{"title":"A study on design and the stability assessment of underground limestone mine using numerical analysis","authors":"Donghui Kim, Gyoungman Kim, H. Baek","doi":"10.1080/12269328.2023.2218386","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12269328.2023.2218386","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT In this study, numerical analysis was performed to design a drainage system, conduct a stability assessment of the drift, and construct a layout of the drift planned to be developed in the future. Moreover, we determined the factors that affected the stability of the drift in underground limestone mines. According to hydraulic analysis, the drifts planned for the future development of test bed mines are located underground, and the amount of the groundwater inflow rate in the drift is predicted to increase rapidly. Therefore, the numbers of pumps and drainage wells need to be doubled. Based on the stability assessment of the drift, stability could be ensured with a factor of safety of 1.5 or higher, with the exception of some sections. In addition, it was determined that a minimum factor of safety of 1.0 or higher could be maintained for widths up to 12 m based on considerations of future drift development. Finally, the effects on the factor of safety were analysed by changes in the levels of factors applied to the stability assessment of the drift.","PeriodicalId":12714,"journal":{"name":"Geosystem Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46937626","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Numerical study on the particle distribution of coal for recovery of critical metals","authors":"V. Jha","doi":"10.1080/12269328.2023.2213264","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12269328.2023.2213264","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Coal is considered to be a significant resource of critical metals and minerals. Recovery of these critical metals is considered to be highly important in terms of advancement and technology. This paper presents a numerical study of the particle size distribution of coal and its impact on the recovery of critical metals. This study uses the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model to simulate the transport and deposition of coal particles inside a helical domain, which can be used as a device for separating particles. The numerical study , based on the particle tracing model for fluid flow and particle tracing, is used to simulate the behavior of coal particles in a slurry under different flow conditions. The transient study for a six-turn helical coil domain is analyzed for different flow velocities ranging from . The simulation results show that the particle size distribution of coal plays a crucial role in the recovery of critical metals. Additionally, the distribution of critical metals inside the domain varies with the size and density of the particles. It is observed that increasing the fluid velocity can significantly increase the recovery of critical metals. Finally, the transmission probability of particles remaining trapped inside the domain is also calculated, which could help in optimizing the helical geometry so that all the particles could come out of the flowing conduit. The number of particles coming out of the helical domain increases with the increase in flow rate. The results of the study show that the particle size distribution of coal plays a significant role in the recovery of critical metals. The findings can help guide the development of more efficient and cost-effective methods for extracting critical metals from coal.","PeriodicalId":12714,"journal":{"name":"Geosystem Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46201436","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. K. Rajak, C. Guria, Laldeep Gope, Jahir Ahamad Jibran
{"title":"Hydrometallurgical recovery of critical metals from spent Li-ion batteries using simple leaching-precipitation techniques","authors":"D. K. Rajak, C. Guria, Laldeep Gope, Jahir Ahamad Jibran","doi":"10.1080/12269328.2023.2208124","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12269328.2023.2208124","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The rising demands for critical metals and the environmental impact of solid waste disposal have increased interest in recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries (LiBs). This study was focused on hydrometallurgical recycling of LCMO type cathode batteries for the recovery of critical metals (lithium, cobalt, and manganese). The process involves sulfuric acid leaching in the presence of a reducing agent (H2O2) followed by the precipitation recovery of critical metals. The influential parameters like pulp density, H2SO4 concentration, H2O2 addition, agitation time, and temperature were optimized, yielding >98% leaching in 2.0 M H2SO4 with 4 vol.% of H2O2 at a moderate temperature of 50°C. Reaction kinetics revealed that the leaching was governed by the mixed-control process. Furthermore, the separation and recovery of metals from leach liquor was conducted by simple precipitation techniques, where KMnO4, C2H2O4, and Na2CO3 were used as precipitating reagents to recover MnO2, CoC2O4, and Li2CO3, respectively.","PeriodicalId":12714,"journal":{"name":"Geosystem Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45296723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reclamation of mineral acids from various waste streams using solvent extraction technique: a review","authors":"Muhammad Ahmad Muhsan, A. F. Zahoor","doi":"10.1080/12269328.2023.2202206","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12269328.2023.2202206","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT With the tremendous growth in industrialization, the consumption of mineral acids in various industrial processes such as electro-refining, electro-winning, etching, leaching, and catalyst also increased day by day with its massive waste stream. The mineralogical industries are progressively being constrained by