UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, LAHORE M.Sc.

ENGINEERING THESIS TOPIC PROPOSAL

Title of Resea c! Re"#ctio$ of S#lf# a$" As! f o% Salt Ra$&e coal '( F ot! flotatio$

Na%e of St#"e$t) Registration No.: Date o Registration "art Ti#e /F$%% Ti#e:

A'i" Ha%ee" 2011-UET-IEFR/M.Sc-CHEM/FD-09 0!-01-2012 F$%% Ti#e

S#*e +iso "ro . Dr. S&a&i' Ra(a Ma%i) H*D+ C&e#.Engg De,tt. NFC- IEFR -aran.a%a Roa'+ FSD.

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Salt Ra$&e Coalfiel" co/ers an area o a0o$t 2!0 s1. )# 0et.een 2&$s&a0+ Dan'ot an' 2&e.ra in t&e Sargo'&a an' -&e%$# Districts o "$n3a0. T&e #ost signi icant $ses o coa% are in e%ectricit4 generation+ stee% ,ro'$ction+ ce#ent #an$ act$ring an' as a %i1$i' $e%. 5$t t&e &ig& s$% $r content o t&is coa% i#,oses se/ers %i#itations on its $ti%i(ation as t&e s$% $r o6i'e gases e/o%/e' ro# t&e co#0$stion o &ig& s$% $r coa%s res$%t in aci' rains an' corrosion o e1$i,#ent7s. T&e c$rrent researc& .or) ai#s at re'$cing t&e s$% $r ro# coa% 04 rot& %otation o%%o.e' 04 %eac&ing.

-. O'.ecti+es / To 'e attai$e"0

/a0 To in/estigate t&e e ect o concentration o co%%ector on s$% $r re'$ction+ as& re'$ction an' reco/er4. /'0 To in/estigate t&e e ect o concentration o rot&er on s$% $r re'$ction+ as& re'$ction an' reco/er4. /c0 To in/estigate t&e e ect o concentration o 'is,ersant on s$% $r re'$ction+ as& re'$ction an' reco/er4. /"0 T&is $t$ristic st$'4 #a4 0ene it in t&e treat#ent ,rocess o coa% ,resent in %arge a#o$nt in "a)istan.

1. Lite at# e SURVEY /2 ief s# +e( of Past 3o 4 "o$e o$ t!e to*ic a$" a$( elate" 3o 4 3it! efe e$ces, "e+elo*i$& $ee" fo * ese$t st#"(0)
/a0 For ine si(e ractions %otation is t&e 'o#inant c%eaning #et&o'.

H4'ro,&o0ic coa% ,artic%es %oat at .ater s$r ace an' ot&er i#,$rities are &4'ro,&i%ic so sin) in .ater in %otation ,rocess. 8 1 9

/'0 T&e i6e' car0on content /aries ro# 2:.;0 to <<.=0> an' s$% $r content 02.!0 to 10.;0> in sa%t range coa%. It %ies in s$0 0it$#ino$s categor4. S$% $r content are 0it to &ig& as it goes $,to 10>.829 /c0 T&e s$% $r ,resent in coa% a,,ears in ,4ritic+ organic an' s$% ate or#s. "4ritic s$% $r is $s$a%%4 re#o/e' 04 ,&4sica% se,aration #et&o's s$c& as rot& %otation. 8?9. /"0 Se,aration o t&e ,artic%es o /a%$a0%e #inera%s ro# t&e ore is ac&ie/e'

.&en ,artic%es o t&e /a%$a0%e #inera%s ,re erentia%%4 attac& to air 0$00%es an' are %oate' to t&e s$r ace o t&e s%$rr4 /ia a rot& %a4er. Fro# t&e rot& %a4er+ t&e ,artic%es are re#o/e' 04 #eans o an o/er %o. %a$n'er. T&e re#ain'er o t&e s%$rr4 e6its t&e ce%% t&ro$g& an o$t%et in t&e %o.er ,art o t&e ce%%. 8 < 9. /e0 Hig& s$% $r coa%s res$%t in aci' rains an' corrosion o e1$i,#ent7s. Use o

)erosene as a co%%ector an' ,ine oi% as rot&er in rot& %oatation &as 'ecrease' as& an' s$% $r content o coa% #ore t&an an4 ot&er rot&er an' co%%ector 8 : 9. I &a/e se%ecte' t&e tec&ni1$e rot& %otation or t&e s$% $r an' as& re'$ction+ I .i%% a%so in/estigate t&e e ect o c&ange in concentration o reagents on s$% $r an' as& re'$ction.

