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18594,"journal":{"name":"Minerals Engineering","volume":"235 ","pages":"Article 109807"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Transformation mechanism of Fe impurities during Fe removal from vein quartz via low-temperature sulfuric acid roasting\",\"authors\":\"Junjie Zhao , Songjiang Guo , Guangying Zhang , Guangtong Ai , Kuixian Wei , Wenhui Ma\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.mineng.2025.109807\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><div>Removing Fe impurities is the key to purifying vein quartz for the production of high-purity quartz sand. However, conventional Fe removal methods suffer from HF contamination and operational complexity, hindering clean and efficient quartz purification. This study investigated the Fe removal efficiency and transformation mechanisms of Fe impurities in quartz using a low-temperature H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> roasting followed by water leaching approach. Results indicated that roasting temperature serves as the predominant factor governing Fe speciation evolution during the H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> roasting. When the roasting temperature was below 523 K, iron oxides impurities reacted with H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> to form water-soluble Fe<sub>2</sub>(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>. However, increasing the temperature above 523 K resulted in the decomposition of Fe<sub>2</sub>(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub> into sparingly soluble Fe<sub>12</sub>O<sub>3</sub>(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>15</sub>. Thermal motion of H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> facilitated the enrichment of the product Fe<sub>2</sub>(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub> on the surface of quartz during the roasting process. Under conditions of roasting at 523 K and water leaching at 353 K, the content of Fe decreased from 980 μg·g<sup>−1</sup> to 12.51 μg·g<sup>−1</sup>, thereby achieving a removal rate of up to 98.72 %. 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Transformation mechanism of Fe impurities during Fe removal from vein quartz via low-temperature sulfuric acid roasting
Removing Fe impurities is the key to purifying vein quartz for the production of high-purity quartz sand. However, conventional Fe removal methods suffer from HF contamination and operational complexity, hindering clean and efficient quartz purification. This study investigated the Fe removal efficiency and transformation mechanisms of Fe impurities in quartz using a low-temperature H2SO4 roasting followed by water leaching approach. Results indicated that roasting temperature serves as the predominant factor governing Fe speciation evolution during the H2SO4 roasting. When the roasting temperature was below 523 K, iron oxides impurities reacted with H2SO4 to form water-soluble Fe2(SO4)3. However, increasing the temperature above 523 K resulted in the decomposition of Fe2(SO4)3 into sparingly soluble Fe12O3(SO4)15. Thermal motion of H2SO4 facilitated the enrichment of the product Fe2(SO4)3 on the surface of quartz during the roasting process. Under conditions of roasting at 523 K and water leaching at 353 K, the content of Fe decreased from 980 μg·g−1 to 12.51 μg·g−1, thereby achieving a removal rate of up to 98.72 %. This study provides a clean and efficient method for preparing high-purity quartz sand using vein quartz.
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The purpose of the journal is to provide for the rapid publication of topical papers featuring the latest developments in the allied fields of mineral processing and extractive metallurgy. Its wide ranging coverage of research and practical (operating) topics includes physical separation methods, such as comminution, flotation concentration and dewatering, chemical methods such as bio-, hydro-, and electro-metallurgy, analytical techniques, process control, simulation and instrumentation, and mineralogical aspects of processing. Environmental issues, particularly those pertaining to sustainable development, will also be strongly covered.