Magnesium Production by the Pidgeon Process Involving ...
Thermochemical equilibrium calculations indicate the possibility of considerable fuel savings and CO2 emission avoidance in the three steps of the Pidgeon process: (a) calcination of dolomite; (b) production of ferrosilicon from quartz sand, coal, and iron oxide; (c) silicothermic reduction of calcined dolomite by ferrosilicon to magnesium. All three steps should benefit from application of ...