Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP1094769

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP1094769

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The elutriation of ultrafine particles according to their density. This study is concerned with exploiting a new and powerful mechanism for separating particles according to their density, with strong potential for recovering and concentrating tens of billions of dollars worth of valuable minerals annually. By coupling the new separation mechanism with a centrifugal force it should be possible to apply gravity separation technology, arguably for the first time, to the recovery of ultrafine particles from 200 microns to well below 10 microns, at high separation efficiency, and high feed rates. This study is also ideal for training new researchers, especially at the PhD level, in an area of importance to Australia's economic future.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 30-06-2013

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $260,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Chemical Engineering | Chemical Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified | Mineral Processing

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other beneficiation of bauxite and aluminium ores | Concentrating processes of other base metal ores | Beneficiation or dressing of iron ores |

Other Keywords

Beneficiation or dressing of iron ores | Chemical Engineering | Chemical Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified | Concentrating processes of other base metal ores | Mineral Processing | Other beneficiation of bauxite and aluminium ores

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