Recovery of Vanadium from LD slag. A state of the art report. Part 1 - Facts and metallurgy of Vanadium

Gouzhu Ye

This report is a summary of the vanadium seminar held in Stjärnholm, 11–12 April, 2005. The topics included in the report are as follows:

• General on vanadium metallurgy, from the resources to the final vanadium products
• Current available processes for recovery of vanadium from V-bearing hot metals from ironmaking processes
• Most dominating V-extraction process from V-bearing ores
• R&D works on the field of vanadium extraction being performed so far
• R&D experiences on extraction of vanadium in Sweden.