Studies in the selective flocculation of hematite from gangue using high molecular weight polymers. Part 1: Chemical factors

The selective flocculation of hematite from silica has been studied from a chemical standpoint. Flocculation was induced in a stirred vessel under various reagent dosages, flocculant, dispersant and electrolyte, various pHs and slurry densities. The effectiveness of a given treatment was examined by the resulting grade of material reaching the outlet of a setting tube compared with the quantity.It was confirmed that selective flocculation is more favourable with more highly charged anionic polyacrylamide flocculants and with higher molecular weight. The process appears insensitive to dosage of flocculant in the range 1.5 to 10 ppm, but slurry densities must be kept low.Under such conditions the use of redispersion produced little gain in grade of hematite fraction but considerable loss in recovery.     

The air flow number in flotation machine scale-up

The flotation cell is quantified as a mixing device for one, two, and three phase systems using combinations of water, air, and solids. To do this, power consumption was measured as a function of impeller speed, rate of aeration, and solids concentration. Initial suspension of solids and dispersion of suspended solids throughout the water or water/air system were also studied as influenced by impeller speed, particle size and solids concentration. The power number and air flow number were used to correlate the data.Flotation studies with a zinc ore using three sizes of cells of the same design, showed that aeration had to be controlled in the smaller cells to duplicate the results in the cell of commercial size. For optimum results the flow number range in the smallest cell was less than the critical value for suspension of coarse particles. Operating flow numbers for the three cell sizes under optimum conditions were close; commercial cells of the same size operating elsewhere appear to have two to three times higher flow numbers.The general relationships among air flow, impeller speed, particle suspension and flotation are discussed with particular reference to scale-up problems and coarse particle flotation. Both impeller speed and aeration should be considered as variables requiring systematic study and independent adjustment.     

CaO添加顺序对废弃泥浆絮凝效果的影响

针对温州某钻孔灌注桩废弃泥浆进行了沉降柱试验和颗粒分析实验,研究有机絮凝剂APAM以及无机絮凝剂CaO对泥浆沉降性能和颗粒粒径的影响,着重探究了无机絮凝剂CaO的不同添加顺序对有机絮凝剂APAM絮凝效果的影响。结果表明：在较少APAM添加量(10 mL)下后添加CaO能增大泥浆的初始沉降量;先添加CaO再添加APAM,不利于APAM絮凝作用的发挥;后添加CaO的情况下,CaO对于最终的絮体粒径的影响主要取决于絮体本身的强度及搅拌强度。     

Dispersion-flocculation studies on hematite-clay systems

Studies have been made on the separability of clay minerals such as kaolinite, illite and montmorillonite from hematite in dispersant-starch flocculant systems. The grossly different dispersibility of hematite from that of clay minerals aided separation by selective dispersion and flocculation. Moderate success has been achieved with a selectivity index nearing 4.0 (average recovery values around 80%).The studies have been extended to hematite recovery and clay rejection from the slimes of the Barsua iron ore washing plant owned by Rourkela Steel Plant, India. Limited success achieved in the starch selective flocculation method has been attributed to the difficulties associated with fine grain size, clay mineraloty and liberation.The ore exhibits the phenomenon of differential grinding. Hematite-rich coarser particles in the slime can be separated by differential settling in dispersant systems followed by selective flocculation in low-starch systems.     

The effect of bubble size on the rate of flotation of fine particles

Flotation experiments have been carried out in a cell in which bubbles of known size could be generated independently of the turbulence levels, which could be controlled by varying the impeller speed. The mean bubble size ranged from 75 μm to 655 μm.Results are reported for the flotation rates of fine particles, less than 50 μm diameter. The materials floated were polystyrene latex particles, quartz and zircon. These were chosen to give a wide range of specific gravity.It was found that the flotation rate was very strongly affected by the bubble size, there being an increase of up to one hundred-fold when the bubble size was reduced from 655 μm to 75 μm. Effects of particle density and impeller speed are also reported.     

