Beneficiation of Hard Rock Lithium Ore and the Effect of Calcination
| dc.contributor.author | Nazir, Muhammad Kashif | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Laurence Dyer | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Bogale Tadesse | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-05-01T07:59:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-05-01T07:59:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91830 | |
| dc.description.abstract |
Calcination is a compulsory pre-treatment during the processing of spodumene ores that transforms a-phase of spodumene to ß-phase that is more reactive. This conversion happens at high temperatures above 900 °C. The resultant ß-spodumene has highly altered physical properties with 30% more volume than that of a-spodumene. ß-spodumene is more reactive towards chemical reagents and mechanical treatments due to more open crystal structure. This may result in higher Li grades and recoveries. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Curtin University | en_US |
| dc.title | Beneficiation of Hard Rock Lithium Ore and the Effect of Calcination | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dcterms.educationLevel | PhD | en_US |
| curtin.department | WASM: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering | en_US |
| curtin.accessStatus | Open access | en_US |
| curtin.faculty | Science and Engineering | en_US |
| curtin.contributor.orcid | Nazir, Muhammad Kashif [0000-0001-6120-5024] | en_US |