Gholamreza Biniaz, H. Khoshdast, M. Garmsiri, Mostafa Maleki-Moghaddam, A. Hassanzadeh
The present research work studies the effect of rhamnolipid biosurfactant (RL) produced from Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria on metallurgical response of a copper ore sample flotation through an extensive full factorial experimental design. Key influential factors including feed particle size, pulp solid content, pH, and dosages of collector, frother and RL biosurfactant were considered. The surface activity of RL biosurfactant was also studied based on D-optimal experimental design. Surface activity results revealed that increasing pH and electrolyte concentrations negatively impacted the RL surface activity, while the effect of electrolyte source was dependent on their ionic strength. Metallurgical investigations showed that operating parameters significantly influence the copper grade and recovery with considerable interaction among various parameters. RL biosurfactant was found to negatively decrease the copper grade and positively enhanced the recovery. Effect of RL was attributed to two potential mechanisms, i.e., being ineffective on copper minerals and/or interaction with gangue minerals, as well as increasing the rate of entrainment due to high foamability, both of which increase non-selective recovery of gangue minerals. Interestingly, regardless of the structural similarities, there wasn’t observed any interaction between the flotation reagents and rhamnolipid. Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic analysis of copper minerals, both pure and RL-exposed, showed that there is actually no molecular interaction between RL molecules and particle surface.
{"title":"Metallurgical evaluation of copper ore flotation performance in the presence of Rhamnolipid biosurfactant produced from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Part 1: Copper-bearing minerals","authors":"Gholamreza Biniaz, H. Khoshdast, M. Garmsiri, Mostafa Maleki-Moghaddam, A. Hassanzadeh","doi":"10.37190/ppmp/183176","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37190/ppmp/183176","url":null,"abstract":"The present research work studies the effect of rhamnolipid biosurfactant (RL) produced from Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria on metallurgical response of a copper ore sample flotation through an extensive full factorial experimental design. Key influential factors including feed particle size, pulp solid content, pH, and dosages of collector, frother and RL biosurfactant were considered. The surface activity of RL biosurfactant was also studied based on D-optimal experimental design. Surface activity results revealed that increasing pH and electrolyte concentrations negatively impacted the RL surface activity, while the effect of electrolyte source was dependent on their ionic strength. Metallurgical investigations showed that operating parameters significantly influence the copper grade and recovery with considerable interaction among various parameters. RL biosurfactant was found to negatively decrease the copper grade and positively enhanced the recovery. Effect of RL was attributed to two potential mechanisms, i.e., being ineffective on copper minerals and/or interaction with gangue minerals, as well as increasing the rate of entrainment due to high foamability, both of which increase non-selective recovery of gangue minerals. Interestingly, regardless of the structural similarities, there wasn’t observed any interaction between the flotation reagents and rhamnolipid. Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic analysis of copper minerals, both pure and RL-exposed, showed that there is actually no molecular interaction between RL molecules and particle surface.","PeriodicalId":20169,"journal":{"name":"Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing","volume":"90 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140478731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Fan, Tenglong Ma, Miao Wang, Shun Wang, Xingming Wang, Akang Lu
Phosphate ore is an essential resource for producing phosphate fertilizer. International phosphate ore is overmined, and phosphorus resources are becoming depleted; improving the utilization efficiency of medium- and low-grade phosphate ore powder (PR) through activation is the key to the sustainable and efficient use of phosphorus resources. However, the traditional activation method is inefficient and has some limitations on the grade of phosphate ore. In this study, a combination of mechanical activation and low molecular weight organic acid activation was used to activate medium- and low-grade phosphate ore powders, and the activation effects of different mechanical activation conditions, such as mechanical grinding time, the addition of different types and proportions of active minerals (zeolite, bentonite, and kaolin), and different types of low molecular weight organic acids (oxalic acid, tartaric acid, malic acid, and citric acid), on phosphate ore powder were compared. The results show that mechanical activation had a synergistic effect with low molecular weight organic acid activation. Mechanical activation can reduce the particle size of phosphate ore powder and increase the release of effective phosphorus from phosphate ore powder. Mechanical activation for 60 min reduced phosphate ore powder's median diameter (D50) from 41.67 μm to 10.59 μm and increased the effective phosphorus leaching rate from 1.19% to 8.27%. The phosphorus release effect of low molecular weight organic acids was oxalic acid > tartaric acid > malic acid > citric acid, with the optimal concentrations of 0.1 mol/L, 0.3 mol/L, 0.5 mol/L, 0.2 mol/L, and the optimal activation cultivation times were all 6 days. This study optimizes the activation method of phosphorite powder, which can not only alleviate the current global shortage of phosphorite resources but also reduce environmental pollution while maximizing the use of phosphorite resources.
