对于矿物回收的RAFT聚合物基表面活性剂
Negin Amini1,2, Bo Fan3,2, Tina Hsia3,2
1School of Engineering, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, VIC 3216, Australia.
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|November 6, 2023
概括
这项研究开发了一种新的聚合物表面活性剂,使用RAFT聚合来进行超细矿物回收. 新的乳液实现了90%的矿物回收,与传统方法相匹配,并为可重复使用的表面活性剂铺平了道路.
科学领域:
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 化学工程是化学工程的重要组成部分.
- 矿物加工 矿物加工
背景情况:
- 反应剂的消耗在矿物加工中构成了可持续性挑战.
- 开发可回收和可重复使用的化学投入对行业的可持续性至关重要.
- 对于高效的超细矿物回收,需要新的表面活性剂.
研究的目的:
- 通过RAFT聚合来设计和合成一种新的聚合物表面活性剂,用于油中的水乳液系统.
- 评估新型表面活性剂在回收超细石矿物颗粒方面的性能.
- 将新型乳液的稳定性和回收性能与传统基准进行比较.
主要方法:
- 可逆添加碎片链转移 (RAFT) 聚合被用于合成新型聚合物.
- 油中的水 (w/o) 乳液是使用合成的聚合物作为表面活性剂来制备的.
- 性能通过矿物聚合试验,风学分析和矿物回收产量测量来评估.
主要成果:
- 基于聚合物的新型RAFT乳液表现出稳定的水滴形成和凝聚.
- 风湿学测试表明新型和传统乳液的粘度高.
- 这种与RAFT聚合物B的新型乳液实现了90%的矿物回收,与传统乳液相比.
结论:
- 新的刺激反应性表面活性剂可以通过RAFT聚合合成.
- 这些表面活性剂有效地稳定无/无乳液,用于超细矿物回收.
- 开发的技术显示了通过表面活性剂的再利用来实现可持续矿物加工的潜力.
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