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Original Article

Effect of slurry preconditioning on the occurrence of major minerals in the flotation products of coal

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Pages 2597-2612 | Received 26 Nov 2019, Accepted 16 Dec 2020, Published online: 29 Dec 2020
 

ABSTRACT

Organic and inorganic matters are two main compositions of coal, and their occurrence forms in flotation products are closely associated with the ultimate flotation performance. Considering that pulp-mixing stage can strongly affect particle surface properties, this study tentatively investigated the effect of slurry preconditioning on the element distribution of major minerals in flotation products of coal using a jet-flow mixer under various energy inputs. Measurements were obtained using X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, laser particle size analyzer, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and a scanning electron microscope. The flotation results indicated that the optimal performance was obtained at 98.57 W/kg with a maximum combustible matter recovery (93.51%) and yield (85.56%). Throughout the flotation time, three variational stages of particle diameters were identified from relatively medium size to finer size and then to coarser size, corresponding to a progressive increase in the ash content of concentrates. Furthermore, the combined analyses of mineral phase and morphological characteristics revealed that kaolinite exhibited a higher removal rate than quartz in concentrates, for an appropriate conditioning intensity could detach fine slimes coating on coal surface but weakly influence the interlocked coal-mineral bodies. On the whole, an optimized preconditioning process could intensify the selective mineral migration to some extent.

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to acknowledge financial support from the National Nature Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51722405, 51974310) and the National Key Research and Development Project of China (Grant No. 2019YFC1904301).

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Funding

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [51722405, 51974310]; National Key Research and Development Project of China [2019YFC1904301].

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