INFLUENCE OF HEAT TREATMENT PARAMETERS OF SERPENTINITE ON ITS PROCESSABILITY INTO MAGNESIUM-CONTAINING MATERIALS

Serpentinite is a promising and economically accessible raw material for producing magnesium oxides and salts, which are widely used in various sectors of the chemical industry. Currently, a significant number of technologies have been developed for processing serpentinite raw materials. Despite differences in the process flowsheets, most of them are based on two key processes: acid leaching (using sulfuric, hydrochloric, and nitric acids) and thermal activation (sintering) [1–5].