Beneficiation of Low Grade Limestone from Madukkarai, Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India

B. P. Ravi; S. J. G. Krishna; M. R. Patil; C. Rudrappa; P. S. Kumar; V. Rampur

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Beneficiation of Low Grade Limestone from Madukkarai, Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India

B. P. Ravi, S. J. G. Krishna, M. R. Patil, C. Rudrappa, P. S. Kumar, V. Rampur

Published in International Journal of Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy (Volume 2, Issue 1)

Received: 29 August 2016 Accepted: 10 September 2016 Published: 22 April 2017

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Abstract

A low grade Limestone from ACC mines, Madukkarai, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India, was subjected to beneficiation by cationic reverse flotation process with the aim of producing cement grade and metallurgical grade concentrates. The low grade limestone analyzed 43% CaO, 76%TC, 18% SiO₂, 1.3% MgO, 1.30% Fe₂O₃, 2.50% Al₂O₃, 0.33% alkalis and 36.00% LOI. It contained mainly calcite and quartz which were mutually intergrown with fair degree of liberation at 65 mesh size. Reverse cationic flotation was preferred to direct soap flotation, as practiced in beneficiation plant at Madukkarai. Inverse flotation studies were carried out to float siliceous impurities using cationic collectors varying collector type, collector dosage, mesh of grind and pulp density. Cement grade composite concentrate ( non-float and slimes) assaying 9.51% AI, 90% Total carbonates at wt.% yield of 88 by a process comprising of grinding to MOG D80 400 microns, desliming/ screening over 400 mesh, rougher conditioning with 0.4kg/t SOKEM565C for 2minutes at 50%S, rougher flotation for 4 minutes, at pH 8 and 28% S. The float sand fraction assaying 80.30% AI, 18% total carbonates may be used as eco sand. On the contrary, premium metallurgical grade concentrate assaying 54.64% CaO, 0.6% SiO₂, 0.7% MgO, 1.4% Fe₂O₃, 0.7% Al₂O₃, 41.0% LOI with weight% yield of 55.2, could be produced at 20% solids, MOG D₈₀ 400 microns, and pH 8 with 1.0 kg /t of SOKEM 565 C. The evolved nil waste process is stable, selective, and easily adaptable in the existing anionic soap direct flotation plant at ACC Madukkarai cement works, yielding valuable products.

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DOI	10.11648/j.ijmpem.20170201.11
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Flotation, Cationic Collectors, Limestone Flotation, Cement and Metallurgical Grades

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B. P. Ravi

Mineral Processing Department, VSKU PG Centre, Nandihalli, Sandur, India
S. J. G. Krishna

Mineral Processing Department, VSKU PG Centre, Nandihalli, Sandur, India
M. R. Patil

Mineral Processing Department, VSKU PG Centre, Nandihalli, Sandur, India
C. Rudrappa

Mineral Processing Department, VSKU PG Centre, Nandihalli, Sandur, India
P. S. Kumar

Mineral Processing Department, VSKU PG Centre, Nandihalli, Sandur, India
V. Rampur

Mineral Processing Department, VSKU PG Centre, Nandihalli, Sandur, India

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