Recent advances in beneficiation for low rank coals

Xia, Wencheng; Xie, Guangyuan; Peng, Yaoli

doi:10.1016/j.powtec.2015.03.003

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“…Xia et al, 2015) and to advance mineral processing, waste recycling and other industries. Additional techniques are combined with fluidization to improve separation.…”

Section: Possible Ways To Achieve Density Separationmentioning

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Selective strategy for solid sorbent replacement in CCS

Colantuono

Cockerill

2017

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

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Please cite this article as: Giuseppe Colantuono, Timothy Cockerill, Selective strategy for solid sorbent replacement in CCS, (2017), http://dx.doi.org/10. 1016/j.cherd.2017.01.030 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. Page 1 of 21A c c e p t e d M a n u s c r i p tThe continuous replacement of solid sorbent in post-combustion CCS loops is modeled. The known method removes/replaces a constant amount of sorbent after each iteration. Known method discards fresher material, too, as the looping sorbent is fully mixed. We can sort removed CO2-loaded sorbent: the fresher is denser due to higher capacity. Our novel strategy puts freshest sorbent back; we compute the reduced need of sorbent. *Research HighlightsPage 2 of 21 AbstractAn innovative method for sorbent replacement in the looping of a generic solid sorbent for post-combustion carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) is introduced. First, the standard replacement method is revisited with some original results presented. A new strategy is then modeled, aimed at selectively replacing the material as it degrades. This method exploits the density difference, after adsorption, between relatively fresh, CO 2 -laden sorbent and relatively degraded material, with small residual adsorption capacity. The model is then applied to values of degradation rate within the experimental range available in scientific literature for silica-supported amines (SSA). The selective removal strategy ideally allows a saving of 37% of the sorbent with respect to the standard, undifferentiated replacement considered in first place, while keeping the same adsorptive capacity of the system.

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“…Xia et al, 2015) and to advance mineral processing, waste recycling and other industries. Additional techniques are combined with fluidization to improve separation.…”

Section: Possible Ways To Achieve Density Separationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Selective strategy for solid sorbent replacement in CCS

Colantuono

Cockerill

2017

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

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“…Physical and chemical methods, however, display a negative impact on the environment. Therefore, the need to develop environmentally friendly methods is still important [Xie and Peng 2015]. The idea that microorganisms (especially bacteria) might be able to modify the physico-chemical structure of coal is not new, but due to the heterogeneous structure of coal it has its own challenges.…”

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Coal Enrichment Methods by Using Microorganisms and Their Metabolites

Deska¹,

Głodniok²,

Ulfig³

2018

J. Ecol. Eng.

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The aim of this study is to review the literature on the methods of low-rank coal enrichment by using microorganisms and their metabolites. Effective bio-beneficiation technologies for low-rank coals in the future are also suggested throughout this paper. An extensive literature review highlights recent advances in bio-beneficiation technologies for low rank coals. This paper presents the state of the art in the field of the bio-beneficiation technology -carbon leaching with the aid of microorganisms, especially fungi. The knowledge of the low-rank coals leaching is an important step to meet the carbon eco-requirements and improve the economics of mining companies. There are several reasons to investigate microbial activities towards coal. This paper presents the current state of knowledge concerning bioleaching of coal. Thus, in view of the increasing importance of hard coal as a raw material and energy source, it seems hopeful to study the potential of microorganisms to modify the low-rank coal structure.

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“…Lignite is the most important mineral commodities for Greece, according to Anastassakis [7]; its reserves approach to about 4000 Mt. It was pointed out that in the future effective reagents should be invented for effective flotation process (being a physico-chemical one) [8]. A better understanding of the surface chemistry of sulfidewater interfaces was tried, to improve froth flotation at industrial scale [9].…”

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Research Activities Related to Flotation Process

Ka¹

2015

Trends in Green chem

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Flotation initially originated from the field of mineral processing. The importance of this process to the economy of the whole industrial world is considered to be enormous. Since for many years various particulate solids besides minerals have been extracted by using this effective gravity separation method with many interesting applications in the treatment of wastewater, looking for sustainability. Certain significant activities in flotation research were reviewed in the present, with main focus in the contribution of physical chemistry to flotation; i.e. zeta-potential measurements, contact angle etc., including examining the role of bubble and particle size played with regard to the process. Alternative bubble generation methods were examined, such as electro flotation and dissolved-air flotation-the latter technique is mainly intended for water treatment applications.Keywords: Hydrophobicity, Dissolved-air flotation, Electroflotation, Biosorption, Waste water IntroductionLet us start this chapter by saying that flotation is really an old process: the historian Herodotus in ancient Greece is probably the first person that described a process similar to flotation, in the 5 th century B.C., for the separation of gold particles from sand using fatty substances. And later, in the 15 th century A.D., the Arabs used resins for the selective separation of azurite (a copper mineral) from gangue. These are considered to be the main historical roots of flotation, which is based on the idea of applying rising gas bubbles as the transport medium [1]. The attachment of bubbles to particles transfers the solids from the body of water to the surface.Hydrophobicity refers to the property of a molecule, cluster, micro-organism or mineral surface that is repelled from a mass of water. Further, it was noted that the term hydrophobicity (a Greek word) has been differently understood in various fields [2]. Floatability and hydrophobicity, however, are inter-related, focusing often on the application of collectorless flotation. Attention may be paid to a series of relevant reviews on the area [3][4][5][6]. Below a brief survey is given on selected recent papers for different applications of flotation, from a really vast literatureshowing well (as we believe) that chemistry contributes in various ways in flotation research. Coal beneficiation is one of the most effective methods for removing minerals, such as gangues and pyrite, and pollutants such as sulfur, before the burning of coal.In general, the beneficiation process of low rank coals (about the 50% of the world's total coal deposits) is more difficult to achieve than that of bituminous and/or anthracite coals. Lignite is the most important mineral commodities for Greece, according to Anastassakis [7]; its reserves approach to about 4000 Mt. It was pointed out that in the future effective reagents should be invented for effective flotation process (being a physico-chemical one) [8]. A better understanding of the surface chemistry of sulfidewater interfaces was tried...

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Recent advances in beneficiation for low rank coals

Cited by 181 publications

References 142 publications

Selective strategy for solid sorbent replacement in CCS

Selective strategy for solid sorbent replacement in CCS

Coal Enrichment Methods by Using Microorganisms and Their Metabolites

Research Activities Related to Flotation Process

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