Biodiesel as a renewable collector for coal flotation in the future |
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| Authors: | Wencheng Xia |
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| Affiliation: | Key Laboratory of Coal Processing and Efficient Utilization of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China |
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| Abstract: | Biodiesel is a renewable and clean energy which is being developed day by day. However, oil and coal reserves are decreasing due to an increase in energy demand for the development of social economy. Additionally, fine coal is usually beneficiated by flotation using diesel or kerosene as collectors, which may be a waste of energy. Therefore, using biodiesel as a collector for coal flotation has its potential value. In this investigation, biodiesel was used as a collector for coal flotation. Three bituminous coal samples with different coal ranks were selected, that is, gas coal, coking coal, and lean coal. FTIR results showed that biodiesel contained much more abundant unsaturated fatty acids than diesel. Flotation results showed that the flotation performances of three coal samples using biodiesel as collector were similar to that using diesel as collector. Even better, the concentrate yields of three coal samples using biodiesel as collector were a little higher than that using diesel as collector, while their concentrate ash contents were similar. Throughout this paper, it was proved that biodiesel could have a potential application in coal flotation. |
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| Keywords: | Biodiesel coal flotation collector FTIR potential application |
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