A review of niobium resource smelting and extraction technology
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Abstract
Niobium (Nb) is a strategic metal. Except for Brazil and Canada, many other countries have abundant niobium resources, but the grade of niobium is low and difficult to smelt. Therefore, the extraction of niobium from low-grade niobium concentrates or secondary niobium-containing resources has attracted significant attention. Researchers have studied various smelting technologies for different types of niobium-containing raw materials for years. In this paper, low-grade niobium raw materials are divided into niobium-bearing hot metal, niobium concentrate, niobium-bearing tailings, and niobium slag according to their sources, and the technical principles and characteristics of niobium extraction from different raw materials are analysed. Finally, the main challenges facing current niobium resource smelting technology are summarised, and suggestions for future research directions are proposed.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
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| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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