Slag, Tailings

Xore contributes with analysis resources to slag research project

Xore will contribute to the research project Innovative Quality assured products based on fayalite slag (“IQ Slag”) by investigating possibilities to use Boxray analyzers for online measurements of slag content. Luleå University of Technology (LTU), the northernmost university of technology in Scandinavia, has initiated the research project IQ Slag together with Boliden Rönnskär smelter, Xore, Nordkalk, producer of limestone based[…]

Boxray Compact is an on-stream elemental analyzer employing energy dispersive XRF, EDXRF

Boxray analyzer for quality assurance of slag

Xore will participate with the Boxray Compact analyzer in a new R&D project called “Innovative Quality Assured Fayalite Slag Products”. The aim of the project is to improve the fundamental knowledge on slag chemistry and how process parameters can be altered to control the slag composition and long term properties. Participants in the project are[…]