The kinetics of leaching rock ilmenite with hydrofluoric acid
As part of a U.S. Bureau of Mines program to develop a more continuous titanium metal process that exploits domestic resources, a study was made of the kinetics of hydrofluoric acid (HF) leaching of New York rock ilmenite. The effects of leach temperature, HF concentration, and particle size on leach rate were investigated. The data fit a shrinking …
