Browsing Articles: Department of Physical Sciences by Subject "Magnetite"

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Effects of Temperature on Ilmenite During Concentration of Iron in Laterites Using Charcoal and Separation using Magnetic Separation

Mutembei, Peterson K.; Muriithi, Naftali T.; Njoroge, Peter W.; Muthengia, Jackson W. (IJSET, 2014-06)

Effect of temperature on ilmenite minerals found in laterites has been investigated. It was found that during reduction of iron minerals in laterites to magnetite using charcoal at temperatures of about 500-700oC, ...
Magnetic Concentration of Iron in Lateritic Soils from Kamahuha, Murang’a County, in Kenya using Carbon Monoxide Generated In-Situ

Njoroge, P. W.; Mutembei, Peterson K.; Wachira, Jackson M.; Wanjau, R. (IJSET, 2014-08)

Chemical and Mineral Analyses of laterites from selected sites in Kamahuha area of Murang’a County, in the Republic of Kenya, have been carried out with particular interest in the levels of iron and the type of minerals ...