Autogenous Attrition Microgrinding of Calcium Carbonate Minerals

摘要

This study shows that coarse particles of calcium carbonate minerals are effective as the grinding media for the autogenous attrition grinding of these minerals. The minus 8- plus 30-mesh fraction is an effective grinding medium (sand) for particles smaller than 30 mesh. A 40-pct-solids slurry and a sand:marble ratio of 2.5 appeared to be near optimum. For residence times above 13 minutes, products were greater than 80 pct minus 5 micrometers and greater than 54 pct minus 2 micrometers. Power consumption was uniformly low, ranging from 50 to 100 kwhr/ton of product depending upon the feed rate. One marble sample from Georgia was shown to be the most persistent grinding medium, with losses of less than half those of the other materials tested.