Thesis (B.S.)--University of Missouri, School of Mines and Metallurgy, 1936. / The entire thesis text is included in file. Typescript. Title from title screen of thesis/dissertation PDF file (viewed July 21, 2010) Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2002. / Restricted until May 2003. Bibliography: leaves [458]-478.

Thesis (M.S.)--Miami University, Dept. of Geology, 2001. / Title from first page of PDF document. Document formatted into pages; contains viii, 150 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references.

The high temperature behaviour of the fluorite oxides UO₂, THO₂ and Y₂O₃-stabilised ZrO ₂ have been investigated using a variety of neutron scattering techniques. Interest has centred on the cause of the anomalously large enthalpy of UO₂ at temperatures above 15OOK, an understanding of which is important in view of its use as a fission reactor fuel. High temperature techniques have been developed which enable the performance of neutron scattering at temperatures up to 3OOOK. Bragg diffraction measurements have shown that a growing fraction of anions vacate their regular sites above 21OOK in UO₂ and above 23OOK in ThO₂ attaining vacancy concentrations of ~2O% at 29OOK in both materials. Quasielastic scattering investigations have confirmed the occurrence of anion Frenkel disorder in UO2 at high temperatures and have shown that the disorder is of a dynamic nature. Both sets of results may be interpreted in terms of fluctuating, dynamic clusters of vacancies and inter stitials, having lifetimes of a few phonon periods. The elastic constants of UO₂, which have been determined up to 293OK from measurements of the long wavelength acoustic phonons, show an increased rate of softening above 24OOK. The zone-centre optic phonons broaden rapidly above 2OOOK in UO₂- The full phonon dispersion relation of ThO₂, measured at 293K, resembles closely that of UO₂. The results provide the first direct, unambiguous evidence of thermally-induced Frenkel disorder in UO₂, which is analogous to the disorder observed in the fast-ion phase of the fluorite halides, such as CaF₂. Quasielastic scattering techniques have also been used to study the defect structure of Y ₂O ₃ -stabilised ZrO ₂ between 293K and 2OOOK. Many general features of the scattering observed at room temperature may be explained in terms of nearest neighbour relaxations around oxygen vacancies. The diffuse scattering broadens in energy above 1OOOK, signifying that these clusters of relaxed ions have a finite lifetime of ~5ps at 15OOK. The results have been interpreted in terms of a vacancy hopping model which is consistent with the enhanced conductivity observed in this temperature range.

Thesis (M.Sc.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1993. / Typescript. Restricted until May 1994. Bibliography :l. 187-197. Also available online.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Missouri, School of Mines and Metallurgy, 1938. / The entire thesis text is included in file. Typescript. Title from title screen of thesis/dissertation PDF file (viewed June 16, 2010) Includes bibliographical references (p. 86-87).

