Meanings
plural beneficiations
- countableuncountableThe reduction in size of particles of ore (or similar physical processing) before further processing to recover the metal.
The beryl is cobbed out by hand, since no method for successful beneficiation has been developed and applied.
1968, National Research Council (U.S.). Materials Advisory Board. Committee on Technical Aspects of Critical and Strategic Materials, Trends in Usage of Beryllium and Beryllium Oxide, page 21 more example
Beneficiation of contaminated material makes up a high portion of refractory recycling costs, underscoring the importance of keeping the material clean on tearout.
2012, J.P. Bennett, K.-S. Kwong, “Industrial Applications for Spent Refractory Materials”, in S. K. Sundaram, Dane R. Spearing, John D. Vienna, editor, Environmental Issues and Waste Management Technologies in the Ceramic and Nuclear Industries VIII, page 5
Synonyms & antonyms
nouncrushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Russian обогаще́ние
- обогаще́ние (obogaščénije)reduction in size of particles of ore before further processing
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with beneficiation
Cite this entry
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