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The Maxton blog is here sharing information on technical, updates and news on briquetting, granulation, crushing, grinding, mixing and drying.
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Methods of producing high purity silica sand
Standard for high purity quartz sand Quartz, scientifically known as a group of minerals composed of silicon dioxide (SiO2), features silicon and oxygen atoms arranged in a repetitive three-dimensional pattern. Silicon dioxide…
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How to make the oil pumping unit more energy saving
What is an oil pumping unit An oil pumping unit, also known as a pump jack, nodding donkey, horsehead pump, rocking horse, or grasshopper pump, is a mechanical device used in the…
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Rock and Mineral, 5 differences
When exploring the mysteries of geology, people often encounter the terms “rock” and “mineral.” Many people consider these terms interchangeable, but in fact, rocks and minerals are distinct entities with unique characteristics…
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What is the best deoxidizer for steel making furnaces
Why Deoxidation in Steelmaking Deoxidation plays a dual role in the steelmaking process. On one hand, during steel heating, oxygen is needed to react with harmful substances like carbon and sulfur, improving…
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Red mud waste, hazards and the recycling ways
What is red mud Around 1888, Austrian chemist Carl Josef Bayer developed a method for producing aluminum oxide from bauxite. The principle is simple: bauxite is mixed with NaOH solution and heated.…
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HPGR vs Ball Mill, their differences
HPGR and ball mill are both widely used ore crushing (grinding) equipment. Within comminution circuits, High Pressure Grinding Rolls (HPGR) are increasingly replacing ball mills for hard rock reduction – owing to…
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Zeolite ore uses – types of zeolite ore and specific application
Discovered of “us” It was first discovered by the Swedish mineralogist Axel Fredrik Cronstedt in 1756 in the Svappavari copper mine in Lappmak, Sweden, that a unique shelf-like aluminum silicate mineral crystal…
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Potassium nitrate granules making machine and process
What is potassium nitrate Potassium nitrate is colorless and transparent rhombic or rhombic crystals or slightly yellowish-gray white powder. It is odorless and non-toxic. It tastes salty and refreshing, with a density…
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Why price so different between cobalt and nickel – Geological Logic
Cobalt and nickel are both strategic mineral resources and also a mineral in short supply. Cobalt and nickel are ranked 27th and 28th in the periodic table, and their outer electronic structure,…
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3 factors affect the HPGR output size in ore grinding
High-pressure grind roll are widely used in major mines and related material crushing industries due to their characteristics of high production capacity, fine discharge granularity, low unit crushing energy consumption, and longe…
