UGS-Rutile

QIT stands for Quebec Iron & Titanium,
it owns an ilmenite mine in northeastern
Quebec; the ore is shipped to Tracy where
it is processed to titanium dioxide slags,
iron pigs,steel billets and steel auto parts.

« UGS »(stands for upgraded slag) is a form
of titanium dioxide slag, obtained by refining
Sorelslag by diluted hydrochloric acid.

Sorelslag has the following general formula:

TiO2 82%
FeO 8.0%
SiO2 2.0%
Al2O3 3.0%
MgO 5.0%
Total 100%

The « UGS » slag used in this experiment has the following formula
It is a « synthetic rutile » :

TIO2 94.13%
FE2O3 1.09%
AL2O3 0.45%
CAO 0.11%
MGO 0.45%
P205 0.004%
MNO 0.02%
SIO2 2.69%
CR2O3 0.08%
V2O5 0.42%
ZRO2 0.07%
NB2O5 0.01%
CL- 0.12%
L.O.I 0.35%

It was 140 mesh sieved.

C/9½ Redux Dolomitic UGS-Rutile Blue #1--C/9½ R Bleu Dolomitique à l'UGS-Rutile #1

Custer Spar, 50
Dolomite, 20
Ferro Frit #3134, 10
Kaolin, 10
Silica, 10
Total, 100

Bentonite, 1
UGS-Rutile, 4

C/9½ Redux Dolomitic UGS-Rutile Blue #2--C/9½ R Bleu Dolomitique à l'UGS-Rutile #2

Custer Spar, 50
Dolomite, 20
Ferro Frit #3134, 10
Kaolin, 10
Silica, 10
Total, 100

Bentonite, 1
UGS-Rutile, 5

C/9½ Redux Dolomitic UGS-Rutile Blue #3--C/9½ R Bleu Dolomitique à l'UGS-Rutile #3

Custer Spar, 50
Dolomite, 20
Ferro Frit #3134, 10
Kaolin, 10
Silica, 10
Total, 100

Bentonite, 1
UGS-Rutile, 6

C/9½ Redux Dolomitic UGS-Rutile Blue #4--C/9½ R Bleu Dolomitique à l'UGS-Rutile #4

Custer Spar, 50
Dolomite, 20
Ferro Frit #3134, 10
Kaolin, 10
Silica, 10
Total, 100

Bentonite, 1
UGS-Rutile, 7

C/9½ Redux Dolomitic UGS-Rutile Blue #5--C/9½ R Bleu Dolomitique à l'UGS-Rutile #5

Custer Spar, 50
Dolomite, 20
Ferro Frit #3134, 10
Kaolin, 10
Silica, 10
Total, 100

Bentonite, 1
UGS-Rutile, 8