Flocculation Potential of Estuarine Particles: The Importance of Environmental Factors and of the Spatial and Seasonal Variability of Suspended Particulate Matter

Estuarine systems are complex environments where seasonal and spatial variations occur in concentrations of suspended particulate matter, in primary constituents, and in organic matter content. This study investigated in the laboratory the flocculation potential of estuarine-suspended particulate matter throughout the year in order to better identify the controlling factors and their hierarchy. Kinetic experiments were performed in the lab with a “video in lab” device, based on a jar test technique, using suspended sediments sampled every 2 months over a 14-month period at three stations in the Seine estuary (France). These sampling stations are representative of (1) the upper estuary, dominated by freshwater, and (2) the middle estuary, characterized by a strong salinity gradient and the presence of an estuarine turbidity maximum. Experiments were performed at a constant low turbulent shear stress characteristic of slack water periods (i.e., a Kolmogorov microscale >1,000 μm). Flocculation processes were estimated using three parameters: flocculation efficiency, flocculation speed, and flocculation time. Results showed that the flocculation that occurred at the three stations was mainly influenced by the concentration of the suspended particulate matter: maximum floc size was observed for concentrations above 0.1 g l⁻¹ while no flocculation was observed for concentrations below 0.004 g l⁻¹. Diatom blooms strongly enhanced flocculation speed and, to a lesser extent, flocculation efficiency. During this period, the maximum flocculation speed of 6 μm min⁻¹ corresponded to a flocculation time of less than 20 min. Salinity did not appear to automatically enhance flocculation, which depended on the constituents of suspended sediments and on the content and concentration of organic matter. Examination of the variability of 2D fractal dimension during flocculation experiments revealed restructuring of flocs during aggregation. This was observed as a rapid decrease in the floc fractal dimension from 2 to 1.4 during the first minutes of the flocculation stage, followed by a slight increase up to 1.8. Deflocculation experiments enabled determination of the influence of turbulent structures on flocculation processes and confirmed that turbulent intensity is one of the main determining factors of maximum floc size.     

三峡库区泥沙絮凝临界条件现场测量

三峡库区絮凝现象是细颗粒泥沙淤积的重要原因,泥沙絮凝临界条件对三峡库区泥沙淤积规律和模拟具有重要意义。在三峡库区忠县和奉节河段开展泥沙絮凝的现场测量,基于声学多普勒流速仪（Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter,ADV）和泥沙采样测得同步的瞬时流速和含沙量,通过泥沙扩散理论反算现场泥沙沉速及絮团粒径,得到了三峡库区泥沙絮凝度及其与粒径、流速和含沙量的关系。结果表明:库区细颗粒泥沙发生絮凝,且多为中轻度絮凝,重度絮凝较少;库区泥沙絮凝的临界粒径约为0.018 mm,临界流速约为0.7 m/s,临界含沙量约为0.8 kg/m3。研究结果可为三峡库区泥沙的运动规律以及泥沙淤积模拟等提供一定的理论支撑。     

Study on the Flocculability of Metal Ions by Bacillus Mucilaginosus GY03 Strain

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Study on the flocculability of metal ions by<Emphasis Type="Italic">Bacillus mucilaginosus</Emphasis> GY03 strain

This study deals with the flocculability of two types of metal ions by Bacillus macilaginosus GY03 Strain, with an emphasis on the influence of pH conditions, volume and time of flocculants produced by GY03 Strain on the adsorption of metal irons such as Pb^2 and Mn^2 and the capabilities of floceulants to adsorb metal ions of different concentrations. The results showed that microbial flocculants produced by Bacillus mucilaginosus GY03 Strain are highly capable of flocculating metal ions, but show different effectiveness with respect to the adsorption of Pb^2 and Mn^2 . In accordance with the experimental data and actual waste-water treatment conditions, the relevant regression equation of floeculation has been deduced, which has found some application in practice. The experimental results of this study demonstrated that microbial flocculants produced by Bacillus mucilaginosus can be used to treat metallic ion-containing waste water. In practical application the volume of microbial floceulants required and flocculation conditions should be taken into comprehensive consideration in accordance with the properties of metal ions, the composition of anions and the solubility of other metals, in combination with the cost and effectiveness of floceulants to be used. Floeeulant used in this experiment has the advantages of being applied over a wide range of pH values, small flocculant volume, and rapid speed of floeeulation. So this kind of flocculant is within excellent prospect of application.     

