Gas-solid fluidized bed dry beneficiation process using beneficiation density gradient

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022176411-A1
Application number	US-202017598890-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 29, 2020
Priority date	Mar 29, 2019
Publication date	Jun 9, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided is a gas-solid fluidized bed dry beneficiation process using a beneficiation density gradient, including: in a dry beneficiation system of a gas-solid fluidized bed, selecting coarse particles and fine particles; placing the coarse particles at a bottom of the dry beneficiation system, and placing the fine particles above the coarse particles, wherein the coarse particles and the fine particles are separated under an initial condition; under an effect of a gas flow, the coarse particles and the fine particles being fluidized to form a high-density beneficiation region and a low-density beneficiation region, respectively, and the coarse particles and the fine particles being mixed at a contact interface to form an intermediate-density beneficiation region; and feeding minerals to be beneficiated from an upper portion of the dry beneficiation system to pass through the low-density beneficiation region, the intermediate-density beneficiation region, and the high-density beneficiation region in sequence.

First claim

1 . A gas-solid fluidized bed dry beneficiation process using a beneficiation density gradient, comprising: in a dry beneficiation system of a gas-solid fluidized bed, selecting coarse particles and fine particles as beneficiation medium particles, wherein an aerodynamic diameter of the coarse particles is greater than an aerodynamic diameter of the fine particles, and an aerodynamic diameter ratio of the coarse particles to the fine particles is not greater than 10; placing the coarse particles at a bottom of the dry beneficiation system of the gas-solid fluidized bed, and placing the fine particles above the coarse particles, wherein the coarse particles and the fine particles are in a completely separated state under an initial condition; under an effect of a gas flow, the coarse particles and the fine particles beginning to be fluidized to form a high-density beneficiation region and a low-density beneficiation region, respectively, and the coarse particles and the fine particles being in a mixed state at a contact interface to form an intermediate-density beneficiation region; and feeding minerals to be beneficiated from an upper portion of the dry beneficiation system of the gas-solid fluidized bed to pass through the low-density beneficiation region, the intermediate-density beneficiation region, and the high-density beneficiation region in sequence, to complete a beneficiation of the minerals.

2 . The gas-solid fluidized bed dry beneficiation process using the beneficiation density gradient according to claim 1 , wherein a size of the coarse particles and a size of the fine particles are not greater than 500 μm, and the size of the coarse particles is greater than the size of the fine particles, and the size of the coarse particles is uniform or non-uniform, and the size of the fine particles is uniform or non-uniform, and a density of the coarse particles is not less than a density of the fine particles.

3 . The gas-solid fluidized bed dry beneficiation process using the beneficiation density gradient according to claim 1 , wherein an initial height of the coarse particles and an initial height of the fine particles are 20-100 cm.

4 . The gas-solid fluidized bed dry beneficiation process using the beneficiation density gradient according to claim 3 , wherein the initial height of the coarse particles and the initial height of the fine particles are 20-50 cm.

5 . The gas-solid fluidized bed dry beneficiation process using the beneficiation density gradient according to claim 1 , wherein a minimum fluidization velocity of the coarse particles is greater than a minimum fluidization velocity of the fine particles, and a terminal velocity of the coarse particles is greater than a terminal velocity of the fine particles.

6 . The gas-solid fluidized bed dry beneficiation system using the beneficiation density gradient according to claim 1 , wherein an operating gas velocity is higher than a minimum fluidization gas velocity of the coarse particles and lower than a terminal velocity of the fine particles, and the operating gas velocity is 60% of a difference between the terminal velocity of the fine particles and a minimum fluidization velocity of the coarse particles.

7 . The gas-solid fluidized bed dry beneficiation system using the beneficiation density gradient according to claim 1 , wherein a particle size of the minerals to be beneficiated is not greater than 300 mm.

8 . The gas-solid fluidized bed dry beneficiation process using the beneficiation density gradient according to claim 7 , wherein the particle size of the minerals to be beneficiated is 0.5-100 mm.

9 . The gas-solid fluidized bed dry beneficiation process using the beneficiation density gradient according to claim 1 , wherein in the dry beneficiation system of the gas-solid fluidized bed, a density adjustment range of a beneficiation bed is 1.0-2.6 g/cm 3 .

10 . The gas-solid fluidized bed dry beneficiation process using the beneficiation density gradient according to claim 9 , wherein in the dry beneficiation system of the gas-solid fluidized bed, the density adjustment range of the beneficiation bed is 1.3-2.0 g/cm 3 .

Assignees

• Univ China Mining

Inventors

• Zhao Yuemin
• Zhu Jesse
• Zhou Chenyang
• Fu Zhijie
• Luo Zhenfu
• Duan Chenlong

Classifications

• B07B7/01 Primary

  using gravity · CPC title

• B01J8/24

  according to "fluidised-bed" technique (B01J8/20 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B07B4/08 Primary

  while the mixtures are supported by sieves, screens, or like mechanical elements · CPC title

• B07B11/02

  Arrangement of air or material conditioning accessories · CPC title

• B07B11/04

  Control arrangements · CPC title