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Evaluation of the Liberation Characteristic of Coarse Middling Coking Coal by Size-Density Fractionation

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In this paper, the size-density distribution of coarse middling coking coal (CMCC) with different grinding fineness and flotation concentrates was investigated. Then, the flotation behaviors and liberation characteristics of different size-density fractions in ground CMCC were analyzed, and the different size-density fractions were divided into five categories: most-beneficial, secondary-beneficial, poorly liberated, insignificant-pollution, and serious-pollution. Based on the content of particles with different liberation characteristics, an evaluation index of the liberation characteristic of ground CMCC, namely, the liberation perfection index (LPI), was proposed. The results indicated that grinding changed the size-density composition of CMCC, which affected the flotation performance. Insufficient grinding and overgrinding were not beneficial to flotation. Insufficient grinding caused a higher content of poorly liberated particles and a lower content of most-beneficial particles. Overgrinding increased the content of serious-pollution particles and reduced the content of most-beneficial particles. The size order of the LPI values of different ground CMCC was consistent with the flotation efficiency, and the LPI values of the other two similar samples were overall positively correlated with their flotation performance, suggesting that the method is universal.

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This work was supported by the Liaoning Education Department (grant numbers LN2019ZL004, LJKZ1208).

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    Zengchuan Yue, Caixia Li & Ruichen Ren

  2. Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Chaoyang Teachers College, Chaoyang, 122000, Liaoning, China

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Yue, Z., Li, C., Han, X. et al. Evaluation of the Liberation Characteristic of Coarse Middling Coking Coal by Size-Density Fractionation. Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration 40, 517–528 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00742-0

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