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What is difference between calcination and roasting ?

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Calcination : Calcination is a process of heating the concentrated ore below its melting point with limited supply of air , or in the absence of air.
Roasting : the concentrated ore is oxidised with limited oxygen . However the sulphide ore is oxidised with excess oxygen by roasting process.
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