Process for extracting and purifying naturally occurring zeolite
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United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B03B-005/30
B03B-005/28
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US-0647173
(2003-08-22)
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Fellers,Billy D.
출원인 / 주소
Basic Resources, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Hunton &
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A process for extracting and purifying naturally occurring zeolite from ores in the presence of other mineral phases by using mechanical dispersion and differential suspension to remove a majority of the clay content of the ore. The process continues by removal of contaminants with a higher mass to
A process for extracting and purifying naturally occurring zeolite from ores in the presence of other mineral phases by using mechanical dispersion and differential suspension to remove a majority of the clay content of the ore. The process continues by removal of contaminants with a higher mass to surface area ratio than that of the desired zeolite product by employing the properties of demineralized water in combination with a countercurrent flow separation column. No chemical flocculating or flotation agents need be employed in the process.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method for the extraction and purification of zeolite from a zeolite ore containing other mineral phases comprising: preparing a slurry comprising low electrolyte demineralized water and mechanically preprocessed zeolite ore having a mean particle size ranging from about 10
What is claimed is: 1. A method for the extraction and purification of zeolite from a zeolite ore containing other mineral phases comprising: preparing a slurry comprising low electrolyte demineralized water and mechanically preprocessed zeolite ore having a mean particle size ranging from about 10 to 40 microns, said slurry having a density of about 5% to 40%, and said slurry having a low electrolyte demineralized water to mechanically preprocessed zeolite ore mass ratio sufficient to substantially suspend any clay fraction of said zeolite ore; subjecting said slurry to mechanical dispersion; allowing said zeolite to settle from said slurry resulting in an upper aqueous fraction and a settled zeolite fraction; separating said settled zeolite fraction and said upper aqueous suspended fraction; and mixing said settled zeolite fraction with demineralized water to produce a slurried process stream. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the zeolite phase of said zeolite ore comprises one or more of the group consisting of clinoptilolite, mordenite, or other naturally occurring zeolite minerals. 3. The method of claim 1 wherein the zeolite phase of said zeolite ore is substantially clinoptilolite. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein preparation of the mechanically preprocessed zeolite ore comprises: physically liberating the various mineral phases, having a range of respective particle sizes, from the natural mineral ore composition, such that the finest mineral phase to be separated has been effectively liberated from other mineral phases; controlling the size of said mechanically preprocessed zeolite ore particles to optimize the surface to mass ratio of said particles for said mineral phases to be dispersed and suspended over higher bulk density mineral phases; controlling the size of zeolite mineral phase to be extracted and purified by selecting the intermediate bulk density of said zeolite mineral phase from the lower and higher bulk densities of other mineral phases of the ore composition; and effecting the size of liberated mineral phases comprising: crushing, grinding, or milling said natural ore, and screening liberated mineral phases or mechanically separating said liberated mineral phases. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the zeolite phase of said zeolite ore comprises one or more of clinoptilolite, mordenite, or other naturally occurring zeolite minerals. 6. The method of claim 4, wherein the zeolite phase of said zeolite ore is substantially clinoptilolite. 7. The method of claim 1, additionally comprising: injecting said slurried process stream into a multistage countercurrent primary separation column at about the midpoint of said primary separation column, said primary separation column having upper, lower and mid-stages; injecting low electrolyte demineralized water into said lower stage of said primary separation column; extracting an overflow stream of suspended zeolite from said upper stage of said primary separation column; and controlling the injection rate of said slurried process stream and said demineralized water into said primary separation column and the extraction rate of said suspended zeolite such that said demineralized water flows upward at a rate sufficient to suspend said zeolite and such that higher density components of said slurried process stream, having a net settling velocity, flow downward to said lower stage of said primary separation column. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the zeolite phase of said zeolite ore comprises one or more of clinoptilolite, mordenite, or other naturally occurring zeolite minerals. 9. The method of claim 7, wherein the zeolite phase of said zeolite ore is substantially clinoptilolite. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein forming a slurry, settling the dispersed zeolite phase and removal of the upper aqueous suspended fraction is repeated one or more times. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein forming a slurry, settling the dispersed zeolite phase and removal of the upper aqueous suspended fraction is either a batch or a semi-continuous process operation. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the batch and/or semi-continuous process operation is facilitated, in part, by an electronic process computer device having feedback from said laboratory or process monitoring instruments. 13. The method of claim 1, additionally comprising: injecting said suspended zeolite from said primary separation column into a secondary separation column, said secondary separation column having an upper and lower portions; injecting low electrolyte demineralized water into said secondary separation column near said lower portion; extracting a fine particle overflow stream from said upper portion; controlling the injection rates of said suspended zeolite and said low electrolyte demineralized water into the mid-section of said secondary separation column and the extraction rate of said fine particle overflow stream such that a countercurrent flow is established and that zeolite particles of a desired range of sizes are not carried into said countercurrent flow; and removing said zeolite particles of a desired range of sizes and bulk density from said lower portion of said secondary separation column wherein the higher bulk density mineral phases or "heavies" are retained. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein said low electrolyte demineralized water is selected using periodic laboratory bench simulation. 15. The method of claim 13, wherein the said demineralized water is removed for filtration, polishing demineralization, and recycled for further use in the process, to avoid unwanted water generation and water consumption. 16. The method of claim 13, wherein the physical and chemical properties of separated said clay phases and heavies phase, or tailings, remain substantially unaltered by the properties of said low electrolyte demineralized water, to facilitate classification as marketable by-products rather than chemical or hazardous waste products. 17. The method of claims 13, wherein the chemical state of tailings or by-product mineral phases are not substantially altered. 18. The method of claim 13, wherein removing zeolite particles from the lower portion of said secondary separation column and controlling the extraction of fine particles in the overflow is achieved by the ratio of said low electrolyte demineralized water injected at the respective locations. 19. The method of claim 13, wherein the size of fine particles in said overflow are determined by grade sampling or in-line process analysis. 20. The method of claim 13, wherein the said suspended zeolite from said primary separator column is mechanically reprocessed to further reduce particle size prior to injection into said secondary separator column. 21. The method of claim 13, wherein the said suspended zeolite from said primary separator column is processed by magnetic devices to further remove magnetic mineral phases prior to injection into said secondary separator column. 22. The method of claim 19, wherein the fine particle overflow is based, in part, on the analysis of said mineral phases and ratios thereof, by grab sampling or in-line continuous or intermittent analysis using x-ray fluorescence, laser induced breakdown spectroscopy or alternate methods. 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the controlled parameters of said low electrolyte demineralized water injection rates and ratio of respective injection flows at each location are achieved by feedback from the analysis of said mineral phases and ratios thereof, and facilitated by an electronic process computer device. 24. The method of claim 23, wherein the high bulk density, low surface to mass ratio, and minimal propensity of electrical double layer of said heavies mineral phases comprise a state that is not effectively suspended or dispersed by the said low electrolyte demineralized water. 25. The method of claim 24, wherein the effective separation of said zeolite phase being an intermediate bulk density mineral with respect to said clay phase and said heavies or high bulk density mineral phases, is facilitated. 26. The method of claim 1, wherein the water volume to said mechanically preprocessed zeolite ore mass ratio is selected by laboratory bench simulation. 27. The method of claim 1, wherein the demineralized water quality is selected by laboratory bench simulation. 28. The method of claim 1, wherein the fraction of clay and other low bulk density minerals are periodically assessed by x-ray diffraction, x-ray florescence, or alternate laboratory methods to select the ratio of demineralized water and mechanically preprocessed zeolite ore. 29. The method of claim 1, wherein the fraction of clay and other low bulk density minerals are continuously or intermittently assessed using in-line process monitoring. 30. The method of claim 29, wherein the in-line process is an x-ray fluorescence or laser induced breakdown spectroscopy analyzer. 31. The method of claim 20, wherein the preferred particle size is determined by repeat laboratory simulation for size reduction, further simulation of the extraction and purification and analysis. 32. The method of claim 1, wherein the low electrolyte demineralized water has a concentration of dissolved minerals that is determined by laboratory or in-line methods of specific ion measurement or by specific conductivity determination. 33. The method of claim 1, wherein the low electrolyte demineralized water has a concentration of dissolved minerals of about 20 to about 200 ppm. 34. The method of claim 1, wherein the low electrolyte demineralized water has a concentration of dissolved minerals of about 5 to about 20 ppm. 35. The method of claim 1, wherein the mean particle size of said mechanically preprocessed ore ranges from about 10 to about 40 microns. 36. The method of claim 1, wherein the mean particle size of said mechanically preprocessed ore ranges from about 5 to 20 microns. 