Ion flotation is one of the most promising and unique methods for reducing or removing toxic heavy metal ions, organic pollutants, or inorganic anions and cations from mining and metallurgical wastewaters. It is a cost-effective and convenient method. In ion flotation, surface-active ions are removed from aqueous solutions by adding surfactants. Therefore, the main purpose of this review article was to summarize the application of various surfactants (nanoparticle surfactants, chemical synthetic surfactants and biosurfactants) used in ion flotation. Then, the advantages, disadvantages, and prospects of surfactants were comprehensively discussed. Recent progress regarding nanoparticle surfactants in ion flotation and the mechanism of colligends binding with nanoparticles were evaluated.
{"title":"A review of the application of nanoparticles as collectors in ion flotation","authors":"Arash Sobouti, Bahram Rezai, F. S. Hoseinian","doi":"10.37190/ppmp/176040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37190/ppmp/176040","url":null,"abstract":"Ion flotation is one of the most promising and unique methods for reducing or removing toxic heavy metal ions, organic pollutants, or inorganic anions and cations from mining and metallurgical wastewaters. It is a cost-effective and convenient method. In ion flotation, surface-active ions are removed from aqueous solutions by adding surfactants. Therefore, the main purpose of this review article was to summarize the application of various surfactants (nanoparticle surfactants, chemical synthetic surfactants and biosurfactants) used in ion flotation. Then, the advantages, disadvantages, and prospects of surfactants were comprehensively discussed. Recent progress regarding nanoparticle surfactants in ion flotation and the mechanism of colligends binding with nanoparticles were evaluated.","PeriodicalId":20169,"journal":{"name":"Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139210438","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}
Yuan Yu, Xingshuai Li, Yu Zhang, Zhiwei Jiao, Jiaxiang Liu
In this study, the influence of air inlet layout on the flow field distribution and particle movement trajectory for the vertical turbo air classifier are analyzed comparatively using the numerical simulation method. The air inlet layout adjustment can increase the axial velocity and turbulent dissipation rate at the feeding inlet and do not generate the axial negative velocity, which improves powder material pneumatic transportation and dispersion capacity; the air inlet layout adjustment can match the airflow rotation direction with the rotation direction of the rotor cage, which can eliminate the vortices in the rotor cage channel effectively. Moreover, the particle movement time is shortened and fast classification is completed, which can decrease the particle agglomeration probability and weaken the ‘fish-hook’ effect. The optimization scheme of the air inlet layout is Type-BC. In accordance with the numerical simulation results, the calcium carbonate classification experimental results indicate that the classification performance of the classifier is improved using Type-BC.
{"title":"The influence of air inlet layout on the inner flow field for a vertical turbo air classifier","authors":"Yuan Yu, Xingshuai Li, Yu Zhang, Zhiwei Jiao, Jiaxiang Liu","doi":"10.37190/ppmp/175859","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37190/ppmp/175859","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, the influence of air inlet layout on the flow field distribution and particle movement trajectory for the vertical turbo air classifier are analyzed comparatively using the numerical simulation method. The air inlet layout adjustment can increase the axial velocity and turbulent dissipation rate at the feeding inlet and do not generate the axial negative velocity, which improves powder material pneumatic transportation and dispersion capacity; the air inlet layout adjustment can match the airflow rotation direction with the rotation direction of the rotor cage, which can eliminate the vortices in the rotor cage channel effectively. Moreover, the particle movement time is shortened and fast classification is completed, which can decrease the particle agglomeration probability and weaken the ‘fish-hook’ effect. The optimization scheme of the air inlet layout is Type-BC. In accordance with the numerical simulation results, the calcium carbonate classification experimental results indicate that the classification performance of the classifier is improved using Type-BC.","PeriodicalId":20169,"journal":{"name":"Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139236028","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}
S. Mohammadi-Jam, Ziyi Li, Neil Rose, Kristian E. Waters
The mining industry aims to promote responsible chemical use during mineral processing operations to minimize the chemical contamination. Hydroxamic acids, which can form strong chelates with metals, have been shown to have less health and environmental issues when compared to xanthate collectors. In this work, the performance of benzohydroxamic acid (BHA) as a collector for galena, chalcopyrite, and quartz was evaluated. The minerals were conditioned with different concentrations (1.5, 3, and 4.5 kg/t) of collector at pHs 8, 9, and 10. The result showed that the treatment of the mineral surfaces with BHA enhanced the flotation recoveries of the sulfide minerals. High concentrations of benzohydroxamate anion, the protonic dissociation product of BHA, existed at basic pHs, where a chemical reaction between the anion and a metal cation on the mineral surface resulted in the adsorption of the collector onto the mineral surface. The microflotation results showed that the BHA collector was able to successfully recover galena and chalcopyrite. Their flotation recovery was dependent on the conditioning pH. Galena showed a high flotation recovery (up to 86%) at both pH 9 and 10, whereas chalcopyrite became most hydrophobic at pH values of 8 and 9 (up to 88%). None of the BHA concentrations or conditioning pHs was able to enhance quartz recovery beyond 7%. The research results have implications in the application of BHA for the froth flotation of galena and chalcopyrite.
