Featured Application The focus of this review is the use of SEM imaging to gain insight into
the composition and morphology of minerals in view of predicting or understanding their …

The most widely used technique for theoretical mass attenuation coefficient determination is
using the data base called XCOM (Photon Cross Sections Database) while gamma …

Titanium oxide is of fundamental strategic importance in the global market as it is used as a
raw material by several industries, such as medical prostheses, paints, pigments, and, more …

The high content of iron in ilmenite ore poses a great challenge, particularly in the synthesis
of titanium-containing products due to high susceptibility of iron (Fe) to corrosion. Direct …

The placer type ilmenite and ion-adsorption type rare earth elements (iREEs) deposits are
two important weathering-related mineral resources in South China, a global supplier of Ti …

Mild leaching with HNO 3 acid can be suggested as a potential pre-treatment technique for
removing most impurities found in ilmenite which has not been properly investigated yet …

The depletion of the primary metal sources has prompted the exploration of alternative
avenues for metal recovery. In the case of titanium and iron, the ferrovanadium residue …

Abstract The Mars Sample Return (MSR) is a near future mission to return samples from the
surface of Mars to the Earth. The field operations to carry out data collection, selection of the …

Studies on heavy minerals from the estuarine beaches of Kali and Gangavali River, Central
West Coast of India were conducted to understand the abundance of heavy minerals and …