Effect of particle shape on the filtration rate in an industrial iron ore processing plant
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-1-2008
Department
Department of Chemical Engineering
Abstract
Studies were carried out to determine whether filtration rate changes observed in an iron ore concentrator were due to variations in particle shape. It was confirmed that ores mined from different locations differed in filtration rates by as much as 60%. However, when image analysis was used to quantify the shapes of the individual particles in the filtration feed, it was found that the particle shapes showed almost no variation, and the shapes did not correlate with the filtration rate. It was also determined that the filtration rate variations were not caused by changes in particle size distribution. These results suggest that the differences in filtration rate are due to factors other than size and shape, such as surface chemistry.
Publication Title
Minerals and Metallurgical Processing
Recommended Citation
Carlson, J.,
Eisele, T. C.,
&
Kawatra, S.
(2008).
Effect of particle shape on the filtration rate in an industrial iron ore processing plant.
Minerals and Metallurgical Processing,
25(3), 165-168.
http://doi.org/10.1007/bf03403403
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