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Flotation kinetic constants of two Colombian coals' vitrinite maceral
Constantes cinéticas de flotación del grupo maceral vitrinita de dos carbones colombianos
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flotation column, kinetic constants, vitrinite maceral (en)columna de flotación, constante cinética, grupo maceral vitrinita (es)
Vitrinite maceral flotation kinetic constants are important in designing flotation columns to be used in separating this maceral group. This work shows the effect of pH, air speed and froth concentration on vitrinite maceral flotation kinetic constants by using two Colombian bituminous coals: El Cerrejón (Guajira) and La Jagua (Cesar). A 5 m high pilotscale flotation column was used in all runs. The samples were processed using 4-10 pH, 0.7-2.1 cm/s air speed and 2-6 ml/kg of coal froth concentration ranges. Both La Jagua and El Cerrejón coals showed high kinetic constants figures in acid conditions (0.692 min-1 at pH 4 and 0.559 min-1 at pH 5, respectively). The results showed that, generally, the best operating conditions for obtaining high vitrinite maceral kinetic constant values were having an acid medium and low air flow and froth concentration.
Las constantes cinéticas de flotación del grupo maceral vitrinita son importantes para diseñar columnas de flotación destinadas a separar este grupo maceral. En este trabajo se muestra el efecto del pH, velocidad del aire y concentración de espumante sobre la constante cinética de flotación del grupo maceral vitrinita de dos carbones bituminosos colombianos: El Cerrejón (La Guajira) y La Jagua (Cesar). Una columna de flotación a escala piloto de 5 m de altura se utilizó en todos los experimentos. Las muestras se procesaron usando un rango de pH entre 4 y 10, velocidad del aire entre 0,7 y 2,1 cm/s y concentración de espumante en el rango 2 a 6 ml de espumante/kg de carbón. Los carbones La Jagua y El Cerrejón mostraron altos valores de la constante cinética en medio ácido (0,692 min-1 a pH 4 y 0,559 min-1 a pH 5, respectivamente). Los resultados mostraron que, en general, las mejores condiciones de operación para obtener altos valores de la constante cinética del grupo maceral vitrinita fueron medio ácido y bajos flujo de aire y de concentración de espumante, respectivamente.
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