{"title":"Study on phosphorus release from medium- and low-grade phosphate ore powders by mechanical activation and low molecular weight organic acid activation","authors":"T. Fan, Tenglong Ma, Miao Wang, Shun Wang, Xingming Wang, Akang Lu","doi":"10.37190/ppmp/183275","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37190/ppmp/183275","url":null,"abstract":"Phosphate ore is an essential resource for producing phosphate fertilizer. International phosphate ore is overmined, and phosphorus resources are becoming depleted; improving the utilization efficiency of medium- and low-grade phosphate ore powder (PR) through activation is the key to the sustainable and efficient use of phosphorus resources. However, the traditional activation method is inefficient and has some limitations on the grade of phosphate ore. In this study, a combination of mechanical activation and low molecular weight organic acid activation was used to activate medium- and low-grade phosphate ore powders, and the activation effects of different mechanical activation conditions, such as mechanical grinding time, the addition of different types and proportions of active minerals (zeolite, bentonite, and kaolin), and different types of low molecular weight organic acids (oxalic acid, tartaric acid, malic acid, and citric acid), on phosphate ore powder were compared. The results show that mechanical activation had a synergistic effect with low molecular weight organic acid activation. Mechanical activation can reduce the particle size of phosphate ore powder and increase the release of effective phosphorus from phosphate ore powder. Mechanical activation for 60 min reduced phosphate ore powder's median diameter (D50) from 41.67 μm to 10.59 μm and increased the effective phosphorus leaching rate from 1.19% to 8.27%. The phosphorus release effect of low molecular weight organic acids was oxalic acid > tartaric acid > malic acid > citric acid, with the optimal concentrations of 0.1 mol/L, 0.3 mol/L, 0.5 mol/L, 0.2 mol/L, and the optimal activation cultivation times were all 6 days. This study optimizes the activation method of phosphorite powder, which can not only alleviate the current global shortage of phosphorite resources but also reduce environmental pollution while maximizing the use of phosphorite resources.","PeriodicalId":20169,"journal":{"name":"Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing","volume":"230 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140484626","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In hydrometallurgy, precipitation would be easier and simpler than solvent extraction as a separation operation. In this work, the separation performance of Co(II), Mn(II) and Ni(II) by oxidative precipitation was investigated. For this purpose, NaClO was employed as an oxidizing agent and the separation behavior of the three ions was compared between chloride and sulfate solutions by varying some factors such as the dosage of NaClO, solution pH and reaction temperature. By controlling the molar ratio of NaClO to Mn(II), manganese ions(II) were easily separated as MnO2 by oxidative precipitation from both chloride and sulfate solutions. At the same experimental conditions, precipitation percentage of Co(II) from chloride solution was higher than that from sulfate solution, which can be ascribed to the stronger tendency of Co(II) to form complexes with chloride ion than with sulfate ions. Addition of NaCl to sulfate solution and oxidative precipitation at high temperature enhanced the precipitation percentage of Co2O3 and thus separation degree between Co(II) and Ni(II) was improved. Under the optimum conditions, MnO2 and Co2O3 powders with 99.9% purity were completely recovered by oxidative precipitation from chloride solution. By contrast, the purities of the MnO2 and Co2O3 thus recovered from sulfate solution were only 76 and 91%, respectively. Our results indicated that chloride solution would be more effective than sulfate solution in separating Mn(II) and Co(II) by oxidative precipitation with NaClO. Therefore, the use of chloride-based leaching solutions such as HCl and FeCl3 might be better for the leaching medium of spent lithium-ion batteries.
