Rutile Production Line and Process Solution

Rutile Production Line Solution is designed for high-efficiency recovery of Titanium Dioxide (TiO₂) from beach sands and weathered deposits.

This solution utilizes a "Gravity Separation - Magnetic Separation" combined process. It effectively separates Rutile from Zircon, Monazite, and Ilmenite, achieving a concentrate grade of TiO₂ ≥ 90%.

Step 1: Pre-treatment (Washing)

Goal: Remove clay, shells, and organic matter.

• Equipment: Trommel Screen or Rotary Scrubber.
• Function: Disintegrates clay balls and screens out +2mm trash (shells, roots).

Step 2: Gravity Enrichment

Goal: Discard light silica sand (Quartz) to produce heavy mineral concentrate.

• Roughing: Spiral Chutes process large volumes of sand to recover heavy minerals (+0.074mm).
• Cleaning: Shaking Tables further upgrade the concentrate for fine particles.

Step 3: Wet Magnetic Separation

Goal: Remove strong magnetic minerals (Magnetite).

• Equipment: Low Intensity Wet Magnetic Separator (0.12-0.8T).
• Function: Removes magnetite and titanomagnetite from the heavy mineral concentrate.

Step 4: Dry Separation (Purification)

Goal: Separate Rutile from Ilmenite and Zircon.

• Drying: Rotary Dryer ensures material is moisture-free for electrostatic separation.
• High Intensity Magnetic Sep: Removes Ilmenite (magnetic).
• High Tension Electrostatic Sep: Separates Rutile (conductive) from Zircon (non-conductive).

Project: Beach Sand Rutile Plant

Using our Gravity + Magnetic + Electrostatic flowsheet:

• Rutile Concentrate: TiO₂ ≥ 90% (Recovery ≥ 85%).
• Ilmenite Concentrate: Recovered as valuable by-product.
• Efficiency: Water recycling rate ≥ 90%.

Q1: Can you separate Rutile from Zircon?

A: Yes. Rutile and Zircon have similar density and are both non-magnetic, so gravity and magnetic separation cannot separate them. We use High-Tension Electrostatic Separation: Rutile is conductive and thrown off, while Zircon is non-conductive and pinned to the drum.

Q2: What equipment is needed for beach sand mining?

A: Beach sand usually doesn't need crushing. The core equipment includes Spiral Chutes for roughing (on the beach or barge) and a Dry Mill (Magnetic/Electrostatic) for final separation on land.

Q3: How much water is required?

A: Gravity separation requires significant water (approx. 1-1.5 tons of water per ton of ore). However, we design water recycling systems with thickeners and settling ponds to reuse 90% of the process water.

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