水力紊动条件对泥沙絮体分形结构的影响

在含沙量为85 kg/m3的悬浊液中投加阳型高分子聚合物,改变水力紊动条件:剪切速率(r)或速度梯度(G)与剪切时间(t),借助沉降技术、图像分析技术及分形特性定量表征参数“分维”探讨了架桥絮体结构的演变规律,得出分形结构达最佳状态时的水力紊动强度(Gt)值存在两个临界值:快速絮凝阶段和慢速絮凝阶段。实验发现,不同含沙量架桥絮体分形结构致密度最高时所需的最佳Gt值相近。含沙量越低,r或G值应降低,t值增加,分维值降低。另外,相同含沙量无机混凝剂絮体与高分子架桥絮体分形结构达最佳时,前者所需Gt值高,对应的G值低,t需延长,絮体平均质量分维(D₃)值高,但絮体结构脆弱。     

The chemical composition of specular hematite from Tilkerode, Harz, Germany: implications for the genesis of hydrothermal hematite and comparison with the Quadrilátero Ferrífero of Minas Gerais, Brazil

The black shale-hosted selenide vein-type deposit at Tilkerode, eastern Harz, Germany, has specular hematite enclosed in clausthalite (PbSe). The specular hematite has Ti and V in amounts of up to ～1 wt.% TiO₂ and ～3 wt.% V₂O₅, and subordinate, but important, contents of Mo (22–372 ppm) and B (up to 68 ppm). The Tilkerode hematite serves as a reference for hydrothermal hematite formed at relatively low temperatures (<150 °C). The composition of the Tilkerode hematite is compared with that of two generations of specular hematite from itabirite-hosted iron-ore deposits in the Quadrilátero Ferrífero of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The first generation of specular hematite represents an early tectonic hematitisation of dolomitic itabirite at Águas Claras and occurs as fine-grained crystals. Reconnaissance data indicate that the Águas Claras hematite is poorer in Ti and V, relative to the Tilkerode hematite, but has ～5–10 ppm B and ～7–11 ppm Li. The second generation of specular hematite defines the pervasive tectonic foliation of the Gongo Soco iron ore. This hematite has Ti contents of up to ～2 wt.% TiO₂ and subordinate amounts of V (62–367 ppm); its B and Li concentrations are mostly below <2 ppm B and <1 ppm Li. The presence of Ti and B in the Tilkerode hematite can be explained by highly saline, B-bearing fluids that were capable of mobilising otherwise immobile Ti. The Mo signature of the Tilkerode hematite suggests that Mo was derived from the host black shale. In Minas Gerais, B and Li were incorporated into the early tectonic hematite from saline fluids at relatively low temperatures (Águas Claras) and then released during metamorphic hematite growth at higher temperatures, as suggested by the foliation-defining hematite without B–Li signature (Gongo Soco).     

Selective flocculation of synthetic mineral mixtures using modified polymers

The role of the presence of active groups in polymers and operating variables such as conditioning time in producing flocculation in single and mixed mineral slimes made of hematite, quartz and chalcopyrite is examined at different conditions of pH. Selective flocculation was achieved on the basis of results obtained for single mineral systems as, for example, in the case of hematite—quartz mixtures using sulfonated polymer. Flocculation was found to go through a maximum as the mineral was conditioned with the polymer solution. Interestingly, the times of maximum flocculation for various minerals were sufficiently different from each other so that it could be considered as a potential factor for achieving selectivity. Also, cleaning of the selectively flocculated product by simple redispersion in water improved the separation. Electrokinetic studies conducted to study the mechanisms involved provided indication for the shift of shear plane.     

