Minerals in Industry

Clay and non-clay minerals in the pharmaceutical industry

Applicability of near infrared sorting in the minerals industry

Introduction I t is not possible to eliminate near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy as an analytical technique from our modern daily life. Flinn describes this very comprehensively and includes various application examples of NIR spectroscopy in his article titled “An average day (or how near infrared affects daily life)” in 2005. Applications of NIR spectroscopy in the minerals processing industry ...

Part Iii Challenges Chapter 6 Viability of the Minerals Industry

Cheated Minerals in Animal Nutrition

Chelating is the chemical process by which a mineral (iron, cobalt, copper, zinc, and manganese) is combined with a mixture of amino acids and peptides. The resulting substances are known as chelates. Another descriptive term, proteinates, refers to the amino acid bond. These chelated minerals are thought to be more digestible than nonchelated forms. In other words, chelation makes the minerals...

Point-Cloud-Based Aerial Fragmentation Analysis for Application in the Minerals Industry

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