{"title":"Comparison of separation of Mn(II), Co(II), and Ni(II) by oxidative precipitation between chloride and sulfate solutions","authors":"Jiangxian Wen, T. T. Tran, Man Seung Lee","doi":"10.37190/ppmp/183029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37190/ppmp/183029","url":null,"abstract":"In hydrometallurgy, precipitation would be easier and simpler than solvent extraction as a separation operation. In this work, the separation performance of Co(II), Mn(II) and Ni(II) by oxidative precipitation was investigated. For this purpose, NaClO was employed as an oxidizing agent and the separation behavior of the three ions was compared between chloride and sulfate solutions by varying some factors such as the dosage of NaClO, solution pH and reaction temperature. By controlling the molar ratio of NaClO to Mn(II), manganese ions(II) were easily separated as MnO2 by oxidative precipitation from both chloride and sulfate solutions. At the same experimental conditions, precipitation percentage of Co(II) from chloride solution was higher than that from sulfate solution, which can be ascribed to the stronger tendency of Co(II) to form complexes with chloride ion than with sulfate ions. Addition of NaCl to sulfate solution and oxidative precipitation at high temperature enhanced the precipitation percentage of Co2O3 and thus separation degree between Co(II) and Ni(II) was improved. Under the optimum conditions, MnO2 and Co2O3 powders with 99.9% purity were completely recovered by oxidative precipitation from chloride solution. By contrast, the purities of the MnO2 and Co2O3 thus recovered from sulfate solution were only 76 and 91%, respectively. Our results indicated that chloride solution would be more effective than sulfate solution in separating Mn(II) and Co(II) by oxidative precipitation with NaClO. Therefore, the use of chloride-based leaching solutions such as HCl and FeCl3 might be better for the leaching medium of spent lithium-ion batteries.","PeriodicalId":20169,"journal":{"name":"Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing","volume":"64 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139601491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The reforming of methane with carbon dioxide is still of great interest due to the ever-increasing demand for synthesis gas and hydrogen. This process makes it possible to use two major gases that are considered harmful to the environment. The main problem for its commercial application is the lack of a catalyst that is both active, selective towards syngas (a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide) and resistant to deactivation by coke deposition. Nickel is the most commonly used metal in methane reforming reactions due to its high activity and reasonable price. But still there is a gap in the literature for research on novel catalysts and their properties modifications devoted to strategies to reduce deactivation of the catalysts caused by the coke formation. In the present work a series of hydroxyapatite supported nickel catalysts promoted by alkali metals (Li, Na, K and Cs) were tested. The surface and structural properties of the catalysts were well characterized by physicochemical methods. Activity and selectivity were measured at 600 oC for 20 hours’ time-on-stream test. Resistance to coking was measured with Magnetic Suspension Balance. The stability of the catalyst was improved by the addition of promoters, which reduced the rate of coking. In particular, the cesium-promoted Ni/HAp catalyst significantly inhibited coke deposition, while slightly reducing methane conversion and selectivity to hydrogen.
{"title":"The influence of alkaline promoters on the properties of the Ni/HAp catalyst in the methane dry reforming reaction","authors":"M. Cichy, W. Zawadzki","doi":"10.37190/ppmp/182856","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37190/ppmp/182856","url":null,"abstract":"The reforming of methane with carbon dioxide is still of great interest due to the ever-increasing demand for synthesis gas and hydrogen. This process makes it possible to use two major gases that are considered harmful to the environment. The main problem for its commercial application is the lack of a catalyst that is both active, selective towards syngas (a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide) and resistant to deactivation by coke deposition. Nickel is the most commonly used metal in methane reforming reactions due to its high activity and reasonable price. But still there is a gap in the literature for research on novel catalysts and their properties modifications devoted to strategies to reduce deactivation of the catalysts caused by the coke formation. In the present work a series of hydroxyapatite supported nickel catalysts promoted by alkali metals (Li, Na, K and Cs) were tested. The surface and structural properties of the catalysts were well characterized by physicochemical methods. Activity and selectivity were measured at 600 oC for 20 hours’ time-on-stream test. Resistance to coking was measured with Magnetic Suspension Balance. The stability of the catalyst was improved by the addition of promoters, which reduced the rate of coking. In particular, the cesium-promoted Ni/HAp catalyst significantly inhibited coke deposition, while slightly reducing methane conversion and selectivity to hydrogen.","PeriodicalId":20169,"journal":{"name":"Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing","volume":"20 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139612278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Claudio Leiva, Claudio Acuña, S. Luukkanen, Constanza Cruz
This communication presents a methodology, based on a modified drift flux model, to determine bubble size distribution in column flotation. The modified drift flux model incorporates a surfactant-type parameter. This parameter considers the impact of surfactant on bubble hydrodynamics. The methodology aims to improve the accuracy of bubble size distribution prediction, which presents deviation depending on surfactant type (i.e. polyglycolic based or alcoholic base). Many authors have proposed different mathematical improvements to reduce de experimental data deviations in the presence of different surfactants. However, from 1988 to 2022, the determination coefficient, or the quality of the adjustments, from the proposed mathematical models is, at the most, 92% (relative error). The proposed methodology improves the quality of the adjustments to 98.6, adding a single parameter for groups of surfactants. This methodology incorporates a single parameter in the terminal velocity calculation that can compensate for the impact of surfactant type in bubble hydrodynamic (bubble skin friction or drag coefficient, bubble wake, bubble shape, bubble rigidity). This parameter is a function of the gas holdup calculated from gas velocity measured and the bubble size distribution calculated (deviated) from gas holdup and gas velocity measured. The methodology is validated with reported experimental results and proposed modifications from various authors. The confidence interval (2 σ) is reduced from 0.11mm to 0.05mm in the case of (Yianatos, Banisi, Ostadrahimi). In the case of the recently reported experimental results from Maldonado and Gomez, the confidence interval is reduced from 0.31 mm to 0.09 mm. These results improve bubble size estimation based on drift flux in column flotation, contributing to a better understanding of surfactant impact on bubble swarm hydrodynamics.
{"title":"Enhancing bubble bize prediction in flotation processes: a drift flux model accounting for frother type","authors":"Claudio Leiva, Claudio Acuña, S. Luukkanen, Constanza Cruz","doi":"10.37190/ppmp/178234","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37190/ppmp/178234","url":null,"abstract":"This communication presents a methodology, based on a modified drift flux model, to determine bubble size distribution in column flotation. The modified drift flux model incorporates a surfactant-type parameter. This parameter considers the impact of surfactant on bubble hydrodynamics. The methodology aims to improve the accuracy of bubble size distribution prediction, which presents deviation depending on surfactant type (i.e. polyglycolic based or alcoholic base). Many authors have proposed different mathematical improvements to reduce de experimental data deviations in the presence of different surfactants. However, from 1988 to 2022, the determination coefficient, or the quality of the adjustments, from the proposed mathematical models is, at the most, 92% (relative error). The proposed methodology improves the quality of the adjustments to 98.6, adding a single parameter for groups of surfactants. This methodology incorporates a single parameter in the terminal velocity calculation that can compensate for the impact of surfactant type in bubble hydrodynamic (bubble skin friction or drag coefficient, bubble wake, bubble shape, bubble rigidity). This parameter is a function of the gas holdup calculated from gas velocity measured and the bubble size distribution calculated (deviated) from gas holdup and gas velocity measured. The methodology is validated with reported experimental results and proposed modifications from various authors. The confidence interval (2 σ) is reduced from 0.11mm to 0.05mm in the case of (Yianatos, Banisi, Ostadrahimi). In the case of the recently reported experimental results from Maldonado and Gomez, the confidence interval is reduced from 0.31 mm to 0.09 mm. These results improve bubble size estimation based on drift flux in column flotation, contributing to a better understanding of surfactant impact on bubble swarm hydrodynamics.","PeriodicalId":20169,"journal":{"name":"Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing","volume":"125 28","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139387712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
It is inevitable for the occurrence or built-ups of disturbing cations, especially Ca2+ or Mg2+ ions, in process water during the flotation of iron oxides by using starch as flocculants. In addition to alkali concentrations and temperature, water quality could have an essential role in changing the physicochemical properties of the starch solution and consequently disturbing its flocculation performance on particles. This study aims to identify the effects of magnesium ions on the gelatinization characteristics of starch and its flocculation properties on particles through a series of tests, such as flotation tests, settling tests, size analyses, zeta potentials, powder contact angle, Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) measurement. All results show that magnesium ions at ≤ 4 mmol/L have a positive role due to enlarging the sizes of the particle flocs and accelerating their settling rates. The occurrence of Mg2+ ions at higher concentrations during starch gelatinization only obtains a starch sol-gel with entangled configurations and preoccupied active sites, resulting in the slower settling rate of the particle flocs and less hydrophilicity on mineral surfaces. It could be attributed to the cross-link interactions of magnesium-based precipitates with the acidic groups, especially carboxyl groups on the starch remnants. The suitable acid/base interactions between Mg(OH)2/MgCO3 compounds with these groups in the starch suspension could be beneficial for enhancing the flocculation of hematite as they could build bridges among the pieces and enlarge their sizes as a “load carrier” for aggregation with minerals. However, too much cross-linking could re-entangle the remnants, block their adsorption sites on mineral surfaces, and eventually, weaken the flocculation capacity of starch.
{"title":"Influences of magnesium ions in water on gelatinization characteristics of starch and its flocculation behaviors on particles","authors":"Min Tang, Xiaoying Niu, Shuming Wen","doi":"10.37190/ppmp/178149","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37190/ppmp/178149","url":null,"abstract":"It is inevitable for the occurrence or built-ups of disturbing cations, especially Ca2+ or Mg2+ ions, in process water during the flotation of iron oxides by using starch as flocculants. In addition to alkali concentrations and temperature, water quality could have an essential role in changing the physicochemical properties of the starch solution and consequently disturbing its flocculation performance on particles. This study aims to identify the effects of magnesium ions on the gelatinization characteristics of starch and its flocculation properties on particles through a series of tests, such as flotation tests, settling tests, size analyses, zeta potentials, powder contact angle, Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) measurement. All results show that magnesium ions at ≤ 4 mmol/L have a positive role due to enlarging the sizes of the particle flocs and accelerating their settling rates. The occurrence of Mg2+ ions at higher concentrations during starch gelatinization only obtains a starch sol-gel with entangled configurations and preoccupied active sites, resulting in the slower settling rate of the particle flocs and less hydrophilicity on mineral surfaces. It could be attributed to the cross-link interactions of magnesium-based precipitates with the acidic groups, especially carboxyl groups on the starch remnants. The suitable acid/base interactions between Mg(OH)2/MgCO3 compounds with these groups in the starch suspension could be beneficial for enhancing the flocculation of hematite as they could build bridges among the pieces and enlarge their sizes as a “load carrier” for aggregation with minerals. However, too much cross-linking could re-entangle the remnants, block their adsorption sites on mineral surfaces, and eventually, weaken the flocculation capacity of starch.","PeriodicalId":20169,"journal":{"name":"Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing","volume":"10 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139391638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. Rodríguez-Torres, E. Tuzcu, Iván A. Reyes, Gilberto Rosales
High Pressure Grinding Rolls (HPGR) have been used in the mining industry for decades. However, there are limited quantifications of the particle properties after comminution. Furthermore, the influence of microcracks in grinding provided by this technology has not been extensively quantified. In the recent work, there were two comminution paths tested: 1 (Jaw crusher + cone crusher + ball mill) and 2 (Jaw crusher + HPGR + ball mill). The possible weakening effect aiding ball mill grinding due to microcracks of HPGR path was shown via specific energy, fines generation and breakage rate measurements. To achieve a quantification about the impact of microcracks and the high rate of reduction rate of HPGR technology, first the product was reconstructed using Rosin Rammler's Weibull double formula and the similar particle size distribution was obtained by a conventional cone crusher. By this way the feed size distribution to the grinding stage remained constant regardless of the type of crushing process (HPGR or cone crusher). The results showed that the microfractures generated by the HPGR technology influence the specific energy consumption, fines generation and breakage rates. Ball mill after HPGR consumed 12.46 kWh/t of specific energy, however ball mill after cone crusher consumed 14.36 kWh/t of specific energy. The experimental methodology proposed in this paper maintains a consistent feed size range (-1500 to +41.31 µm) to show that the size reduction observed in the sample undergoing HPGR grinding is not the primary factor contributing to reduced energy consumption and increased fines generation. Instead, it is predominantly associated with the microfractures generated through the compression in HPGR technology; the energy reduction (optimization) of a grinding path is shown in the study.
