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Mining and Processing of Borates in Turkey

1992; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 9; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/08827509208952709

1547-7401

Gülhan Özbayoğlu, K. Poslu,

Metal Extraction and Bioleaching

Abstract Turkey has the largest share of known reserves of boron minerals in the world, and comes second after USA in terms of production. This makes her a very important supplier of various borates widely used in industries from glass making to detergents, from herbicides to fertilizers. In this paper, the production of various borates in Turkey is briefly highlighted with particular emphasis on the current processing technology employed.