Particulate matter grain-size characteristics and flocculation in a partially mixed estuary

The concentration and grain size of the natural and deflocculated inorganic suspended particulate matter were measured along the length of the Miramichi Estuary and interpreted with respect to flocculation and transport properties. Changes in particulate matter concentration are associated with regular changes in grain-size characteristics. In the turbidity maximum region of the estuary the suspended matter occurs mostly as large flocculated particles whereas, in the waters with lower particle concentrations, a larger proportion of the material occurs as fine material. At higher concentrations natural floc modes and inorganic grain modes vary simultaneously but at low concentrations the two modes vary inversely. This modal relationship and the variation in organic matter within the estuary is proposed to result from variation in inorganic—organic composition of flocs. Increase in settling rates due to flocculation is believed to increase the trapping effect of the estuarine circulation that produces the turbidity maximum.     

Selective flocculation of hematite in the hematite-quartz-ferric ion-polyacrylic acid system. Part 1, activation and deactivation of quartz

This investigation has shown that quartz can be activated for polyacrylic acid adsorption by hydrolyzing metal cations, similar to activation in flotation. Detailed experiments on activation phenomena with ferric ions have been performed. The flocculation of activated quartz can be prevented by suitable additions of disodium EDTA, sodium hexametaphosphate or potassium fluoride. Selective flocculation of hematite with polyacrylic acid from a hematite/quartz mixture can be achieved in the pH range 3 to 9, but the process is not selective in the presence of ferric ions. Suitable additions of EDTA or KF are particularly successful in preventing quartz activation by ferric ions and the facilitating selective flocculation of hematite in artificial mixtures of quartz and hematite.     

絮凝−真空−电渗联合加固滩涂软土的模型试验研究

针对真空预压作用下排水板淤堵与排水条件受限等问题,提出絮凝−真空−电渗联合加固法。首先通过沉降柱试验确定合适的有机絮凝剂,然后采用该絮凝剂,分别在 48 h（开始介入真空预压,固结度为0 ）、60 h（排水速率明显下降,固结度为60%）及 84 h（排水速率近乎 0,固结度为 80%）时介入电渗,开展不同电渗介入时间的絮凝−真空−电渗联合加固试验。试验从排水量、十字板剪切强度、含水率与孔压等对比分析联合加固的有效性,确定其最佳电渗介入时间。试验结果表明：当固结度为 80% 时介入电渗,絮凝−真空−电渗联合加固法能够有效地抑制排水速率减小的趋势,增长有效排水时间。同时,土体的抗剪强度和承载力亦得到大幅提升,孔压消散更加均匀。此外,在阳离子聚丙烯酰胺絮凝剂的作用下,初始排水速率快,在一定程度上使土体的渗透性得到提升,有效地解决了排水板淤堵问题,说明絮凝−真空−电渗联合加固法具有较强的优越性。     

HELOS/BF型激光粒度仪湿法测试条件的优化

激光粒度仪以测试速度快、操作方便、重复性好等优点得到越来越广泛的应用,但仪器技术参数和测试条件不同对样品粒度测试结果有着显著影响。本文通过实验得到了HELOS/BF型激光粒度仪的优化测试条件,结果表明:对于比重小或粒径小的样品,采用低搅拌速率、高超声强度和较长超声时间;对于粒径大或比重大的样品,应采用高搅拌速率、低超声强度和较短超声时间。分散剂能加快样品颗粒的分散,且对于粒径小的样品分散效果更好。测试时进样浓度(遮光度)过低,样品中的颗粒数过少,检测不到足够的信号,使样品不具有代表性,样品粒径测定结果偏高;进样浓度过高,出现多重散射而使粒度分布范围较宽,样品粒径测定结果偏低。研究认为,HELOS/BF型激光粒度仪的合适进样浓度为10%～25%。     

化学方法改良吹填土固结沉降性质研究

大连市大窑湾港区的吹填土为高分散性低液限粉质黏土,其特点是亲水性高,含水量大,排水率低,这造成了吹填土承载力低,在荷载作用下变形量大,在很长一段时间内无法作为正常建筑地基使用.通过在盐水环境下添加不同剂量的浓度为0.1%的絮凝剂Praestol-2515或Praestol-650溶液,可以观察到土颗粒迅速聚合,土粒粒径明显增大,粒间胶结更加均匀和紧密,形成絮状物,从而促进了土颗粒与自由水分的分离,导致过饱和吹填土（悬浊液）沉降速度大大提高,极大地缩短了吹填土的排水固结时间,在短期内达到建筑地基所需要的变形量和承载能力.研究结果对于沿海地区过饱和吹填土的造陆工程,以及类似的高含水率黏性土的地基处理具有重要的启示意义.     