{"title":"A quantitative study between HPGR and cone crusher aided ball mill grinding: mathematical modeling by evaluating the possible microfracture effect produced by HPGR technology and cone crusher","authors":"I. Rodríguez-Torres, E. Tuzcu, Iván A. Reyes, Gilberto Rosales","doi":"10.37190/ppmp/177620","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37190/ppmp/177620","url":null,"abstract":"High Pressure Grinding Rolls (HPGR) have been used in the mining industry for decades. However, there are limited quantifications of the particle properties after comminution. Furthermore, the influence of microcracks in grinding provided by this technology has not been extensively quantified. In the recent work, there were two comminution paths tested: 1 (Jaw crusher + cone crusher + ball mill) and 2 (Jaw crusher + HPGR + ball mill). The possible weakening effect aiding ball mill grinding due to microcracks of HPGR path was shown via specific energy, fines generation and breakage rate measurements. To achieve a quantification about the impact of microcracks and the high rate of reduction rate of HPGR technology, first the product was reconstructed using Rosin Rammler's Weibull double formula and the similar particle size distribution was obtained by a conventional cone crusher. By this way the feed size distribution to the grinding stage remained constant regardless of the type of crushing process (HPGR or cone crusher). The results showed that the microfractures generated by the HPGR technology influence the specific energy consumption, fines generation and breakage rates. Ball mill after HPGR consumed 12.46 kWh/t of specific energy, however ball mill after cone crusher consumed 14.36 kWh/t of specific energy. The experimental methodology proposed in this paper maintains a consistent feed size range (-1500 to +41.31 µm) to show that the size reduction observed in the sample undergoing HPGR grinding is not the primary factor contributing to reduced energy consumption and increased fines generation. Instead, it is predominantly associated with the microfractures generated through the compression in HPGR technology; the energy reduction (optimization) of a grinding path is shown in the study.","PeriodicalId":20169,"journal":{"name":"Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing","volume":"9 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139151527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. C. Birawidha, Agus Miswanto, Liston Setiawan, Agus Prakosa, Umar Dani, Gunawan Gunawan, Era Arianti, Pulung Karo-karo, Totok Nugroho, Y. Hendronursito
This research studied the potential use of local basalt and feldspar from Lampung Province, Indonesia, as glaze materials. Frit(s) are composed of changing basalt-to-feldspar weight ratios of A (30:70), B (50:50), C (70:30), and D (100:0) w/w%. The added 20% boric acid to the total weight reduces the process temperature to 1,000oC with holding times of 1, 4, and 8 hr(s). Based on the chemical composition test of the specimen, the four variations of the sample have SiO2 content above 40%, and the average SiO2/Al2O3 ratio is 4 and 5, which is usually a low-alumina glaze that will cause a glossy effect and have an amorphous structure. At point 2theta 29o, amorphous forms. Quartz (SiO2), albite (NaAlSi3O8), anorthite (CaAl2Si2O8), and coesite (SiO2) phases were discovered in the glaze specimens. The anorthite phase in glass-ceramic glaze gives a transparent glaze color due to the amorphous glassy phase formed during heat treatment. The findings of this study suggest that local materials based on basalt and feldspar may be used as glaze materials to provide a smooth texture and surface; the glaze layer is evenly distributed, can follow the full surface contour of the test specimen, and has low porosity.