cost pressing and other prescribed factors to lessen the generation of acidic waste. This requires a solid spotlight to regenerate, recycle, and reuse of acidic waste streams. In this review, different methods used for acids recovery are highlighted and particular attention is paid to solvent extraction. Further, various sources of acid waste streams are identified for the recovery of mineral acids. The selectivity of extractants for effective extraction/recovery of mineral acids such as sulfuric acid (H2SO4), hydrochloric acid (HCl), nitric acid (HNO3), phosphoric acid (H3PO4), and boric acid (H3BO3) from acidic waste streams has also been discussed in detail. Graphical Abstract","PeriodicalId":12714,"journal":{"name":"Geosystem Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49033533","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The characteristics of CO2 front dynamic migration in low permeability sandstone oil reservoirs under different miscibility degrees","authors":"Yong-Su Jin, Zhilin Wang, Zhenxin Zhang, Bo Lin, Zhengjun Ge, Qidong You, Hao Chen, Xiliang Liu, Chenghao Xu, Shuaiqiang Gao, Yi Wu, Zafarullah Abro","doi":"10.1080/12269328.2023.2199745","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12269328.2023.2199745","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT CO2 flooding is a significant technology for oil recovery, to reveal the microcosmic mechanism of CO2 flooding, CO2 slim tube experiments, long core CO2 flooding experiments, gas chromatography analysis experiments, and numerical simulations were carried out. The results show that the miscibility increase can improve the effect of dissolution and diffusion in the CO2-crude oil system, easing the CO2 finger entry phenomena, and delaying gas breakthrough time. Besides, the CO2 -crude oil interaction is enhanced by increasing the pressure difference between the injection well and the production well, which improves the oil recovery of CO2 flooding. Besides, CO2 carries the light and medium components (C4 ~ 25) forward to cross the first miscible zone, which makes the CO2-crude oil system form double miscible zones. This study reveals the rule of CO2 front and light components front under different miscibility degrees of CO2 flooding from the microscopic perspective and deepens the theory of CO2 flooding in low-permeability sandstone reservoirs.","PeriodicalId":12714,"journal":{"name":"Geosystem Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47942547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yuti Desai, R. Srivastava, V. K. Srivastava, G. Kaushik, Vinay Singh
{"title":"Hydrometallurgical recovery of critical metals from an incinerated fly ash of municipal solid waste from western India","authors":"Yuti Desai, R. Srivastava, V. K. Srivastava, G. Kaushik, Vinay Singh","doi":"10.1080/12269328.2023.2201296","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12269328.2023.2201296","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The global generation of 2.2 billion tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) as a result of population growth, rapid urbanization, and industrial development has highlighted an urgent need for MSW management. Incineration is widely accepted as one alternative to landfilling; however, the recovery of heavy metals from the incinerated fly ash (IFA) before its final disposal is highly desirable to make the process sustainable. In this study, we studied the recovery of zinc and lead from typical MSW-IFA employing hydrometallurgical techniques. Sulfuric acid leaching was performed to selectively leach out zinc over the lead at the optimal condition of H2SO4 concentration = 1.5 M, temperature = 30°C, S/L ratio = 150 g/L, time = 2 h, and stirring speed = 300 rpm. The sulfate leach liquor was treated with a 5% stoichiometric excess of oxalic acid to precipitate>99% of zinc to be recovered as ZnC2O4·2 H2O. Further, the remaining lead in leach residue was subsequently leached in 50 g/L NaCl solution for 2 h yielded>94% efficiency. The dissolved lead was crystallized to recover the crystals of PbCl2. The demonstrated process leads towards the recovery of critical metals from an alternative source of MSW-IFA.","PeriodicalId":12714,"journal":{"name":"Geosystem Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43650668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hydrometallurgical recycling of critical metals from spent Ni-Cd batteries with emphasis on the separation of Cd2+ over Ni2+ using D2EHPA","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/12269328.2023.2201290","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12269328.2023.2201290","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The present study is comprised of a hydrometallurgical process investigated for the recovery of critical metals viz. nickel (Ni) and cadmium (Cd) from spent Ni-Cd batteries with a focus on solvent extraction of Cd-ions. The leaching performed at 5 (w/v)% pulp density using 2.0 M H2SO4 with 7 (v/v)% H2O2 for 6 h duration at 90°C yielded the maximum leaching efficiency of >91% Ni and >99% Cd along with a significant quantity of Fe (>87%). Iron was subjected to hydrolytic precipitation to its complete removal (below 10 ppm in the solution) from the leach liquor at a pH of ~3.5. After that, the Ni-Cd-containing solution was contacted with di-(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid (D2EHPA) to study the extraction behavior as a function of extractant concentration, equilibrium pH, and organic-to-aqueous (O:A) phase ratio. At an equilibrium pH of 3.3, a significant quantity of Ni (>18%) was co-extracted with ~73% Cd by contacting 20 (v/v)% D2EHPA, which was completely scrubbed by contacting 15 g/L CdSO4 solution at an O:A ratio of 2. The scrubbed organic containing 14.4 g/L Cd was then recovered by stripping with 1.5 M H2SO4 solution at an O:A ratio of 1, yielding >99% Cd into the aqueous phase. Further, Ni was recovered from the raffinate by adding soda ash at Na2CO3:Ni2+ ratio = 2.5, temperature = 50°C, and time = 1 h, which was analyzed to be NiCO3.2Ni(OH)2 with purity >99.9%. The experimental results showed the potential of hydrometallurgical tools for the recovery of critical metals from spent Ni-Cd batteries.","PeriodicalId":12714,"journal":{"name":"Geosystem Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41964290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Solvent extraction of gold from a chloride-hypochlorite leached solution of waste printed circuit boards","authors":"R. Srivastava, Nimra Ilyas","doi":"10.1080/12269328.2023.2199751","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12269328.2023.2199751","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study reveals the reclamation process of gold from a brine-leached solution of waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs) after the maximum leaching of base metals in a nitric acid medium. The brine leaching performed in the presence of hypochlorite yielded leach liquor of 152 ppm Au, 86 ppm, Cu, and 62 ppm Ni that underwent solvent extraction with tri-butyl phosphate (TBP) in Exxol D80. The gold extraction process was observed to be selective over base metal impurities, while the effect of TBP concentration, equilibrium pH, temperature, and organic-to-aqueous phase ratio was optimized. Experimental results showed the formation of complex into the extraction phase with the negative enthalpy change value of −98.7 kJ/mol. Thiosulphate mobilized stripping of gold from the loaded-TBP could give about 99% recovery efficiency of the solvent extraction process along with a good regeneration of the organic extractant to be re-used.","PeriodicalId":12714,"journal":{"name":"Geosystem Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47673955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparative leaching of spent fluorescent lamp for extracting yttrium and europium: kinetics and optimization studies","authors":"S. Suman, D. K. Rajak, Ziaul Haque Ansari","doi":"10.1080/12269328.2023.2199014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12269328.2023.2199014","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Electronic (e-)waste viz. the spent fluorescent lamps can be a rich source of rare earth elements (REEs) for the secondary supply of them. This article reports a comparative study on mineral acid leaching and, then, compared an alkali diffusion-acid leaching process for higher efficiency of yttrium and europium. Using a direct acid leach process, 2 M HNO3 yielded a better dissolution efficiency of REEs at the moderate temperature of 60°C and in the presence of H2O2in comparison to 91% and 87% leaching efficiency with 2.0 M H2SO4. On the other hand, the alkali-fused phosphor mass leached in 2.0 M H2SO4 without H2O2 addition showed remarkable progress in dissolution efficiency, yielding >99% and >98% of yttrium and europium in the leach liquor. Furthermore, the leaching kinetics of the alkali-diffused phosphor showed the best fit with the logarithmic rate law. The apparent activation energy was calculated to be 43.3 kJ/mol and 35.1 kJ/mol for yttrium and europium, indicating two different mechanisms during the leaching process by following the chemical- and diffusion-controlled reactions, respectively.","PeriodicalId":12714,"journal":{"name":"Geosystem Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49222769","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yi-Hang Wang, Xiaoping Li, Li Yin, Kun Wang, Jing Xie, Zhi-Li Li
{"title":"Experimental study on the interaction mechanism between fracturing fluid and continental shale oil reservoir","authors":"Yi-Hang Wang, Xiaoping Li, Li Yin, Kun Wang, Jing Xie, Zhi-Li Li","doi":"10.1080/12269328.2023.2194884","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12269328.2023.2194884","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Onshore shale oil is difficult to develop due to its special pore structure and low permeability characteristics. Artificial fracturing causes a large amount of fracturing fluid to intrude into the reservoir, resulting in a complex reservoir seepage pattern. Therefore, this paper aims to explore the changes in the reservoir at the macro and micro levels due to the interaction between fracturing fluids and shale oil reservoirs. For this, four rock samples from shale oil reservoirs and two fracturing fluids commonly used in the mine were used. Then, core repulsion, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and CT scanning experiments were carried out successively. The following results were derived from our analyses. (1) Permeability of the rock samples was reduced by an average of 24.47% after replacement by fracturing fluid, while the experimental groups with larger fluid-grain sizes and well-developed fracture networks suffered more significant solid-phase damage and fluid-phase trapping. (2) Fracturing fluids have different effects on fractures at different scales; large fractures (>7.71 μm) were widened, while small fractures (<3.47 μm) were shrunk or even plugged. (3) Based on the water-sensitive effect, fracturing fluids can disperse and transport clay minerals, resulting in fluid-phase damage and an average decrease of 14.33% in clay content in the reservoir. (4) Analysis of the digital core model shows that fracturing fluid intrusion and retention can cause solid-phase damage to the reservoir matrix, with 38.14% and 60% damage to the pore and throat channels, respectively. This paper uses a combination of physical experiments and numerical analysis to investigate the interaction mechanism between fracturing fluids and shale oil reservoirs from both microscopic and macroscopic perspectives. Overall, the results of this study provide experimental support for future studies on the seepage characteristics of this type of reservoir and the design of fracturing construction schemes.","PeriodicalId":12714,"journal":{"name":"Geosystem Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41442889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}