Novel methods for processing fumed metallic oxides into globular metallic oxide agglomerates are provided. The methodology may allow for fumed metallic oxide particles, such as fumed silica and fumed alumina particles, to be processed into a globular morphology to improve handling while retaining a desirable surface area. The processes may include providing fumed metallic oxide particles, combining the particles with a liquid carrier to form a suspension, atomizing the solution of suspended particles, and subjecting the atomized droplets to a temperature range sufficient to remove the liquid carrier from the droplets, to produce metallic oxide-containing agglomerations.

Novel methods for processing fumed metallic oxides into globular metallic oxide agglomerates are provided. The methodology may allow for fumed metallic oxide particles, such as fumed silica and fumed alumina particles, to be processed into a globular morphology to improve handling while retaining a desirable surface area. The processes may include providing fumed metallic oxide particles, combining the particles with a liquid carrier to form a suspension, atomizing the solution of suspended particles, and subjecting the atomized droplets to a temperature range sufficient to remove the liquid carrier from the droplets, to produce metallic oxide-containing agglomerations.

Novel methods for processing fumed metallic oxides into globular metallic oxide agglomerates are provided. The methodology may allow for fumed metallic oxide particles, such as fumed silica and fumed alumina particles, to be processed into a globular morphology to improve handling while retaining a desirable surface area. The processes may include providing fumed metallic oxide particles, combining the particles with a liquid carrier to form a suspension, atomizing the solution of suspended particles, and subjecting the atomized droplets to a temperature range sufficient to remove the liquid carrier from the droplets, to produce metallic oxide-containing agglomerations.

A method of extracting germanium from a germanium deposit using a thermal reduction process is disclosed. The present disclosure relates to a method of extracting germanium, which belongs to the field of metallurgy technologies of nonferrous metal, and particularly relates to a method of extracting germanium from a germanium deposit through thermal reduction, volatilization and concentration using sodium monophosphate as a reducing agent. The method of the present disclosure includes: adding sodium monophosphate to a germanium deposit; isolating from air; increasing the temperature and baking the germanium deposit; and obtaining a germanium concentrate after volatilization and concentration of the germanium deposit. Through baking the germanium deposit at 1,000 C., volatilization and concentration of the germanium deposit, the germanium recycling rate exceeds 96% when sodium monophosphate weighing 2.5% of the germanium depositis added. The present disclosure solves the following problems in the prior arts: existing pyrogenic methods for concentrating and extracting germanium from germanium deposits can hardly achieve a germanium recycling rate of greater than 75%; secondary pyrogenic recycling methods for extracting germanium slag have excessively high production cost and yield low germanium recycling rates; and the cost of hydrometallurgical treatment methods for low-grade germanium concentrates is too high.