Abstract
The separation methods of palygorskite can be divided into dry separation and wet separation. For wet separation, which is more efficient, the centrifuge is the commonly used method but is characterized as having a high cost. It remains a challenge to separate ultra-fine palygorskite with an economical method. This work tried to separate palygorskite using a hydrocyclone with two separation stages. Orthogonal experiments are designed to investigate the influence of feed concentration, feeding pressure, and underflow port diameter on separation performance. The element content, mineral composition, and particle size distribution of the separation products are analyzed, respectively, by XRD, XRF, and laser particle sizers. The apparent viscosity of palygorskite pulp is characterized by a rotational rheometer. The purity of the feed and palygorskite concentrate is measured using an internal standard method. The results show that the purity of palygorskite increased from 45.1% to 64.2%, with a recovery of 95.9%.
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