{"title":"The effect of composition and holding time on glaze production using basalt rock as a base","authors":"D. C. Birawidha, Agus Miswanto, Liston Setiawan, Agus Prakosa, Umar Dani, Gunawan Gunawan, Era Arianti, Pulung Karo-karo, Totok Nugroho, Y. Hendronursito","doi":"10.37190/ppmp/177640","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37190/ppmp/177640","url":null,"abstract":"This research studied the potential use of local basalt and feldspar from Lampung Province, Indonesia, as glaze materials. Frit(s) are composed of changing basalt-to-feldspar weight ratios of A (30:70), B (50:50), C (70:30), and D (100:0) w/w%. The added 20% boric acid to the total weight reduces the process temperature to 1,000oC with holding times of 1, 4, and 8 hr(s). Based on the chemical composition test of the specimen, the four variations of the sample have SiO2 content above 40%, and the average SiO2/Al2O3 ratio is 4 and 5, which is usually a low-alumina glaze that will cause a glossy effect and have an amorphous structure. At point 2theta 29o, amorphous forms. Quartz (SiO2), albite (NaAlSi3O8), anorthite (CaAl2Si2O8), and coesite (SiO2) phases were discovered in the glaze specimens. The anorthite phase in glass-ceramic glaze gives a transparent glaze color due to the amorphous glassy phase formed during heat treatment. The findings of this study suggest that local materials based on basalt and feldspar may be used as glaze materials to provide a smooth texture and surface; the glaze layer is evenly distributed, can follow the full surface contour of the test specimen, and has low porosity.","PeriodicalId":20169,"journal":{"name":"Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing","volume":"27 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139148321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
To predict the metallurgical results of industrial plants, laboratory batch flotation tests are carried out, relating both operations through scale-up factors. However, robust scale-up procedures and well-defined laboratory protocols are necessary to reach reliable results at industrial scale. In this paper, results from different flotation batch tests are presented, analysing the effect of batch protocol in terms of operating conditions, operator, ore type, water quality, and others on the metallurgical response. Additionally, the ability of batch responses to describe industrial operations and determine scale-up factors was analysed. Then, a sensitivity analysis was carried out, considering the effect of batch and industrial conditions on the estimation of scale-up factors. Results showed that the batch response significantly changes, depending on the operating conditions, flotation operator, and batch flotation machine, even for the same cell design. Additionally, it was observed that the batch recovery significantly changes when modifying ore type and water quality, which can cause changes in batch and/or industrial operation, affecting the scale-up factors. In addition, results showed that the scale-up factors varied significantly by changing operating conditions in a batch cell. This also occurs in plants when metallurgical performance changes, for example, due to a modification in launder design and/or operating condition, to increase recovery, or due to control limitations that prevent efficient metallurgical performance.
{"title":"The impact of batch flotation tests on the industrial plant prediction","authors":"Paulina Vallejos","doi":"10.37190/ppmp/177609","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37190/ppmp/177609","url":null,"abstract":"To predict the metallurgical results of industrial plants, laboratory batch flotation tests are carried out, relating both operations through scale-up factors. However, robust scale-up procedures and well-defined laboratory protocols are necessary to reach reliable results at industrial scale. In this paper, results from different flotation batch tests are presented, analysing the effect of batch protocol in terms of operating conditions, operator, ore type, water quality, and others on the metallurgical response. Additionally, the ability of batch responses to describe industrial operations and determine scale-up factors was analysed. Then, a sensitivity analysis was carried out, considering the effect of batch and industrial conditions on the estimation of scale-up factors. Results showed that the batch response significantly changes, depending on the operating conditions, flotation operator, and batch flotation machine, even for the same cell design. Additionally, it was observed that the batch recovery significantly