Abstract
A candidate processing technology for producing ilmenite, from which oxygen can be extracted for human use on the moon, is triboelectrostatic separation. The potential of this process is investigated using a physical mixture of closely related minerals with ilmenite. The charge polarity and magnitude on the particle as a consequence of impacting a copper tube surface were measured and the mixtures were beneficiation/purification tested using an analytical triboelectric separator. Optical microscopy showed dry triboelectric separation to be a simple and efficient method to separate ilmenite from the mixture.
| Original language | English |
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| State | Published - 1998 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1998 ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting - Washington, DC, USA Duration: Jun 21 1998 → Jun 25 1998 |
Conference
| Conference | Proceedings of the 1998 ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting |
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| City | Washington, DC, USA |
| Period | 6/21/98 → 6/25/98 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering