Powder TechnologyPub Date : 2024-09-28DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120328
Chunlong Fan , Chengyi Ding , Xuchao Wang , Sheng Xue , Rende Chang , Hongming Long
{"title":"A novel resource recovery strategy: Substituting carbon powder with organic solid waste in the production of zinc-bearing dust sludge metallization pellets","authors":"Chunlong Fan , Chengyi Ding , Xuchao Wang , Sheng Xue , Rende Chang , Hongming Long","doi":"10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120328","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120328","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study addresses the issues of difficult to treat organic solid waste and significant secondary pollution generated in the current steelmaking process by using the RHF process. Using pyrolytic slag of waste cloth and mill roll sludge produced in steel plants as raw materials, this study explores the feasibility of replacing part of the carbon powder with organic solid waste to produce metallized pellets. The results indicate that this method is feasible. With 12 % carbon addition, a roasting temperature of 1200 °C, a roasting time of 30 min, and a pellet size of 12 mm–14 mm, the metallization rate and de‑zincification rate of the pellets produced with organic solid waste replacing part of the carbon powder are both improved compared to those with full carbon powder. The metallization rate of these pellets can exceed 90 %, and the de‑zincification rate can consistently remain above 99 %.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":407,"journal":{"name":"Powder Technology","volume":"448 ","pages":"Article 120328"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142356997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Powder TechnologyPub Date : 2024-09-28DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120325
Yixiao Zhang, Huimin Liang, Qi Zhang, Zhuorong An, Rui Liu
{"title":"Explosion mechanism of HMX dust within a tank and its comparative analysis of explosion characteristics with IPN mist","authors":"Yixiao Zhang, Huimin Liang, Qi Zhang, Zhuorong An, Rui Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120325","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120325","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study establishes a numerical model for dust flow and dust cloud explosion, elucidating the mechanisms underlying HMX dust cloud explosions and the variations in explosion parameters concerning concentration and particle size. Furthermore, it compares HMX dust's explosion parameters with IPN mist's. The findings can be a pivotal basis for the design of explosive compositions and accident prevention. As the concentration increases, both the maximum explosion pressure (<em>P</em><sub>max</sub>) and the maximum rate of pressure rise ((d<em>P</em>/d<em>t</em>)<sub>max</sub>) of HMX dust undergo significant increases. As the particle size increases, <em>P</em><sub>max</sub> and (d<em>P</em>/d<em>t</em>)<sub>max</sub> for HMX dust exhibit no significant variations. When the concentrations of HMX dust and IPN mist are 400 g/m<sup>3</sup>, there are no significant differences in their <em>P</em><sub>max</sub> and (d<em>P</em>/d<em>t</em>)<sub>max</sub>. However, when the concentrations of HMX dust and IPN mist are 100 g/m<sup>3</sup>, the hazards of IPN mist are higher than those of HMX dust.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":407,"journal":{"name":"Powder Technology","volume":"448 ","pages":"Article 120325"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142424680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Stepwise oxidation of refractory pyrite using persulfate for efficient leaching of gold and silver by an eco-friendly copper(II)-glycine-thiosulfate system","authors":"Lei Hou , Alejandro López Valdivieso , Aurora Robledo-Cabrera , Nasriddinov Zamoniddin Zainiddinovich , Chunhui Wu , Shaoxian Song , Feifei Jia","doi":"10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120323","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120323","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Chemical oxidation is a promising pretreatment method for refractory pyrite enclosure to enhance Au/Ag extraction. Here, persulfate was employed for stepwise oxidation of a refractory pyrite concentrate with encapsulated Au/Ag: (i) pyrite oxidation began with heating-activation persulfate, where hydroxyl radical (•OH) acted as the primary oxidative species for fast-dissolving pyrite into Fe ions; (ii) pyrite self-dissolved Fe ions were in-suit used as a moderate activator of persulfate to generate •OH for sustainable oxidizing pyrite at room temperature. Mineralogical studies have confirmed that oxidation of the sulfide enclosure (FeS<sub>2</sub>) significantly reduced the particle size of pyrite, accompanied by pores creation and an increase in specific surface area. The variation of microstructure liberated Au and Ag particles to lixiviants for extraction, significantly improving leaching efficiency in an eco-friendly copper(II)-glycine-thiosulfate system to 92.2 % for Au and 88.6 % for Ag, respectively. This work provides a promising process for separating precious metals from refractory pyrite.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":407,"journal":{"name":"Powder Technology","volume":"448 ","pages":"Article 120323"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142424751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Powder TechnologyPub Date : 2024-09-28DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120324
Joseph Le Cloarec , Sylvain Marinel , Claude Estournès , Cendrine Folton , Moukrane Dehmas , Charles Manière
