Aqualon Company

Dennis L Strunk

Bruce E Banyai

Denis E LaSota

A binder for agglomerating an ore in the presence of water, contains 10% to 90% of a water-soluble sodium carboxymethylhydroxyethylcellulose and 10% to 90% of sodium carbonate. A process comprises mixing a binder composition containing cellulose and sodium carbonate, water, and the ore, agglomerating the mixture into wet balls, drying the wet balls, and heating the resultant dry balls at a temperature of at least about 1204.degree. C. A preferred ore is taconite.

Ore pellets containing carboxymethylhydroxyethylcellulose and sodium

A binder useful for agglomerating a concentrated ore material in the presence of water comprising an alkali metal salt of carboxymethyl cellulose and sodium tripolyphosphate, a process for agglomerating the concentrated ore material using this binder, and the agglomerated product of this process, are disclosed.

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Wilmington, DE, United States of America

Dennis L Strunk