Enhanced collection of fine particles in a cyclone using ultrasonic vapor with surfactants
| Autor: | Si-Qing Li, Rubin Xin, Chenwen Wang, Bo Wang, Kejun Dong, Yumeng Zhang, Yunchao Jiang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Materials science
Economies of agglomeration General Chemical Engineering 02 engineering and technology Carbon black 010402 general chemistry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 01 natural sciences 0104 chemical sciences law.invention Chemical engineering Mechanics of Materials law Agglomerate Dust collector Cyclone Cyclonic separation Wetting 0210 nano-technology Water vapor |
| Zdroj: | Advanced Powder Technology. 31:2207-2214 |
| ISSN: | 0921-8831 |
| Popis: | Using water vapor to improve the efficiency of dust removal in gas cyclones was recently proposed. However, some dust particles are not hydrophilic which can reduce the effectiveness of the vapor. This paper investigates using surfactants to overcome such a difficulty. In particular, surfactants are added to the water solution which is atomized into vapor and added in a cyclone dust collector. The effects of surfactant type and quantity on the removal efficiency of the cyclone are studied by a series of experiments. Three surfactants are used to change the wettability of the two types of fine particles to be collected: molecular sieve dust and white carbon black. The particles in the cyclone are found to form agglomerates, which are measured by using a laser particle size analyzer and scanning electron microscopy. The results show that the addition of surfactants can greatly enhance the agglomeration and thus improve the collection efficiency, especially for particles approximately two microns in size. This indicates that using the atomized vapor with containing surfactants is an effective way to enhance the collection of fine particles in a cyclone separator. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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