One of the challenges encountered when processing nickel ore is the presence of other minerals like chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, pyrite and amphiboles in mineral dressing. Hence, there is need to investigate the selectivity of some collectors at optimum flotation parameters (particle size, milling time, pH and flotation cell) to maximize nickel and pendlandite recovery. Three xanthate collectors, namely potassium amyl xanthate (PAX), sodium isobutyl xanthate (SIBX) and sodium ethyl xanthate (SEX), were investigated in this study. In order to achieve this aim, the physical treatment of nickel sulfide ore and percentage chemical composition of nickel sulfide ore were investigated. The analyses of the concentrates were done using x-ray diffraction (XRD) and x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF). The optimum nickel and pentlandite recovery was achieved at particle size of 64.73 µm milled for 1.5 h, pH of 9.65 and using a new flotation cell. Also, SEX collector recovered more nickel and pentlandite contents compared to PAX and SIBX collectors when optimum parameters of particle size, milling time, pH and flotation cell were considered. In conclusion, the results showed that the selectivity of SEX is the strongest and will recover more pentlandite in a complex and low-grade nickel sulfide ore. 相似文献
This paper uses the F-chart technique to evaluate three types of solar heating systems, namely; space solar heating and domestic hot water system (SHDHW), domestic hot water system (DHW) and solar swimming pool heating system (SPHS), using three types of concrete solar collectors, models A, B, and C, and one conventional metallic solar collector.
The economical analysis of SHDHW system revealed that the concrete collectors provided about 49 and 63% of the annual load when the collecting area of the solar panel increased from 55 to 88 M2 (25 to 40% of the building roof area). The corresponding solar contributions when conventional metallic collectors were used are 41 and 53%, respectively. This represents an improvement of the annual solar fraction of about 19% when concrete collectors are used instead of the metallic collectors.
It was found that solar heating systems with concrete solar collector models gave higher solar fractions and total life cycle savings than the conventional solar metallic collector. 相似文献
A mathematical model was developed for a counter-current reactor to investigate its performance in acid catalyzed cellulose hydrolysis. The results indicated that use of this reactor would be advantageous particularly in obtaining high product yield. The predicted yield of above 70% under normal reaction conditions was substantially higher than those achievable from plug flow (28%) or percolation reactor (54percnt;). 相似文献
This paper deals with a dynamic analysis on a low concentration solar power plants coupled with Organic Rankine Cycles (ORC), which can be an alternative to PV systems because of their capability of providing a smoother electricity production due to their thermal inertia. At least within certain restraints, moreover they are able to exploit diffused solar radiation.The dynamic model of a plant with static Compound Parabolic Collectors and an ORC system, using a rotary volumetric expander, was developed using the simulation tool AMESim. All the main components of the plant are modelled: solar collectors field, heat transfer fluid circuit, heat exchangers and the ORC system. The plant response to the radiation of different days was analyzed to quantify the daily production and the trend of various plant parameters. Real ambient conditions were employed for the simulations by using data obtained by historical series.The results showed that the employment of a volumetric expansion device with variable rotating speed allows the plant to operate at different radiations and ambient temperatures without the need of any storage system or external heat sources. Results can be extended to other applications, such as low temperature waste heat recovery or geothermal systems. 相似文献
Impedance measurements are used to determine the electrochemically active surface area of Teflon-bonded, porous carbon current collectors which are used in Li/SO2 primary cells. An effective pore radius, pore length, and pore number also result from these measurements. Results are compared to BET measurements. In 0.1 M LiBr/acetonitrile electrolyte, only a small fraction of the BET surface area is electrochemically active. 相似文献