Solid–Solid Separation

Abstract

The article contains sections titled: 1 Introduction 2 Fields of Application 2.1 Primary Raw Materials (Minerals) 2.2 Secondary Raw Materials (Recycling Products) 2.3 Construction Materials 2.4 Agricultural, Biotechnological, and Food Raw Materials 2.5 Chemical Production 3 Schematic Description of Solid–Solid Separation 3.1 Preconditions 3.2 Liberation 4 Quantification of a Solid–Solid Separation Process Result 5 Presentation of the Result of a Solid–Solid Separation Process 5.1 Grade‐Recovery Curve to Quantify Solid–Solid Separation 5.2 Tromp Curve to Quantify Solid–Solid Separation 5.3 Multidimensional Quantification of Solid–Solid Separation 6 Separation Principles for Solid–Solid Separation 6.1 Manual and Automated Sorting 6.2 Density Separation 6.3 Magnetic Separation 6.4 Separation in Electric Fields 6.5 Flotation 7 Economic Aspects References