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Energy-Efficient Comminution: Best Practices and Future Research Needs

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Energy Efficiency in the Minerals Industry

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The mining energy value chain starts at the face and extends to smelting and refining. System designs that conserve energy and apply energy-efficient technologies can result in significant reductions in overall energy usage. A main component of the energy value chain involves comminution, which accounts for about 50% of all energy used by mines. This chapter summarizes innovations of the state of the art with respect to energy-efficient comminution technologies and process circuit designs. The chapter will also present practices to measure and benchmark energy efficiency.

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    Bern Klein, Chengtie Wang & Stefan Nadolski

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Klein, B., Wang, C., Nadolski, S. (2018). Energy-Efficient Comminution: Best Practices and Future Research Needs. In: Awuah-Offei, K. (eds) Energy Efficiency in the Minerals Industry. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54199-0_11

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