2010 年 57 巻 3 号 p. 105-108
A high grade of fluorite ore is necessary to produce hydrogen fluoride (HF) that is changed to fluoro-resin and then used in the semiconductor manufacturing. With the continues depletion of resources, novel technologies for processing low-grade fluorite ores are urgently needed, in order to lower the arsenic concentration to less than 100 mg/kg. In this study, a low-grade flotation concentrated fluorite ore, imported from Mexico, was upgraded by removing arsenic, which is difficult to be decreased by conventional method. The micro-bubble flotation, liquid-liquid separation and mechano-chemical leaching of fluorite ore were carried out to investigate the removal of arsenic from the low-grade fluorite. Experimental results showed that the arsenic concentration was reduced to less than 100 mg/kg.