{"title":"Sacrificial ceramics powders mix for titanium alloys complex shapes production by hybridization of SPS and 3D printing","authors":"Joseph Le Cloarec , Sylvain Marinel , Claude Estournès , Cendrine Folton , Moukrane Dehmas , Charles Manière","doi":"10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120324","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120324","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The production of complex shapes via Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) is challenging due to intricate die configurations. The “DEFORMINT” approach combines 3D printing with SPS and sacrificial powder to fabricate fully dense shapes. Using the same powder for both the component and sacrificial part avoids distortions, but high costs of titanium alloys like Ti-6Al-4 V are limiting. This study tested a low-cost ceramic powder that mimics Ti-6Al-4 V's behavior, forming a pseudo-isostatic configuration above 1250 K. SPS experiments established a densification model and predicted distortions in a thick cone and a thin, complex turbine blade, showing good correlation with experimental results. The new sacrificial mix does not imply additional deformation and allows the fabrication of turbine blades. The only defect is a 600 μm skin effect at the contact interface.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":407,"journal":{"name":"Powder Technology","volume":"448 ","pages":"Article 120324"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142424683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Powder TechnologyPub Date : 2024-09-28DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120319
Z.X. Di, B. Yan, B. Cheng, S.N. Wang, C.L. Fan
{"title":"Effects of particle size composition and burden ratio on burden segregation in the blast furnace throat based on DEM","authors":"Z.X. Di, B. Yan, B. Cheng, S.N. Wang, C.L. Fan","doi":"10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120319","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120319","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In blast furnace charging, burden segregation affects the distribution of gas flow and the efficiency of chemical reactions, which in turn impacts the overall efficiency and quality of ironmaking. This work developed a bell-less top charging model based on the DEM to analyze burden segregation at the furnace throat under various particle size compositions, chute inclinations, and burden ratios. The results show that the burden exhibits a ring-like distribution around the furnace throat, with smaller particles concentrated in the inner ring near the center. When particle size difference of the burden is significant, adjusting the proportion of large or small particles has a more pronounced effect on particle size segregation near the center of the blast furnace. The smaller the chute inclination, the more serious the particle size segregation of the burden. Pellet tends to accumulate near the center of the blast furnace, with a segregation index reaching 0.8 in this region. Adjusting the burden ratio has a more pronounced effect on the segregation of sinter. This work provides theoretical support for charging optimization in blast furnace operation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":407,"journal":{"name":"Powder Technology","volume":"448 ","pages":"Article 120319"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142424682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Powder TechnologyPub Date : 2024-09-27DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120327
Lei Wang , Meijun Wang , Yuchao Zou , Xiahui Gui
{"title":"Amorphous silica effects on copper flotation: A kinetic and selectivity investigation","authors":"Lei Wang , Meijun Wang , Yuchao Zou , Xiahui Gui","doi":"10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120327","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120327","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Amorphous silica has been recently recognized for its adverse effects on copper flotation, but its impact remains poorly understood. This study investigates the effects of varying amorphous silica content on the kinetics and selectivity of copper flotation. Results show a significant reduction in chalcopyrite from approximately 99 % to 86 % with increasing amorphous silica content, attributed to increased pulp viscosity and slowed flotation kinetics. The classical first-order kinetic model provided the best fit for the flotation kinetics data, revealing that higher amorphous silica content prolongs the time required to achieve ultimate recovery. Results also show that amorphous silica deteriorated flotation selectivity and increased gangue recovery via entrainment, with complex variations depending on amorphous silica content. A small amount of amorphous silica was identified to significantly impair flotation kinetics and selectivity, leading to a deterioration in overall flotation performance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":407,"journal":{"name":"Powder Technology","volume":"448 ","pages":"Article 120327"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142424684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Powder TechnologyPub Date : 2024-09-26DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120312
Ze Cao , Danesh K. Tafti
{"title":"Effect of instantaneous local solid volume fraction on hydrodynamic forces in freely evolving particle suspensions","authors":"Ze Cao , Danesh K. Tafti","doi":"10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120312","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120312","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Particle Resolved Simulations (PRS) for freely evolving sphere suspensions at solid volume fractions (<span><math><mi>φ</mi></math></span>) between 0.1 and 0.4, Reynolds number <span><math><mfenced><mo>Re</mo></mfenced></math></span> from 10 to 300 and particle-fluid density ratios <span><math><mfenced><mfrac><msub><mi>ρ</mi><mi>s</mi></msub><msub><mi>ρ</mi><mi>f</mi></msub></mfrac></mfenced></math></span> of 2, 10 and 100 are used to investigate the effect of Voronoi tessellation based particle local solid volume fraction (<span><math><msub><mi>φ</mi><mi>v</mi></msub><mo>)</mo><mspace></mspace></math></span>on particle drag and lateral forces. Findings reveal the instantaneous suspension mean drag force is positively correlated with the variance of <span><math><msub><mi>φ</mi><mi>v</mi></msub></math></span> among particles in the suspension. It is also shown that using the conditioned instantaneous <span><math><msub><mi>φ</mi><mi>v</mi></msub></math></span> of each particle in existing mean drag force correlations can significantly improve the prediction accuracy. Suspension mean lateral force ranges up to 60 % of the drag force while individual particles exhibit values as high as 90 % of the drag force. An instantaneous lateral force correlation is proposed based on suspension-averaged flow variables and <span><math><msub><mi>φ</mi><mi>v</mi></msub></math></span>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":407,"journal":{"name":"Powder Technology","volume":"448 ","pages":"Article 120312"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142424681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Powder TechnologyPub Date : 2024-09-26DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120307
