Zirconium sand beneficiation technology

Zirconium sand is an important industrial raw material widely used in fields such as aerospace, nuclear industry, and electronics industry. The zirconium sand beneficiation technology is an important link in the production process of zirconium sand, its function is to remove impurities from the raw ore and improve the quality and purity of zirconium sand. This article will introduce the operational steps and application prospects of zirconium sand beneficiation technology.

1、 Operation steps of zirconium sand beneficiation technology

1. Crushing and screening of raw ore

Firstly, it is necessary to crush and screen the raw ore for subsequent beneficiation operations. Usually, jaw crushers and cone crushers are used for crushing, and then vibrating screens are used for screening to separate ores with different particle sizes.

2. Addition of mineral processing agents

During the beneficiation process, it is necessary to add a certain amount of beneficiation agent to facilitate the separation of zirconium sand and impurities. Commonly used mineral processing agents include sodium hydroxide, sodium sulfate, Aluminium sulfate, etc.

3. Reselection

After the above steps, the zirconium sand and impurities have been separated, but there is still a certain amount of impurities in the zirconium sand. Therefore, re selection is necessary to further remove impurities from the zirconium sand. Gravity separation usually uses heavy medium beneficiation or centrifugal beneficiation.

4. Magnetic separation

In the process of gravity separation, there may be some magnetic impurities in zircon sand, such as Magnetite, Ilmenite, etc. Therefore, magnetic separation is required to remove these magnetic impurities. Magnetic separation is usually carried out using high-strength magnetic separators.

5. Wet selection

After the previous steps, the impurities in the zirconium sand have been greatly removed, but there are still some small impurities. Therefore, wet selection is necessary to remove these small impurities. Wet sorting is usually carried out using a wet sorting machine.

6. Dry selection

After wet selection, zirconium sand has basically met the requirements of industrial production. However, in order to further improve the quality and purity of zirconium sand, dry selection is still necessary. Dry selection is usually carried out using a vibrating screen.

2、 Application prospects of zirconium sand beneficiation technology

With the continuous development of technology and industrial progress, the application range of zirconium sand is also expanding. Zirconium sand has been widely used in fields such as aerospace, nuclear industry, and electronics industry. Especially in the nuclear industry, zirconium sand is one of the indispensable materials. Therefore, the application prospects of zirconium sand beneficiation technology are very broad.

In short, zirconium sand beneficiation technology is an important link in the production process of zirconium sand, which plays a role in removing impurities from the raw ore and improving the quality and purity of zirconium sand. Through the above steps, high-quality and high-purity zirconium sand can be obtained, providing a solid foundation for the application of zirconium sand.