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Arc Furnace Assisted Carbothermal Decomposition of Zircon

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Results of a thermodynamic analysis of the reduction of silicon from zircon are presented and a method for carbothermal desiliconization of zircon using arc furnace technology are proposed. Fused materials with a residual silicon concentration of 10 – 17% are prepared that can be used in the manufacture of fusion-cast refractories.

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Translated from Novye Ogneupory, No. 4, pp. 78 – 81, April, 2005.

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Sokolov, V.A. Arc Furnace Assisted Carbothermal Decomposition of Zircon. Refract Ind Ceram 46, 208–211 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11148-005-0087-1

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