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Abstract
The paper focused on the fine-grinding pretreatment of coal gasification fine slag (CGFS) from gasification settling tank in Shaanxi Yulin, China. The mechanism by which grinding promotes the flotation performance of CGFS was explored through particle size distribution analysis, surface morphology examination, and porosity analysis. A multi-stage flotation process was employed to determine the optimal flotation regime. The experimental results demonstrated that grinding significantly reduced the overall particle size and improved the structure and composition of CGFS. After grinding, the particle size D [4, 3] decreased to 47.612 μm, and the average pore diameter increased by 0.1335 nm. The grinding process effectively dissociated the glassy intergrowth structures, resulting in a significant reduction in reagent consumption. With a compound collector dosage of 9 kg/t and frother dosage of 3 kg/t, the optimized flotation process—including one roughing stage and three cleaning stages—yielded a clean coal ash content of 16.96 % and a tailing loss on ignition value of 2.29 %, meeting the standards for Class I fly ash.
期刊介绍:
The word ‘particuology’ was coined to parallel the discipline for the science and technology of particles.
Particuology is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes frontier research articles and critical reviews on the discovery, formulation and engineering of particulate materials, processes and systems. It especially welcomes contributions utilising advanced theoretical, modelling and measurement methods to enable the discovery and creation of new particulate materials, and the manufacturing of functional particulate-based products, such as sensors.
Papers are handled by Thematic Editors who oversee contributions from specific subject fields. These fields are classified into: Particle Synthesis and Modification; Particle Characterization and Measurement; Granular Systems and Bulk Solids Technology; Fluidization and Particle-Fluid Systems; Aerosols; and Applications of Particle Technology.
Key topics concerning the creation and processing of particulates include:
-Modelling and simulation of particle formation, collective behaviour of particles and systems for particle production over a broad spectrum of length scales
-Mining of experimental data for particle synthesis and surface properties to facilitate the creation of new materials and processes
-Particle design and preparation including controlled response and sensing functionalities in formation, delivery systems and biological systems, etc.
-Experimental and computational methods for visualization and analysis of particulate system.
These topics are broadly relevant to the production of materials, pharmaceuticals and food, and to the conversion of energy resources to fuels and protection of the environment.