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Effect of Operating Parameters on the Breakage Process of Calcite in a Stirred Media Mill

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One of the most energy-intensive processes for producing submicron range calcite is stirred media mill. In the present work, numerous operating parameters such as solid mass fraction, grinding media size, media filling ratio, and grinding time have been investigated using a vertical type stirred media mill. The results are evaluated on the basis of mean particle size, specific surface area, and specific energy consumption. After conducting this study, optimum experimental conditions found to be as 70% media filling ratio, 25% solid mass fraction, 1 mm grinding media size, and 120 min grinding time. Besides, energy savings up to 22% were achieved with the choice of proper media size.

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This study was supported by the Research Fund of Istanbul University, Project No. 41598, and the authors acknowledge Mikron’s company for providing the sample for this study.

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    Diler Katircioglu-Bayel & Oner Yusuf Toraman

  2. Department of Mining Engineering, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Avcılar, Istanbul, Turkey

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Katircioglu-Bayel, D., Ozkan, S.G. & Toraman, O.Y. Effect of Operating Parameters on the Breakage Process of Calcite in a Stirred Media Mill. Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration 36, 399–408 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-018-0008-8

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