Experimental research and mechanism analysis of combined gravity-magnetic separation on coal gasification fine slag
Abstract Coal gasification fine slag (CGFS) is a solid waste produced in the process of coal gasification. The separation of residue carbon in CGFS is essential for its resource utilization. In this study, the basic physical properties of CGFS were analyzed and the effect of physical separation expe...
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| description | Abstract Coal gasification fine slag (CGFS) is a solid waste produced in the process of coal gasification. The separation of residue carbon in CGFS is essential for its resource utilization. In this study, the basic physical properties of CGFS were analyzed and the effect of physical separation experiments were carried out. The gravity separation results indicated that the coarser particle size fraction achieved a good separation effect. The High-carbon product has a yield of 12.53% with an ash content of 16.84%, and the High-ash product has a yield of 17.85% with an ash content of 98.15% were obtained. Theoretical calculations indicated that the apparent density difference between residue carbon and ash minerals in the water phase environment was the basis for achieving separation. The Rich-ash product was further separated by magnetic separation, and both magnetic field characteristics, water elutriation frequency and grinding time had impacts on the magnetic separation effect. Compared to gravity separation alone, the combined gravity-magnetic separation further enhanced the separation effect of residue carbon and ash minerals. The ash content of the Rich-ash product decreased from 80.56% to 69.52% due to the removal of high-ash Fe oxides, and the yield of combined separation tailings increased from 17.85% to 41.75%. The characterization results obtained through SEM-EDS, VSM, XRD and XRF analysis demonstrated significant differences in saturation magnetization, mineral composition and peak intensity among magnetic separation products, confirming that the feasibility of magnetic separation. The research findings contribute to a better understanding of the separation mechanism and provide a new separation process for efficiently enriching residue carbon from CGFS, also facilitate the step utilization of separation products. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3000ccac984d4a48a479bbea4da659fb2025-08-24T11:03:56ZengSpringerOpenInternational Journal of Coal Science & Technology2095-82932198-78232025-08-0112111210.1007/s40789-025-00824-yExperimental research and mechanism analysis of combined gravity-magnetic separation on coal gasification fine slagPanpan Fan0Zengqiang Ge1Zhenyang Ren2Weiren Bao3Jiancheng Wang4Lianping Dong5Minqiang Fan6College of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Taiyuan University of TechnologyCollege of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Taiyuan University of TechnologyCollege of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Taiyuan University of TechnologyCollege of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Taiyuan University of TechnologyKey Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of TechnologyCollege of Mining Engineering, Taiyuan University of TechnologyCollege of Mining Engineering, Taiyuan University of TechnologyAbstract Coal gasification fine slag (CGFS) is a solid waste produced in the process of coal gasification. The separation of residue carbon in CGFS is essential for its resource utilization. In this study, the basic physical properties of CGFS were analyzed and the effect of physical separation experiments were carried out. The gravity separation results indicated that the coarser particle size fraction achieved a good separation effect. The High-carbon product has a yield of 12.53% with an ash content of 16.84%, and the High-ash product has a yield of 17.85% with an ash content of 98.15% were obtained. Theoretical calculations indicated that the apparent density difference between residue carbon and ash minerals in the water phase environment was the basis for achieving separation. The Rich-ash product was further separated by magnetic separation, and both magnetic field characteristics, water elutriation frequency and grinding time had impacts on the magnetic separation effect. Compared to gravity separation alone, the combined gravity-magnetic separation further enhanced the separation effect of residue carbon and ash minerals. The ash content of the Rich-ash product decreased from 80.56% to 69.52% due to the removal of high-ash Fe oxides, and the yield of combined separation tailings increased from 17.85% to 41.75%. The characterization results obtained through SEM-EDS, VSM, XRD and XRF analysis demonstrated significant differences in saturation magnetization, mineral composition and peak intensity among magnetic separation products, confirming that the feasibility of magnetic separation. The research findings contribute to a better understanding of the separation mechanism and provide a new separation process for efficiently enriching residue carbon from CGFS, also facilitate the step utilization of separation products.https://doi.org/10.1007/s40789-025-00824-yCoal gasification slagGravity separationMagnetic separationCombined separation processSolid waste |
| spellingShingle | Panpan Fan Zengqiang Ge Zhenyang Ren Weiren Bao Jiancheng Wang Lianping Dong Minqiang Fan Experimental research and mechanism analysis of combined gravity-magnetic separation on coal gasification fine slag International Journal of Coal Science & Technology Coal gasification slag Gravity separation Magnetic separation Combined separation process Solid waste |
| title | Experimental research and mechanism analysis of combined gravity-magnetic separation on coal gasification fine slag |
| title_full | Experimental research and mechanism analysis of combined gravity-magnetic separation on coal gasification fine slag |
| title_fullStr | Experimental research and mechanism analysis of combined gravity-magnetic separation on coal gasification fine slag |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental research and mechanism analysis of combined gravity-magnetic separation on coal gasification fine slag |
| title_short | Experimental research and mechanism analysis of combined gravity-magnetic separation on coal gasification fine slag |
| title_sort | experimental research and mechanism analysis of combined gravity magnetic separation on coal gasification fine slag |
| topic | Coal gasification slag Gravity separation Magnetic separation Combined separation process Solid waste |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/s40789-025-00824-y |
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