Open AccessPetrographic Analysis of Basalt from China’s Dalian Field for Making Melt and Fiber by Electric Arcing
Author(s) -
А. С. Кондратенко,
S. L. Buyantuev,
S Yu Shishulkin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/666/4/042067
Subject(s) - basalt , petrography , basalt fiber , smelting , electric arc , materials science , microscale chemistry , fiber , geology , metallurgy , mineralogy , composite material , geochemistry , electrode , chemistry , mathematics education , mathematics
this paper presents the petrological and chemical tests of basalt rock extracted from the Dalian Field, China, for further smelting in an electric-arc reactor to make melt and further produce fibrous materials. Melt was produced from basalt rock, particles sized 6 to 12 mm. Basalt and the fiber made from it were studied on a microscale by microscopy. Thus, Dalian basalt was found to be an ‘enriched’ ferroalkaline basaltoid with a characteristic high content of iron, alkali, and phosphorus. The microrelief of the basalt indicated considerable metamorphic alterations, due to which the secondary replacement structures developed during the primary phases were predominant. The presented electric-arc smelter had smooth temperature adjustment functionality and was able to maintain a constant temperature in the jet exiting the tap hole for less energy-intensive melt and fiber production.