37. The method of claim 1, wherein the mean particle size of said mechanically preprocessed ore ranges from about 1 to about 10 microns. 38. The method of claim 20, wherein the said re-processed particle size of said suspended zeolite ranges from about 5 to about 20 microns. 39. The method of claim 20, wherein the said re-processed particle size of said suspended zeolite ranges from about 1 to about 5 microns. 40. The method of claim 1, wherein the said demineralized water is removed for filtration, polishing demineralization, and recycled for further use to avoid unwanted waste generation and water consumption. 41. The method of claim 1, wherein the volume to mass ratio is determined by continuous or grab sampling, said low electrolyte demineralized water quality. 42. The method of claim 1, wherein the said effective ratio of said low electrolyte demineralized water to said mechanically preprocessed zeolite ore mass is determined manually or predicted by algorithm residing in an electronic process computer. 43. The method of claim 1, wherein the said zeolite phase, having physical properties such as bulk density that are greater than that of clay and similar density mineral phases contributes to a mineral phase separation in said higher purity demineralized water. 44. The method of claim 1, wherein the surface area to mass ratio of the clay and similar fine particles of other mineral phases being greater than the surface area to mass ratio contributes to a mineral phase separation in said low electrolyte demineralized water. 45. The method of claim 40, wherein separation of said mineral phases contained in said mechanically preprocessed zeolite ore is attained without contaminating effects of inorganic or organic chemical additives. 46. A process for the extraction and purification of zeolite from a zeolite ore comprising: mixing demineralized water with a settled zeolite fraction to produce a slurried zeolite process stream, said settled zeolite fraction being settled from a mechanically dispersed slurry comprised of demineralized water and a mechanically processed zeolite ore having a mean particle size ranging from about 10 to 40 microns, said slurry having a density of about 5% to 40% and a demineralized water to zeolite ore mass ratio to substantially suspend any clay fraction of said zeolite ore. 47. A process for the extraction and purification of zeolite from a zeolite ore containing other mineral phases comprising: preparing a slurry consisting of demineralized water and zeolite ore having a mean particle size ranging from about 10 to 40 microns, said slurry having a density of about 5% to 40%, said slurry having a demineralized water to zeolite ore mass ratio sufficient to substantially suspend; subjecting said slurry to mechanical dispersion having a demineralized water to zeolite ore mass ratio to substantially suspend any clay fraction of said zeolite ore; allowing said zeolite to settle from said slurry resulting in an upper aqueous fraction and a settled zeolite fraction; separating said settled zeolite fraction and said upper aqueous fraction; and mixing said settled zeolite fraction with demineralized water to produce a slurried process stream. 48. The process of claim 47, further comprising the steps of: injecting said slurried process stream into a multistage countercurrent primary separation column at about the midpoint of said primary separation column, said primary separation column having upper, lower and mid-stages; injecting demineralized water into said lower stage of said primary separation column; extracting an overflow stream of suspended zeolite from said upper stage of said primary separation column; and controlling the injection rate of said slurried process stream and said demineralized water into said primary separation column and the extraction rate of said suspended zeolite such that said demineralized water flows upward at a rate sufficient to suspend said zeolite and such that higher density components of said slurried process stream, having a net settling velocity, flow downward to said lower stage of said primary separation column. 49. The process of claim 47, further comprising the steps of: injecting said suspended zeolite from said primary separation column into a secondary separation column, said secondary separation column having upper and lower portions; injecting demineralized water into said secondary separation column near said lower portion; extracting a fine particle overflow stream from said upper portion; controlling the injection rates of said suspended zeolite and said demineralized water into said secondary separation column and the extraction rate of said fine particle overflow stream such that a countercurrent flow is established and that zeolite particles of a desired range of sizes are not carried into said countercurrent flow; and removing said zeolite particles of a desired range of sizes from said lower portion of said secondary separation column. 50. The process of claim 47, wherein the zeolite phase of said zeolite ore is substantially clinoptilolite. 51. The process of claim 48, wherein the zeolite phase of said zeolite ore is substantially clinoptilolite. 52. The process of claim 49, wherein the zeolite phase of said zeolite ore is substantially clinoptilolite. 53. The process of claim 47, wherein the zeolite phase of said zeolite ore comprises one or more of the group consisting of clinoptilolite, mordenite, or other naturally occurring zeolite minerals. 54. The process of claim 48, wherein the zeolite phase of said zeolite ore comprises one or more of the group consisting of clinoptilolite, mordenite, or other naturally occurring zeolite minerals. 55. The process of claim 49, wherein the zeolite phase of said zeolite ore comprises one or more of the group consisting of clinoptilolite, mordenite, or other naturally occurring zeolite minerals.
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