UGS-Rutile

QIT stands for Quebec Iron & Titanium, it owns
an ilmenite mine in northeastern Quebec; the
ore is shipped to Tracy where it is processed
to titanium dioxide slags, iron pigs,steel billets
and steel auto parts.

« UGS »(stands for upgraded slag) is a form
of titanium dioxide slag, obtained by refining
Sorelslag by diluted hydrochloric acid.

Sorelslag has the following general formula:

TiO2 82%
FeO 8.0%
SiO2 2.0%
Al2O3 3.0%
MgO 5.0%
Total 100%

The « UGS » slag used in this experiment has
the following formula.
It is a « synthetic rutile » :

TIO2 94.13%
FE2O3 1.09%
AL2O3 0.45%
CAO 0.11%
MGO 0.45%
P205 0.004%
MNO 0.02%
SIO2 2.69%
CR2O3 0.08%
V2O5 0.42%
ZRO2 0.07%
NB2O5 0.01%
CL- 0.12%
L.O.I 0.35%

It was 140 mesh sieved.

C/9-10 Redux UGS-Rutile Blue #1—C/9-10 R Bleu à l’UGS-Rutile #1

Custer feldspar 68
Frit 3134 10
Dolomite 12
Whiting 3
Kaolin 3Silica 4

Bentonite 2
UGS Rutile 4

C/9-10 Redux UGS-Rutile Blue #2—C/9-10 R Bleu à l’UGS-Rutile #2

Custer feldspar 68
Frit 3134 10
Dolomite 12
Whiting 3
Kaolin 3
Silica 4

Bentonite 2
UGS Rutile 6

C/9-10 Redux UGS-Rutile Blue #3—C/9-10 R Bleu à l’UGS-Rutile #3

Custer feldspar 68
Frit 3134 10
Dolomite 12
Whiting 3
Kaolin 3
Silica 4

Bentonite 2
UGS Rutile 7

C/9-10 Redux UGS-Rutile Blue #4—C/9-10 R Bleu à l’UGS-Rutile #4

Custer feldspar 68
Frit 3134 10
Dolomite 12
Whiting 3
Kaolin 3
Silica 4

Bentonite 2
UGS Rutile 8

C/9-10 Redux UGS-Rutile Blue #5—C/9-10 R Bleu à l’UGS-Rutile #5

Custer feldspar 68
Frit 3134 10
Dolomite 12
Whiting 3
Kaolin 3
Silica 4

Bentonite 2
UGS Rutile 9