changes when modifying ore type and water quality, which can cause changes in batch and/or industrial operation, affecting the scale-up factors. In addition, results showed that the scale-up factors varied significantly by changing operating conditions in a batch cell. This also occurs in plants when metallurgical performance changes, for example, due to a modification in launder design and/or operating condition, to increase recovery, or due to control limitations that prevent efficient metallurgical performance.","PeriodicalId":20169,"journal":{"name":"Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing","volume":"1987 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139160531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tafadzwa Ngara, S. Mavengere, Sharrydon Bright, L. Mapamba
Bentonite is the traditionally used binder in iron ore pelletization. However, it consists of up to 85% silica and alumina which are undesired acidic gangue in iron-making. In this study, carboxymethyl cellulose, sodium lignosulfonate and cornstarch were used as acidic gangue-free organic alternatives to bentonite in synthesizing iron pellets. Iron ore, water and the corresponding binder were mixed and rolled in a pelletizing disk to form green pellets. The green pellets were dried and subsequently indurated in a furnace at 1200 ℃ to form indurated pellets. To evaluate the effectiveness of the organic binders, the pellets produced were tested on various pellet properties. Known industrial pellet property standards and the bentonite binder were used as references. Carboxymethyl cellulose, sodium lignosulfonate and corn starch produced green pellets with average drop numbers of 7.20 ± 0.84, 5.60 ± 0.89 and 6.00 ± 1.00 respectively, compared to bentonite’s 5.00 ± 0.71. Dry pellets of average compressive strength 5.93 ± 0.09, 5.86 ± 0.03 and 11.52 ± 0.18 kg/pellet were produced by carboxymethyl cellulose, sodium lignosulfonate and corn starch respectively while bentonite’s averaged 5.60 ± 0.08 kg/pellet. For indurated pellets, carboxymethyl cellulose (210.2 ± 1.88 kg/pellet) and sodium lignosulfonate (198.1 ± 2.49 kg/pellet) pellets were weaker than those of bentonite (250.4 ± 2.06 kg/pellet) but satisfied the industrial requirement of 181.4 kg/pellet. A boron oxide additive (0.1 wt. %) was used to boost the strength of carboxymethyl cellulose indurated pellets to 252.6 ± 1.32 kg/pellet, rendering them superior to those of bentonite.
{"title":"Investigating the effectiveness of organic binders as an alternative to bentonite in the pelletization of low grade iron ore","authors":"Tafadzwa Ngara, S. Mavengere, Sharrydon Bright, L. Mapamba","doi":"10.37190/ppmp/176094","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37190/ppmp/176094","url":null,"abstract":"Bentonite is the traditionally used binder in iron ore pelletization. However, it consists of up to 85% silica and alumina which are undesired acidic gangue in iron-making. In this study, carboxymethyl cellulose, sodium lignosulfonate and cornstarch were used as acidic gangue-free organic alternatives to bentonite in synthesizing iron pellets. Iron ore, water and the corresponding binder were mixed and rolled in a pelletizing disk to form green pellets. The green pellets were dried and subsequently indurated in a furnace at 1200 ℃ to form indurated pellets. To evaluate the effectiveness of the organic binders, the pellets produced were tested on various pellet properties. Known industrial pellet property standards and the bentonite binder were used as references. Carboxymethyl cellulose, sodium lignosulfonate and corn starch produced green pellets with average drop numbers of 7.20 ± 0.84, 5.60 ± 0.89 and 6.00 ± 1.00 respectively, compared to bentonite’s 5.00 ± 0.71. Dry pellets of average compressive strength 5.93 ± 0.09, 5.86 ± 0.03 and 11.52 ± 0.18 kg/pellet were produced by carboxymethyl cellulose, sodium lignosulfonate and corn starch respectively while bentonite’s averaged 5.60 ± 0.08 kg/pellet. For indurated pellets, carboxymethyl cellulose (210.2 ± 1.88 kg/pellet) and sodium lignosulfonate (198.1 ± 2.49 kg/pellet) pellets were weaker than those of bentonite (250.4 ± 2.06 kg/pellet) but satisfied the industrial requirement of 181.4 kg/pellet. A boron oxide additive (0.1 wt. %) was used to boost the strength of carboxymethyl cellulose indurated pellets to 252.6 ± 1.32 kg/pellet, rendering them superior to those of bentonite.","PeriodicalId":20169,"journal":{"name":"Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139209386","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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