A siderurgia vem sofrendo transformações que buscam inovação e matérias-primas alternativas. Dentro deste contexto, o uso de resíduos industriais para a formação de escórias sintéticas é tido como alternativa na busca de novos materiais e rotas de reaproveitamento de resíduos. Portanto, este trabalho teve como objetivo estudar o uso de escórias sintéticas na etapa de dessulfuração do ferro-gusa, aço e ferro fundido. Assim como, propor a utilização da sodalita e da alumina em substituição à fluorita e o resíduo de mármore em substituição à cal convencional. Inicialmente, o resíduo foi caracterizado utilizando as seguintes técnicas: análise química, análise granulométrica, área de superfície específica, difração de raios-X, microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV) e análise de espectroscopia por energia dispersiva (EDS). Os resultados da caracterização mostraram que aproximadamente 90% das partículas do resíduo de mármore estão abaixo de 100m e sua área superficial foi de 0,24m²/g. Através da difração de raios-X foi observado que o resíduo é composto por CaCO3, MgCO3 e SiO2. Na sequência, foram feitas simulações com o software Thermo-Calc para obter dados termodinâmicos das fases presentes nas misturas e compará-los com os resultados experimentais. Além disso, também foram calculados dados de capacidade de sulfeto (Cs), partição de enxofre (Ls) e basicidade ótica () das misturas iniciais. Posteriormente, foram realizados os ensaios experimentais em escala laboratorial para ferro-gusa, ferro fundido e aço, respectivamente nas temperaturas de 1400°C, 1550°C e 1600°C. Nos ensaios de dessulfuração do aço e do ferro-gusa, utilizou-se um rotor de alumina com o objetivo de favorecer a agitação no metal e aumentar a remoção de enxofre. Na etapa de dessulfuração do ferro-gusa, constatou-se que a fase sólida de CaO é a responsável pela remoção de enxofre e que a presença das fases silicato tricálcio e aluminato tricálcio (3CaO.SiO2 e 3CaO.Al2O3) limitam a reação, sendo maiores suas concentrações nas escórias que utilizaram o resíduo de mármore e sodalita, devido a presença de SiO2 e Al2O3 nestas matérias-primas. Já para o aço e o ferro fundido, que foram estudados com escórias à base de CaO e Al2O3, observou-se que o aumento da fase líquida favoreceu a dessulfuração. Verificou-se que a dessulfuração no ferro fundido foi por escória de topo e no aço por um processo misto, onde a fase líquida e fase sólida participaram da dessulfuração. / The steel industry is going through transformations aiming at innovation and use of alternative raw materials. In this context, the use of industrial waste in the production of synthetic slag is considered an important option on the search for new materials and waste reuse. Therefore, the aim of this work was to study the use of synthetic slags at the desulfurization of hot metal, steel and cast iron. It was proposed the use sodalite and alumina instead of fluorite and the use of marble waste instead of lime. Marble waste was characterized by chemical analysis, particle size analysis, specific surface area, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), analysis with energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The characterization results showed that almost 90% of the particles are smaller than 100 m and its specific surface area was 0.2406m²/g. The XRD has showed the presence of compounds such as CaCO3 and MgCO3 and SiO2. Further, simulations using Thermo-Calc were performed in order to obtain thermodynamic data of the present phases, and to compare with experimental data. Furthermore, sulfide capacity (Cs), sulfur partition (Ls) and optical basicity () were determined. The experimental procedures were carried out at 1400°C, 1550°C and 1600°C for hot metal, cast iron and steel, respectively. In addition, steel and hot metal tests were performed using an alumina rotor to raise the desulphurization. In hot metal desulphurization, solid CaO phase was responsible for sulfur removal. Furthermore, 3CaO.SiO2 and 3CaO.Al2O3 phases limited the reaction, being their concentration higher in the slags with marble waste and sodalite, due to the presence of SiO2 and Al2O3 in these raw materials. Slags composed mainly of CaO and Al2O3 were used in steel and cast iron desulphurization. It was observed that when increasing liquid phase, the reaction of desulphurization was favored. Besides, it was found that cast iron desulfurization occurs by top slag mechanism and steel desulfurization by a mixed process where the liquid phase and solid phase have influence on the desulfurization.

Thesis (Ph. D. (Biochemistry)) -- University of Limpopo, 2004 / The NRF/Royal Society Initiative, and the University of the North Research Development & Administration

