A new process based on a combination of gravity and flotation for the recovery of clean coal from flotation tailings

作者:Yang, Zili; Xing, Yaowen*; Wang, Dongyue; Yangchao, Xia; Gui, Xiahui*
来源:Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects , 2018, 40(4): 420-426.
DOI:10.1080/15567036.2017.1405122

摘要

Beneficiation of clean coal from flotation tailings with a high intergrown ash content is gaining popularity in China. It not only improves the utilization rate of coal resources but also reduces environmental pollution. In this paper, a novel gravity-flotation process is proposed to concentrate low-ash fine coal and includes the disposal of tailings via gravity, grinding liberation, and froth flotation. The experimental results show that the clean coal had an ash content of 12.33% and the yield from the flotation tailings was 32.24% with an ash content of 46.39%, which has economic value in the current market.