Solid-Liquid Separation in the Mining Industry - Concha A., Fernando

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Résumé :
This book covers virtually all of the engineering science and technological aspects of separating water from particulate solids in the mining industry. It starts with an introduction to the field of mineral processing and the importance of water in mineral concentrators. The consumption of water in the various stages of concentration is discussed, as is the necessity of recovering the majority of that water for recycling. The book presents the fundamentals under which processes of solid-liquid separation are studied, approaching mixtures of discrete finely divided solid particles in water as a basis for dealing with sedimentation in particulate systems. Suspensions, treated as continuous media, provide the basis of sedimentation, flows through porous media and filtration. The book also considers particle aggregations, and thickening is analyzed in depth. Lastly, two chapters cover the fundamentals and application of rheology and the transport of suspensions.? This work is suitable for researchers and professionals in laboratories and plants, and can also serve as additional reading?for graduate courses on solid liquid separation as well as for advanced undergraduate and graduate level students?for courses of fluid mechanics, solid-liquid separation, thickening, filtration and transport of suspensions in tubes and channels.

Sommaire:
JORGE FERNANDO CONCHA ARCIL earned a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Concepci?n in 1962 and a Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1968. During his 60 years of academic life, he has trained more than 1000 Engineers, 12 M.Sc. and 14 D.Sc. in the area of Metallurgical Engineering. The experience gained in the area of mineral processing allowed him to advise the national mining industry for long years and to create in 2003 the private consulting Mineral Technology Center Cettem Ltd. Academic experience showed him the obsolescence of laboratory instrumentation in the field of Mineral Processing, so he created Cettem Instruments Ltd. in 2007 for the design, construction and commercialization of innovative laboratory and online instrumentation for the mining industry. He is currently Emeritus Professor at the University of Concepci?n and General Manager of the Mineral Technology Center Cettem and Cettem Instruments Ltd. In 2013, he founded the Water Research Center for Agriculture and Mining CRHIAM at the University of Concepci?n and was Director of the center from 2014 to 2018. Presently, he is PI of the Center....