A siderurgia vem sofrendo transformações que buscam inovação e matérias-primas alternativas. Dentro deste contexto, o uso de resíduos industriais para a formação de escórias sintéticas é tido como alternativa na busca de novos materiais e rotas de reaproveitamento de resíduos. Portanto, este trabalho teve como objetivo estudar o uso de escórias sintéticas na etapa de dessulfuração do ferro-gusa, aço e ferro fundido. Assim como, propor a utilização da sodalita e da alumina em substituição à fluorita e o resíduo de mármore em substituição à cal convencional. Inicialmente, o resíduo foi caracterizado utilizando as seguintes técnicas: análise química, análise granulométrica, área de superfície específica, difração de raios-X, microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV) e análise de espectroscopia por energia dispersiva (EDS). Os resultados da caracterização mostraram que aproximadamente 90% das partículas do resíduo de mármore estão abaixo de 100m e sua área superficial foi de 0,24m²/g. Através da difração de raios-X foi observado que o resíduo é composto por CaCO3, MgCO3 e SiO2. Na sequência, foram feitas simulações com o software Thermo-Calc para obter dados termodinâmicos das fases presentes nas misturas e compará-los com os resultados experimentais. Além disso, também foram calculados dados de capacidade de sulfeto (Cs), partição de enxofre (Ls) e basicidade ótica () das misturas iniciais. Posteriormente, foram realizados os ensaios experimentais em escala laboratorial para ferro-gusa, ferro fundido e aço, respectivamente nas temperaturas de 1400°C, 1550°C e 1600°C. Nos ensaios de dessulfuração do aço e do ferro-gusa, utilizou-se um rotor de alumina com o objetivo de favorecer a agitação no metal e aumentar a remoção de enxofre. Na etapa de dessulfuração do ferro-gusa, constatou-se que a fase sólida de CaO é a responsável pela remoção de enxofre e que a presença das fases silicato tricálcio e aluminato tricálcio (3CaO.SiO2 e 3CaO.Al2O3) limitam a reação, sendo maiores suas concentrações nas escórias que utilizaram o resíduo de mármore e sodalita, devido a presença de SiO2 e Al2O3 nestas matérias-primas. Já para o aço e o ferro fundido, que foram estudados com escórias à base de CaO e Al2O3, observou-se que o aumento da fase líquida favoreceu a dessulfuração. Verificou-se que a dessulfuração no ferro fundido foi por escória de topo e no aço por um processo misto, onde a fase líquida e fase sólida participaram da dessulfuração. / The steel industry is going through transformations aiming at innovation and use of alternative raw materials. In this context, the use of industrial waste in the production of synthetic slag is considered an important option on the search for new materials and waste reuse. Therefore, the aim of this work was to study the use of synthetic slags at the desulfurization of hot metal, steel and cast iron. It was proposed the use sodalite and alumina instead of fluorite and the use of marble waste instead of lime. Marble waste was characterized by chemical analysis, particle size analysis, specific surface area, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), analysis with energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The characterization results showed that almost 90% of the particles are smaller than 100 m and its specific surface area was 0.2406m²/g. The XRD has showed the presence of compounds such as CaCO3 and MgCO3 and SiO2. Further, simulations using Thermo-Calc were performed in order to obtain thermodynamic data of the present phases, and to compare with experimental data. Furthermore, sulfide capacity (Cs), sulfur partition (Ls) and optical basicity () were determined. The experimental procedures were carried out at 1400°C, 1550°C and 1600°C for hot metal, cast iron and steel, respectively. In addition, steel and hot metal tests were performed using an alumina rotor to raise the desulphurization. In hot metal desulphurization, solid CaO phase was responsible for sulfur removal. Furthermore, 3CaO.SiO2 and 3CaO.Al2O3 phases limited the reaction, being their concentration higher in the slags with marble waste and sodalite, due to the presence of SiO2 and Al2O3 in these raw materials. Slags composed mainly of CaO and Al2O3 were used in steel and cast iron desulphurization. It was observed that when increasing liquid phase, the reaction of desulphurization was favored. Besides, it was found that cast iron desulfurization occurs by top slag mechanism and steel desulfurization by a mixed process where the liquid phase and solid phase have influence on the desulfurization.

M.Phil. / A research report, such as provided for Kenya Fluorspar, plays an integral part of the life of mine or project and creates a practical plan of running and developing the mine. This research report is used by the client as a practical strategic mine plan, and thus if followed as stipulated, will in the end not only pro-long the life of the mine but will achieve targeted value and tonnes for the specific plant. In many cases the smaller mining companies will attack an ore body and will as is called “pick the eyes out” of that specific ore body, thus mining just the high grade ore, make your money and get out. But if it comes to a mine that needs to pro-long the life of the mine due to community responsibility and the creation of work, then it is of essential value to do a technical strategic planning study on the ore body, creating different scenarios as to mine the ore body with emphasis on Life of the mine and in the same breath the economic viability of mining in the chosen scenario. The research report have a look at four different scenarios whereby there are certain constraints applied, and the outcome of the schedules are used to make a calculated decision on the best way of mining this specific ore body. Pit designs have been created from Whittle optimized pitshells which then have been incorporated within the schedules. It has been found that Scenarios 1 and 2 will have some years with very high waste removal, which will be above the current fleet capacity, but the required plant feed and grade would be possible from period one. Scenario 3 have proven that if fleet capacity is the main constraint then steady state of feed to the plant can only be achieved in the 7th year of production, but render no extra fleet requirements. As recommended, Scenario 4 stood to be the best if the acquisition of extra equipment is possible, and then steady state in the plant can be achieved in the 4th year with the lowest production percentage of 84% in the first year.