BASF NOVEL IRON ORE BINDER TECHNOLOGY: STUDY OF .
Iron ore agglomeration is a wet process, where particles are held together by the surface tension and capillary forces when wet, they will fall apart upon drying unless binders are present. Most widely used binder is bentonite clay (ideally Sodium Montmorillonite), which has the disadvantage of increasing pellet silica and alumina content ...