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Met!o"olo&() /a02 ief "esc i*tio$ of !o3 esea c! 3ill 'e co$"#cte".
Since t&e ,ri#e o03ecti/e o t&is researc& st$'4 is re#o/a% o s$% $r an' as& ro# coa%+ t&ere ore+ rot& %otation #et&o' .i%% 0e $se' an' ana%4sis o coa% .i%% 0e 'one as ,er stan'ar' #et&o's gi/en in t&e ta0%e a&ea'.

/'0E6*e i%e$tal)
T&e coa% sa#,%e @0.:##A .i%% 0e treate' $sing rot& %otation #et&o'. I .i%% $se 2erosene as co%%ector+ ,ine oi% as rot&er an' so'i$# ,o%4acr4%ic aci' as 'is,ersant in rot& %oatation. Bna%4sis .i%% 0e 'one irst or ra. ee' secon' or concentrate ro# %otation.

/c0E6*e i%e$tal Set#*)

B %otation ce%% is a/ai%a0%e at NFC. It consists o i#,e%%er an' t&ree ce%%s. Cro$n'e' coa% .i%% 0e %oate' in %otation ce%%s 04 a''ing agents as #entione' a0o/e. Concentrate ro# rot& an' tai%ings ro# 0otto# .i%% 0e se,arate'+ i%tere' an' 'rie'. Bna%4sis on 0ot& .i%% 0e 'one to 'eter#ine t&e as& an' s$% $r content in coa%.

/"0T!eo etical St#"ies)

Coa% 0e ore an' a ter treat#ent .i%% 0e s$03ecte' to t&e o%%o.ing tests on t&e e1$i,#ents #entione' against eac& test.

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Calo ific Val#e Volatile %atte Moist# e Co$te$t S#lf#

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/e0Res#lt e6*ecte" a$" Met!o" of t!e a$al(sis)

Fo%%o.ing t&e ,roce'$re gi/en a0o/e it is e6,ecte' t&at t&e a#o$nt o s$% $r .i%% re#ain /er4 %o. an' coa% .i%% 0eco#e #ore s$ita0%e or $se. Bna%4sis o coa% .i%% 0e 'one 0e ore an' a ter treat#ent .&ic& .i%% s&o. t&e e ecti/eness o o$r e6,eri#ent.

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Utili<atio$ of Resea c! Res#lt)

@aA @0A Re'$ction o s$% $r i#,ro/es coa% 0$rning e icienc4+ %ess corrosion *n t&e 0asis o s$ccess $% co#,%etion o t&e ,ro3ect on %a0orator4

an' %ess S*6 so it .i%% 0eco#e #ore en/iron#ent rien'%4. sca%e+ in'$stria% sca%e treat#ent can 0e starte'.

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Resea c! Ti%e Ta'le)

@cA @'A @eA @A @gA T&eoretica% st$'ies an' co%%ection o %iterat$re @2-? .ee)sA E6,eri#entation an' 'ata 'e/e%o,#ent @:-; .ee)sA Bna%4sis o generate' 'ata an' conc%$sions @< .ee)sA T&esis co#,i%ation an' ,a,er .riting @< .ee)sA T&e .&o%e .or) .i%% 0e co#,%ete' in 1= .ee)s..

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Refe e$ces
1. -.S.Das)o.as)i ECoa% %otation an' ine coa% $ti%i(ationF De/e%o,#ents in #inera% ,rocessing+ "age 1-109 .

2. "ri/ate ,o.er an' in rastr$ct$re 0oar'+ E"a)istan coa% ,o.er generation ,otentia% EB re,ort 04 Ministr4 o .ater an' ,o.er go/t o "a)istan+ -$ne 200< . ?. E&sani+ Mo&a##a' Re(a. ERe'$ction o S$% $r an' as& ro# Ta0as coa% 04 rot& %otaionF M.Sc. T&esis Is a&an Uni/ersit4 o Tec&no%og4+ 200;. <. ".T.D. 2*H an' M.". SCHGBRH. ECFD #o'e% o a se% -aerating %otation ce%%F Fi t& Internationa% Con erence on CFD in t&e "rocess In'$stries CSIR*+ Me%0o$rne+ B$stra%ia 1?-1: Dece#0er 200!. :. B0'$rra&#an Sa4'$t+4a%ein Ton0$%. EFrot& %otation ,retreat#ent or en&ancing 'es$% $ri(ation o coa% .it& so'i$# &4'roo6i'eF T&e 3o$rna% o scienti ic I In'$stria% Researc& Jo%.!!+-an$ar4 200;+,,.;2-;<

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