{"title":"An investigation into using benzohydroxamic acid as a collector for sulfide minerals","authors":"S. Mohammadi-Jam, Ziyi Li, Neil Rose, Kristian E. Waters","doi":"10.37190/ppmp/175662","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37190/ppmp/175662","url":null,"abstract":"The mining industry aims to promote responsible chemical use during mineral processing operations to minimize the chemical contamination. Hydroxamic acids, which can form strong chelates with metals, have been shown to have less health and environmental issues when compared to xanthate collectors. In this work, the performance of benzohydroxamic acid (BHA) as a collector for galena, chalcopyrite, and quartz was evaluated. The minerals were conditioned with different concentrations (1.5, 3, and 4.5 kg/t) of collector at pHs 8, 9, and 10. The result showed that the treatment of the mineral surfaces with BHA enhanced the flotation recoveries of the sulfide minerals. High concentrations of benzohydroxamate anion, the protonic dissociation product of BHA, existed at basic pHs, where a chemical reaction between the anion and a metal cation on the mineral surface resulted in the adsorption of the collector onto the mineral surface. The microflotation results showed that the BHA collector was able to successfully recover galena and chalcopyrite. Their flotation recovery was dependent on the conditioning pH. Galena showed a high flotation recovery (up to 86%) at both pH 9 and 10, whereas chalcopyrite became most hydrophobic at pH values of 8 and 9 (up to 88%). None of the BHA concentrations or conditioning pHs was able to enhance quartz recovery beyond 7%. The research results have implications in the application of BHA for the froth flotation of galena and chalcopyrite.","PeriodicalId":20169,"journal":{"name":"Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139236079","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}
Mei Jia Wang, Li Mei Bai, MengTing Zhang, Yu Xin Ma, Liu Cheng Zhao, Shao Ying Li
With the rapid development of the polymer materials industry and the improvement of people's environmental awareness, magnesium hydroxide has been widely used in polymer materials due to its high decomposition temperature, non-toxic smoke suppression, and the advantages of neutralizing harmful gases produced by polymer combustion. However, the conventional preparation methods of magnesium hydroxide exhibit several issues, including high hydrophilicity, elevated polarity, and limited compatibility with polymers. This research proposes an improved method by adding sodium stearate and KH560 modifier, controlling the rate of magnesium oxide and preparing magnesium hydroxide flame retardants using a modifier-directed hydration method. Various characterizations confirmed its morphology, particle size and structure. The magnesium hydroxide exhibits low polarity, small particle size, stable structure and excellent hydrophobicity (with a contact angle of 120.32°, and a free energy of 1.34mN/m). In parallel, the magnesium hydroxide/polypropylene composites demonstrate excellent flame retardancy (LOI of 25%, V-1 grade) and simultaneously enhance the dispersion of magnesium hydroxide within the polypropylene matrix, improving the material's toughness and strength.
{"title":"Preparation of magnesium hydroxide by modifier-directed hydration and its effect on flame retardancy and mechanical properties of polypropylene","authors":"Mei Jia Wang, Li Mei Bai, MengTing Zhang, Yu Xin Ma, Liu Cheng Zhao, Shao Ying Li","doi":"10.37190/ppmp/175706","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37190/ppmp/175706","url":null,"abstract":"With the rapid development of the polymer materials industry and the improvement of people's environmental awareness, magnesium hydroxide has been widely used in polymer materials due to its high decomposition temperature, non-toxic smoke suppression, and the advantages of neutralizing harmful gases produced by polymer combustion. However, the conventional preparation methods of magnesium hydroxide exhibit several issues, including high hydrophilicity, elevated polarity, and limited compatibility with polymers. This research proposes an improved method by adding sodium stearate and KH560 modifier, controlling the rate of magnesium oxide and preparing magnesium hydroxide flame retardants using a modifier-directed hydration method. Various characterizations confirmed its morphology, particle size and structure. The magnesium hydroxide exhibits low polarity, small particle size, stable structure and excellent hydrophobicity (with a contact angle of 120.32°, and a free energy of 1.34mN/m). In parallel, the magnesium hydroxide/polypropylene composites demonstrate excellent flame retardancy (LOI of 25%, V-1 grade) and simultaneously enhance the dispersion of magnesium hydroxide within the polypropylene matrix, improving the material's toughness and strength.","PeriodicalId":20169,"journal":{"name":"Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139234981","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}
Ling Zhang, Lu Yang, Yan Zhao, Haochun Hou, Zeliang Zhang, Cai-Hong Bu, Jun Lin, Xinran Zheng, Dong Fu
The classification and separation of minerals happen in the traditional gravity separation simultaneously. This paper focuses on the classification performance of quartz particles in the enhanced gravity field. The classification efficiency of single quartz particles decreased then increased with the increase of rotational angular velocity, while it decreased with the increase of backwash water pressure. The classification efficiency of -0.5 +0.25mm, -0.25 +0.125mm, -0.125 +0.074mm, -0.074 +0.045mm and -0.045mm quartz was higher than the corresponding narrow size of -0.5mm quartz in general. The “fish-hook” phenomenon appeared in the partition curve of -0.5mm quartz under small/large rotational angular velocity and small backwash water pressure, and the dip point could be found in fine particles region, which indicated that the “fish-hook” was closely related with operating parameters and particle size. A medium rotational angular velocity and larger backwash water pressure could be helpful to avoid the appearance of “fish-hook” in fine particles region and achieve a better classification performance. This investigation is beneficial to understand the regularity of particle migration in the enhanced gravity field.
