Floatabilities of treated coal in water at room temperature
- Tuskegee Univ., Tuskegee, AL (United States)
- DOE, Pittsburgh, PA (United States); and others
Experiments on equilibrium adsorption loadings of various probe compounds on 60-200 mesh Illinois No. 6 coal (PSOC-1539), Adaville No. 1 coal (PSOC-1544), Wyodak coal (PSOC-1545), and Pittsburgh No. 8 coal (PSOC-1549) were performed. The probe compounds include 2-methyl-1-pentanol (2M1P), 1-heptanol, benzene, and toluene. Equilibrium adsorption loadings of aromatic compounds such as toluene and benzene on the four chosen coals obey the Langmuir isotherm model up to 100 ppm in concentrations of probe compounds. Equilibrium adsorption loadings of higher aliphatic alcohols such as 2M1P and 1-heptanol on the four chosen coals do not follow both the Langmuir isotherm model and the Freundlich empirical adsorption model. Flotation of the coals, equilibrated with aqueous solutions of 2M1P and 1-heptanol, increases linearly with equilibrium adsorption loadings of these probe compounds on the coals. The chosen coals were treated with nitrogen and air at 1 atm and 125-225{degrees}C for 24 h. Flotation experiments of the treated coals were conducted at room temperature, using distilled water only as a flotation medium. Flotation of Adaville No. 1 coal and Wyodak coal treated with nitrogen gas is higher than that of the untreated coals and increases with treatment temperatures. Flotation of Adaville No. 1 coal treated with air at 125-225{degrees}C is not significantly different from that of untreated coal. Flotation of Pittsburgh No. 8 coal treated with air is lower than that of untreated coal and decreases with treatment temperatures. Flotation of Illinois No. 6 coal treated with nitrogen with nitrogen only is higher than that of untreated coal. Flotation of Illinois No. 6 coal treated with nitrogen at 125-175{degrees}C increases with treatment temperatures, whereas flotation of Illinois No. 6 coal treated with nitrogen at 174-225{degrees}C decreases with treatment temperatures.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 98623
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-931043-; ISSN 0149-6395; TRN: 95:004653-0043
- Journal Information:
- Separation Science and Technology, Vol. 30, Issue 7-9; Conference: 8. symposium on separation science and technology for energy applications, Gatlinburg, TN (United States), 24-28 Oct 1993; Other Information: PBD: Apr-May 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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