Wencong Wu, Kaicheng Chen, Evangelos Tsotsas
{"title":"Prediction of rod-like particle mixing in rotary drums by three machine learning methods based on DEM simulation data","authors":"Wencong Wu, Kaicheng Chen, Evangelos Tsotsas","doi":"10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120307","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120307","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The mixing of non-spherical particles in rotary drums exhibits significant complexity, particularly when density segregation and size segregation occur simultaneously. Three machine learning models: artificial neural network (ANN), extremely randomized trees (ERT), and particle swarm optimized support vector regression (PSO-SVR) were developed to predict the mixing time and mixing degree at the steady mixing state of rod-like particles in rotary drums. The training, validation, and test data for the machine learning models were generated from 121 discrete element method (DEM) simulations with four independent variables: revolution frequency, particle density ratio, particle size ratio, and drum length. All three models predicted the mixing degree accurately with <span><math><msup><mrow><mi>R</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msup></math></span> <span><math><mo>≥</mo></math></span> 0.94. The ERT and PSO-SVR models also predicted the mixing time well with <span><math><msup><mrow><mi>R</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msup></math></span> <span><math><mo>≥</mo></math></span> 0.88. Building machine learning models is hundreds of times faster than running DEM simulations, making these models highly promising for predicting larger-scale simulations with more complex-shaped particles.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":407,"journal":{"name":"Powder Technology","volume":"448 ","pages":"Article 120307"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142326585","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Powder TechnologyPub Date : 2024-09-24DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120315
Xin Yin , Ning Huang , Youxing Chen , Jie Zhang
{"title":"A DEM study on the criteria for particle movement over a granular bed","authors":"Xin Yin , Ning Huang , Youxing Chen , Jie Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120315","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120315","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The collision of a spherical particle onto a granular bed, generating a splash of ejected grains, is a crucial process in the study of wind-blown sand. Previous research has faced challenges in clearly distinguishing between particles in saltation, reptation, and creep motion. This study employs the Discrete Element Method (DEM) to simulate particle trajectories during sand-bed collisions, providing a systematic analysis of the vertical mass concentration profiles and the probability density functions (PDFs) for splash velocity, splash angle, and the number of splashed particles associated with saltation, reptation, and creep particles. Our results reveal that reptation motion predominantly occurs within a vertical height range of 0.064 mm to 8 mm above the surface, creep motion occurs below 0.032 mm, and saltation occurs at heights greater than 8 mm.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":407,"journal":{"name":"Powder Technology","volume":"448 ","pages":"Article 120315"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142356996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Powder TechnologyPub Date : 2024-09-24DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120308
Daniel Gelnar , Lucie Jezerska , Rostislav Prokes , Martin Zidek , Veronika Sykorova , Jiri Zegzulka
{"title":"Internal friction setting depending on the particle shape","authors":"Daniel Gelnar , Lucie Jezerska , Rostislav Prokes , Martin Zidek , Veronika Sykorova , Jiri Zegzulka","doi":"10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120308","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120308","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Research into the properties of input materials and the setup of equipment for polymer process technology is the first step in any development and innovation. Considering the requirements of reducing energy consumption, time and recyclability of materials, it is desirable to develop a tool for setting the mechanical and physical properties of binary mixtures of plastic granulates. Therefore, a dataset containing the particle size distribution, internal friction angle and spreading angle of eight different polymer granulates and their blends was created. If the internal angle of the material does not suit the technology, there is the possibility to change the technology itself or to modify the material passing through the technology at the input. It is also important to know the dependence of particle shape on internal friction. Based on the measured mixing values of the plastic granules, a dataset was created from which the computer program can draw input data to generate a new mixture setting for the desired friction value. Knowing the ingredient ratios to set the desired friction is the technology of the future. Once the input shape parameters of the individual components in the mixture have been given, the model can also be used in reverse, where in turn an idea of the internal friction angles of the input mixture components can be obtained.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":407,"journal":{"name":"Powder Technology","volume":"448 ","pages":"Article 120308"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142356995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}