Experimental Design of Column Flotation for Recovery of High Grade Molybdenite

Hyun Soo Kim; Oyunbileg Purev; Chul-Hyun Park

doi:10.7844/kirr.2023.32.6.34

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Experimental Design of Column Flotation for Recovery of High Grade Molybdenite 고품위 몰리브덴 회수를 위한 컬럼부선 요인설계

31 December 2023. pp. 34-44

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Abstract

In this work, column flotation using factorial design was performed for recovering high-grade molybdenite concentrate. First, the flotation concentrate from Samyang Mining Plant was regrinded to a mean size of 165, 116, 46.7, and 38.4 μm for an increase of the liberation degree. Tests were carried out for various variables affecting column flotation, and then the concentrates with molybdenite grade and recovery of 98.3 % and 95.28 % were obtained, respectively. Also, regression was performed using the statistical analysis program (SPSS 25) with the factorial design and experimental data on particle size, flow wash-water velocity and depressant that affect high grade. From the results, a model equation was derived to predict the molybdenite grade (MG) and recovery (MR) with the relationship between column flotation variables. Factors such as depressant concentration + wash-water velocity and particle size + depressant concentration + wash-water velocity were smaller than the significance level (0.05) and had a significant effect on the dependent variable, grade, and in the recovery model, only particle size and wash-water velocity factors affected the dependent variable, recovery.

Keywords

Molybdenite

Column flotation

High grade concentrate

Experimental design

Regression

본 연구에서 고품위 몰리브데나이트 정광회수를 위해 요인설계를 이용한 컬럼부유선별을 수행하였다. 먼저 삼양 마이닝 플랜트의 부유선별 정광의 단체분리 향상을 위해 평균 입도 165, 116, 46.7 및 38.4 μm로 각각 재분쇄하였다. 컬럼부선에 영향을 미치는 다양한 변수에 대한 실험을 수행하였으며 MoS₂ 품위와 회수율이 각각 98.3 %와 95.28 %인 정광을 얻었다. 또한, 고품위에 영향을 미치는 입도 크기, 세척수 속도 및 억제제에 관한 요인설계 및 실험 데이터를 확보하고 통계분석(SPSS 25) 프로그램을 이용해 회귀분석하였다. 결과로부터, 컬럼부선 변수들 간의 상관관계와 품위(MG) 및 회수율(MR)을 예측할 수 있는 모델식을 도출하였다. 억제제 농도+세척수 속도 및 입도 크기+억제제 농도+세척수 속도의 요인들은 유의수준(0.05)보다 작아 종속변수인 품위에 뚜렷한 영향을 주고 있으며 회수율 모형의 경우, 입도 크기와 세척수의 요인만이 종속변수인 회수율에 영향을 주었다.

키워드

몰리브덴광

컬럼부선

고품위 정광

요인설계

회귀모델

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Publisher :The Korean Institute of Resources Recycling
Publisher(Ko) :한국자원리싸이클링학회
Journal Title :Resources Recycling
Journal Title(Ko) :자원리싸이클링
Volume : 32
No :6
Pages :34-44
Received Date : 2023-12-05
Revised Date : 2023-12-12
Accepted Date : 2023-12-13
DOI :https://doi.org/10.7844/kirr.2023.32.6.34

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