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Title: Static column and its industrial application in China

Abstract

The column, as an advanced fine coal cleaning equipment, has been developed for more than 20 years. The Microcel, Jameson cell and other types of columns have been used in the coal industry. Since 1990, the cyclonic micro-bubble flotation column has been developed. The test of 1.5 M packed column is underway in the Shitai coal preparation plant. Chinese fine coal is quite difficult to separate. Its native ash content is high and the floatability is difficult. There is not compressed air available in the small coal mine. The high cost for waste-water treatment limited the usage of wash water. It is necessary to study the column under Chinese conditions. Laboratory tests have been done for five coals. Conventional flotation tests were also done in a one-liter flotation cell in order to compare with the results of static column. Compared with a conventional flotation cell, lower ash content and higher combustion recovery are obtained from the static column. In addition, the static column can produce super-low-ash clean coal and treat very fine and high ash content slurry, which is difficult for conventional flotation cell to separate. Test results also show that the construction of the bubble generator and the aerationmore » rate are important for the performance of the static column. An one-meter diameter by six-meter high FXZ-1 static column has been used in four coal preparation plants for more than one year. The results are satisfactory. An additional three columns with the diameter of 1 M and 1.25 M in another 3 coal mines have been fabricated and will be put into use soon. The three-meter column has been designed for MaTou coal preparation plant and is in the course of fabrication now. The static column does not need any high-pressure air and usually does not use wash-water. The power consumption is very low and manual operation is easy. The investment and operating cost is low. In addition, the separation results are quite satisfactory. It has been recommended to be adopted in the coal preparation plants in China.« less

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
China Univ. of Mining and Technology, Beijing (CN)
OSTI Identifier:
20082372
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: Sixteenth Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Pittsburgh, PA (US), 10/11/1999--10/15/1999; Other Information: 1 CD-ROM. Operating systems required: Windows 95/98; Windows 3.X, Macintosh; PBD: 1999; Related Information: In: Sixteenth annual international Pittsburgh Coal Conference: Proceedings, [2000] pages.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; CHINA; COAL PREPARATION; EXTRACTION COLUMNS; SEPARATION EQUIPMENT; DESIGN; PERFORMANCE; DEASHING; FLOTATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; COST

Citation Formats

Lu, M, Wang, F, Liu, W, Xu, E, and Xu, Q. Static column and its industrial application in China. United States: N. p., 1999. Web.
Lu, M, Wang, F, Liu, W, Xu, E, & Xu, Q. Static column and its industrial application in China. United States.
Lu, M, Wang, F, Liu, W, Xu, E, and Xu, Q. 1999. "Static column and its industrial application in China". United States.
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abstractNote = {The column, as an advanced fine coal cleaning equipment, has been developed for more than 20 years. The Microcel, Jameson cell and other types of columns have been used in the coal industry. Since 1990, the cyclonic micro-bubble flotation column has been developed. The test of 1.5 M packed column is underway in the Shitai coal preparation plant. Chinese fine coal is quite difficult to separate. Its native ash content is high and the floatability is difficult. There is not compressed air available in the small coal mine. The high cost for waste-water treatment limited the usage of wash water. It is necessary to study the column under Chinese conditions. Laboratory tests have been done for five coals. Conventional flotation tests were also done in a one-liter flotation cell in order to compare with the results of static column. Compared with a conventional flotation cell, lower ash content and higher combustion recovery are obtained from the static column. In addition, the static column can produce super-low-ash clean coal and treat very fine and high ash content slurry, which is difficult for conventional flotation cell to separate. Test results also show that the construction of the bubble generator and the aeration rate are important for the performance of the static column. An one-meter diameter by six-meter high FXZ-1 static column has been used in four coal preparation plants for more than one year. The results are satisfactory. An additional three columns with the diameter of 1 M and 1.25 M in another 3 coal mines have been fabricated and will be put into use soon. The three-meter column has been designed for MaTou coal preparation plant and is in the course of fabrication now. The static column does not need any high-pressure air and usually does not use wash-water. The power consumption is very low and manual operation is easy. The investment and operating cost is low. In addition, the separation results are quite satisfactory. It has been recommended to be adopted in the coal preparation plants in China.},
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