Aeris - Minerals edition
Versatile analysis of ores
Analysis of copper ores with complex mineralogical composition Aeris needs only 10 minutes to deliver an accurate analysis of a complex ore sample containing more than 20 different mineral phases.
Calcite Talc II Talc I Lizardite alcite Talc II Talc I Lizardite Clinochlore Vermiculite Muscovite Actinolite Epidote Enstatite Vesuvianite Augite Andradite Magnetite Pyrrhotite Pyrite Tenorite Cuprite Serpierite Brochantite Chalcopyrite Calcite Talc II Talc I Lizardite Clinochlore Vermiculite Muscovite Actinolite Epidote Ens atite Vesuv anite A git Andradit Quartz Siderite Magnetite Pyrrhotite Pyrite Tenorite Cuprite Serpierite Brochantite Chalcopyrite linochlore Vermiculite Muscovite Actinolite Epi ote Enstatite Vesuvianite u it An radi Quar z Siderite Ma n tite Py rhot Pyrite Tenorite Cuprit Se pierit Brochantite Chalcopyrite Quartz Siderite
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0 Mineralogy of 100 copper ore samples (left), total copper content calculated from the minerology 20 40 60 80 100 Concentration wt.% 0.5 1.5 2.5 3.5 Cu [wt.%]
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Hematite 27.9 %
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Amorphous 12.5 %
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Crystalline and amorphous content in iron ores
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Anatase 0.0 %
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Rutile 0.2 %
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Aeris in combination with PANalytical’s software module HighScore is also capable to quantify the amorphous content of rocks and ores besides their mineral composition.
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60 Goethite 57.3 %
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Position [°2 θ ] (Cobalt (Co))
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Position [°2 θ ] (Cobalt (Co))
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Position [°2 θ ] (Cobalt (Co))
Quantitative analysis of minerals and amorphous content in iron ore
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Al Al
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Direct monitoring of process parameters in bauxite
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SiO SiO Al Al Al SiO 2 SiO SiO SiO 2 2 Al 2
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Aeris is the only benchtop diffractometer that allows the direct monitoring of process parameters such as the available alumina or reactive silica in bauxites. PLSR (partial least squares regression) as part of the HighScore software module makes Aeris a unique tool for process monitoring.
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Sample-Nr. Comparison of XRD/PLSR results and wet chemistry for the available alumina and reactive silica content in bauxite
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