Size fractionation

Ore samples are analyzed for %w/w Ni. A jaw crusher is used to break the original ore sample into smaller pieces that are then sieved into 5 size fractions. A portion of each fraction is reduced in size using a disk mill and samples taken for analysis by coning and quartering. The effect of particle size on the determination of %w/w Ni is evaluated. 

Economic Aspects. Lithium metal is available commercially in ingots, special shapes, shot, and dispersions. Ingots are sold in 0.11-, 0.23-, 0.45-, and 0.91-kg sizes. Special shapes include foil, wire, and rod. Lithium is available in hermetically sealed copper cartridges and in sealed copper tubes for use in treating molten copper and copper-base alloys. Shot is sold in 1.19—4.76 mm (16—4 mesh) sizes. Lithium dispersions (30% in mineral oil) of 10—50-p.m particle size are used primarily in organic chemical reactions. Dispersions in other solvents and of other size fractions can be suppHed. 

In sohd—sohd separation, the soHds are separated iato fractions according to size, density, shape, or other particle property (see Size reduction). Sedimentation is also used for size separation, ie, classification of soHds (see Separation, size separation). One of the simplest ways to remove the coarse or dense soHds from a feed suspension is by sedimentation. Successive decantation ia a batch system produces closely controUed size fractions of the product. Generally, however, particle classification by sedimentation does not give sharp separation (see Size MEASUREMENT OF PARTICLES). 

Magnetic Pulleys. Magnetic puUeys of special design are used in the concentration of magnetite and other ferromagnetic minerals. For best results, the feed should be screened into various-sized fractions and each fraction treated on a separate puUey separator unit. Typical feed size is 100 X 50 mm, 50 x 25 mm, and 25 x 6 mm. When treating material of —10 mm, an axial pole magnetic puUey should be utilized, as this provides uniformity of field across its width. 

In addition to composition factors, a sampling theoiy is available in sampling for size distribution. Quantity of sample needed to reach a specified error in determining size fraction retained on a designated screen is estimated by application of the binomial theorem (Gayle). 

Simple and relatively efficient separation. Normally a two-product device but may be operated in series to give a range of size fractions. 

Eleetrostatie-type separation is being tested as an alternath c to the presently used process oF Rotation oF pebble phosphates For eoarser-size Fractions, Advantages sought include reduced reagent costs, a lower water requirement, and Fewer tailings-disposal problems when a part oF the Rotation circuit is eliminated. The largest application oF triboeleetrie separation is in the salt industry where sodium and potassium salts are separated aFter preconditioning. 

Because a filter sample includes particles both larger and smaller than those retained in the human respiratory system (see Chapter 7, Section III), other types of samplers are used which allow measurement of the size ranges of particles retained in the respiratory system. Some of these are called dichotomous samplers because they allow separate measurement of the respirable and nonrespirable fractions of the total. Size-selective samplers rely on impactors, miniature cyclones, and other means. The United States has selected the size fraction below an aerodynamic diameter of 10 /xm (PMiq) for compliance with the air quality standard for airborne particulate matter. 

Several separating systems are used for particulate sampling. All rely on some principle of separating the aerosol from the gas stream. Many of the actual systems use more than one type of particulate collection device in series. If a size analysis is to be made on the collected material, it must be remembered that multiple collection devices in series will collect different size fractions. Therefore, size analyses must be made at each device and mathematically combined to obtain the size of the actual particulate in the effluent stream. In any system the probe itself removes some particulate before the carrying gas reaches the first separating device, so the probe must be cleaned and the weight of material added to that collected in the remainder of the train. 

Height of suspension is the height to which solids are suspended in the tank. It is commonly expressed as the percent of solids of each particle size fractions at various liquid heights off bottom, or as the particle size distribution in samples taken from various points. 

Assuming that the gluing of particles of different sizes is performed randomly with their surface area as decisive parameter, for various homogeneous particle size fractions and for different particle size mixtures, the theoretical mass gluing factors and the distribution of the resin solid content can be calculated. 

Figure 52 also shows that the actual recovery curve does not decrease below a certain level. This indicates that a certain amount of material is always recovered to the underflow and bypasses classification. If a comparison is made between the minimum recovery level of solids to the liquid that is recovered, they are found to be equal. Therefore it is assumed that a percent of all size fractions reports directly to the underflow as bypassed solids in equal proportion to the liquid split. Then each size fraction of the actual recovery curve is adjusted by an amount equal to the liquid recovery to produce the "corrected recovery" curve shown in Figure 52. As the Djoc point changes from one application to another, the recovery curves shift, along the horizontal axis. In order to determine a single graph which represents the corrected recovery curve, the particle size of each size fraction is divided by the Dj value and a "reduced recovery" curve can be plotted, as shown in Figure 53. Studies reported by Arterburn have shown that this curve remains constant over a wide range of cyclone diameters and operating conditions when applied to a slurry...

Filter aids should have a narrow fractional composition. Fine particles increase the hydraulic resistance of the filter aid, whereas coarse particles exhibit poor separation. Desired particle-size distributions are normally prepared by air classification, in which the finer size fractions are removed. 

CKN (1993). Workplace Atmospheres—Size fraction Definitions for Measurements of Air-home Particies. tiN 481. 

ISO i) I 992) Air Quality—Particle Size Fraction Definitions for Health-Related Sampling. ISO/ Cl) 7708 International Standardization Organization, Geneva. 

Particle Size Distribntion (PSD) is the particle size fractions of the FCC cataly,st expressed as percent through a given sized hole. 

Hulbert [77] points out that, in general, attempts to include an allowance for the influence of particle size variations in the reactant mixtures on kinetic analyses using the above equations have been unsatisfactory because some of the parameters are not readily defined. Kapur [42], working with powders of known crystal size distribution, indicated that the overall extent of reaction can be estimated by a summation of the individual contributions from each size fraction and thus the best kinetic fit determined. 

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