Recovery of unburned carbon from lime calcination process using statistical technique


Uçurum M., Arslan V., Vapur H., Bayat O., ARSLAN V.

FUEL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY, vol.87, no.12, pp.1117-1121, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 87 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2006.08.005
  • Journal Name: FUEL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1117-1121
  • Keywords: unburned carbon, tailings, froth flotation, Yates' analysis, statistical design, PETROLEUM COKE, AGGLOMERATION, FLOTATION, SULFATION, COAL
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In this study, unburned carbon recovery from lime calcination plant tailings was investigated using diesel oil, kerosene, MIBC and pine oil. A series of laboratory experiments using 2 3 full factorial designs was conducted to determine the types and dosages of collector and frother. For these tests, data were analyzed by the paired t-test. The main and interaction effects on combustible recovery were evaluated using Yates' analysis. By optimizing the flotation parameters at slurry concentration of 34% solids, flotation time of 2.5 min, pH of 7.5, collector diesel oil dosage of 2780 g/t, and frother pine oil dosage of 2620 g/t, unburned carbon (UC) has been successfully recovered with 93.07% combustible recovery (CR) and 6030 kcal/kg calorifical value. (C) 2006 Elsevier B.V.All rights reserved.