{"title":"Experimental study of quartz classification in the enhanced gravity field using Falcon concentrator","authors":"Ling Zhang, Lu Yang, Yan Zhao, Haochun Hou, Zeliang Zhang, Cai-Hong Bu, Jun Lin, Xinran Zheng, Dong Fu","doi":"10.37190/ppmp/175242","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37190/ppmp/175242","url":null,"abstract":"The classification and separation of minerals happen in the traditional gravity separation simultaneously. This paper focuses on the classification performance of quartz particles in the enhanced gravity field. The classification efficiency of single quartz particles decreased then increased with the increase of rotational angular velocity, while it decreased with the increase of backwash water pressure. The classification efficiency of -0.5 +0.25mm, -0.25 +0.125mm, -0.125 +0.074mm, -0.074 +0.045mm and -0.045mm quartz was higher than the corresponding narrow size of -0.5mm quartz in general. The “fish-hook” phenomenon appeared in the partition curve of -0.5mm quartz under small/large rotational angular velocity and small backwash water pressure, and the dip point could be found in fine particles region, which indicated that the “fish-hook” was closely related with operating parameters and particle size. A medium rotational angular velocity and larger backwash water pressure could be helpful to avoid the appearance of “fish-hook” in fine particles region and achieve a better classification performance. This investigation is beneficial to understand the regularity of particle migration in the enhanced gravity field.","PeriodicalId":20169,"journal":{"name":"Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing","volume":"11 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139274814","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 verification of the desired capacity increase in the grinding circuits is performed by simulation studies as they suggest accurate and fast alternatives compared to expensive and labor-intensive methods, particularly for the evaluation of situations that require investment. In this study, simulation was used to evaluate the alternatives that can be made to increase the capacity from 38.86 tph to 90 tph in a grinding circuit where copper slag is autogenously milled. The slag sample was characterized by drop weight and abrasion tests to describe the breakage in autogenous (AG) milling. The performances of the existing circuit and equipment were determined by a comprehensive sampling study, and modeling studies were carried out to form the basis of the simulations. Simulation scenarios were evaluated as investment free and investment requiring alternatives. In the investment free option changing fresh feed size distribution was examined however, capacity could be increased up to only 42 tph. In investment option, increasing the mill motor capacities was simulated and 90 tph target throughput was provided. This result was validated in the plant by replacement of mill motors of AG and pebble mill for 1000 kW and 750 kW, respectively.
{"title":"Evaluation of a capacity increase in AG milling of copper slag","authors":"Metin Nurullah Can, Orberk Mercan","doi":"10.37190/ppmp/175181","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37190/ppmp/175181","url":null,"abstract":"The verification of the desired capacity increase in the grinding circuits is performed by simulation studies as they suggest accurate and fast alternatives compared to expensive and labor-intensive methods, particularly for the evaluation of situations that require investment. In this study, simulation was used to evaluate the alternatives that can be made to increase the capacity from 38.86 tph to 90 tph in a grinding circuit where copper slag is autogenously milled. The slag sample was characterized by drop weight and abrasion tests to describe the breakage in autogenous (AG) milling. The performances of the existing circuit and equipment were determined by a comprehensive sampling study, and modeling studies were carried out to form the basis of the simulations. Simulation scenarios were evaluated as investment free and investment requiring alternatives. In the investment free option changing fresh feed size distribution was examined however, capacity could be increased up to only 42 tph. In investment option, increasing the mill motor capacities was simulated and 90 tph target throughput was provided. This result was validated in the plant by replacement of mill motors of AG and pebble mill for 1000 kW and 750 kW, respectively.","PeriodicalId":20169,"journal":{"name":"Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing","volume":"7 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139275634","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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