Experimental and Numerical Studies of Mineral Comminution: 3rd Edition
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 807
Special Issue Editors
Interests: mineral processing; comminution; modeling
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Interests: mineral processing; comminution; modeling; energy optimization; pollution remediation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Comminution is the biggest energy-consuming operation in mineral processing. The aim is to liberate locked minerals in order to provide the best conditions for further separation units. If liberation is not enough, the separation processes will be inefficient.
Experimental studies on mineral comminution are essential to understand how a mineral breaks and what the particle size distribution of the products will be after this breakage process. In this regard, experimental studies and numerical development take a leading role in defining comminution processes. With this information, industrial comminution may be optimized using particle size distribution sensors and advanced control systems with artificial intelligence. If we wish to apply all of these technologies, we must know the breakage process linked with the parameter process, and experimental and numerical studies allow us to collect these data.
This Special Issue aims to collect new work in this field and to disseminate knowledge around the world so as to advance this area of mineral processing.
Prof. Dr. Josep Oliva
Prof. Dr. Hernán Anticoi
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- comminution
- modeling
- crushing
- grinding
- liberation
- optimization
- energy saving
