An efficient process for recovery of fine coal from tailings of coal washing plants
| dc.contributor.author | Çiçek T. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Cöcen I. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Engin V.T. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Cengizler H. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-04-10T11:16:36Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-04-10T11:16:36Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Gravity concentration of hard lignites using conventional jigs and heavy media separation equipment is prone to produce coal-rich fine tailings. This study aims to establish a fine coal recovery process of very high efficiency at reasonable capital investment and operational costs. The technical feasibility to upgrade the properties of the predeslimed fine refuse of a lignite washing plant with 35.9% ash content was investigated by employing gravity separation methods. The laboratory tests carried out with the combination of shaking table and Mozley multi-gravity separator (MGS) revealed that the clean coal with 18% ash content on dry basis could be obtained with 58.9% clean coal recovery by the shaking table stage and 4.1% clean coal recovery by MGS stage, totaling to the sum of 63.0% clean coal recovery from a predeslimed feed. The combustible recovery and the organic efficiency of the shaking table + MGS combination were 79.5% and 95.5%, respectively. Based on the results of the study, a flow sheet of a high-efficiency fine coal recovery process was proposed, which is also applicable to the coal refuse pond slurry of a lignite washing plant. | |
| dc.identifier.DOI-ID | 10.1080/15567030701443533 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14701/51919 | |
| dc.title | An efficient process for recovery of fine coal from tailings of coal washing plants | |
| dc.type | Article |