AlCl3对细颗粒泥沙絮凝沉降的影响

铝类絮凝剂对细颗粒泥沙絮凝沉降有重要作用,常应用于浑水澄清、农业污水处理等研究中。在AlCl₃浓度为0～1.7mmol/L,泥沙浓度为10g/L时,用吸管法研究了AlCl₃对细颗粒泥沙絮凝沉降的影响,结果表明:在液面下同一深度,泥沙浓度随时间呈指数衰减;悬液经多次搅拌后再沉降,其沉速减缓;当AlCl₃浓度为0.9～1.7mmol/L时,出现明显的清浑水交界面,交界面随时间等速下降,平均沉速为4.756cm/min,对应的絮团平均粒径为0.0315mm;土娄土絮凝临界粒径为0.027mm。     

Reversible flocculation and deflocculation of ball clays

One of the main usages of ball clays is in the pottery industry. However, in order to transport the clay suspensions from the mine site, some distance away from the consumer, dewatering of the clay suspension must be performed. The main restriction is that any dewatering treatment must not interfere in obtaining deflocculated, free flowing suspensions required by the pottery manufacturer.Investigations in the flocculation/deflocculation of these clay suspensions, resulted in finding a technique capable of achieving both requirements. The technique employs flocculation by an anionic flocculant in the presence of 10 mM of magnesium sulfate, thus achieving the dewatering step. When the magnesium sulfate was removed from the flocculated suspensions by simply washing the filter cake, good deflocculation of the clay suspension was achieved at alkaline pH. The role of MgSO₄ in the flocculant adsorption/flocculation, and subsequently in the flocculant desorption/deflocculation, was discussed.     

风浪扰动引起湖泊磷形态变化的模拟试验研究

为了解一次完整的大风浪过程(包括风浪扰动及扰动后的静风期)水体中各形态磷的变化情况及其影响因素,进行了室内模拟风浪扰动的试验研究。结果显示大风浪扰动初期水体中悬浮物(SS)、总磷(TP)、颗粒态磷(PP)和溶解性总磷(DTP)的浓度大幅增加,扰动持续半天后水体SS、TP、PP的浓度均达到最大值,扰动停止后,至少需要10d时间水体中SS、TP、PP的浓度才能回复到扰动前水平;扰动期间水体DTP浓度居于高值,但风浪停止后立即降低;整个风浪过程水体中溶解性反应磷(SRP)浓度变化不大。试验表明,扰动初期沉积物中Fe、Mn结合态磷能快速释放到水体中,但随着扰动的持续,水体复氧,释放到水体中的溶解性活性磷又能与Fe、Mn结合随悬浮物沉降到水底。扰动期间及随后静置1d时间内,水体中悬浮颗粒物的中值粒径连续下降,意味着悬浮颗粒物对磷的吸附能力在不断增强。但水体静置较长时间后,扰动引起的悬浮物几乎全部沉降,絮凝等作用导致水体颗粒物粒度增大。本研究说明虽然大风浪扰动初期能引起浅水湖泊中颗粒态和溶解态营养盐浓度的迅速提高,能够为水华蓝藻的快速生长提供大量可直接利用或酶解的营养盐,但随着风浪扰动的持续,由于水体复氧、水中颗粒物粒度不断细化、颗粒物中的有机成分比例不断增高等,悬浮颗粒物对活性磷的吸附能力也相应提高,两种作用相互削减使得风浪扰动后期水体活性磷浓度的增幅并不明显。